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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The World That Produced the Bible: 722-587 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did David solidify relationships with different important regions?
(a) by reducing their taxes.
(b) by marrying women from those areas.
(c) by selecting generals from each area.
(d) by selecting their daughters for his sons.

2. How is King Josiah killed?
(a) by an Egyptian arrow.
(b) by a Babylonian spear.
(c) by poison in his palace.
(d) by an Assyrian hanging.

3. What were the cherubs inside the Holy of Holies?
(a) statues of golden calves with wings.
(b) two statues of a four-legged animals with wings and the heads of humans.
(c) abstract statues of angels.
(d) statues of baby angels carrying bows and arrows.

4. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?
(a) the books became best sellers.
(b) the books were banned or burned.
(c) the books became required reading for clergy.
(d) the books were placed in all libraries.

5. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?
(a) it is not something he would call himself.
(b) it is a strange thing to say about Moses.
(c) it is a lie.
(d) it shows that Moses wrote the first five books.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of the 19th Century what name does the four author idea take on?

2. What was clever about moving the capital from Judah to Jerusalem?

3. What effect did the first suggestions that more than one writer wrote the Pentateuch have on Christian clergy?

4. What did Solomon build that was larger than the Temple?

5. Why did Author E get his designation?

(see the answer key)

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