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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 In the Court of King Josiah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was David anointed King?
(a) after Saul's death.
(b) after all the people voted for a new King.
(c) during the summer Solstice.
(d) while Saul was still alive.

2. What is one reason that the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem was unsuccessful?
(a) supplies were being smuggled in from the south.
(b) Egypt came to war with Assyria.
(c) Hezekiah married an Assyrian princess.
(d) Hezekiah had built a tunnel under the city to bring in fresh water.

3. How does it appear that doublets have been treated to form the Bible?
(a) they have simply been ignored.
(b) they have been left out of the text.
(c) the best one has been selected to include.
(d) they have been cut and reduced to make one story.

4. What was an important Jewish city that fell to the Assyrians?
(a) the Judean city of Jericho.
(b) the Judean city of Lachish.
(c) the Judean city of Nineveh.
(d) the Judean city of Bethleham.

5. What does the Author J's story of Noah do that the Author E's story does not?
(a) it allows God to have regrets.
(b) it shows God as an abstract idea.
(c) it makes God more human.
(d) it gives God a greater purpose for the flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Author E give more preeminence in his writing?

2. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?

3. In short, what is the difference in the two different accounts of events in Genesis?

4. What was different after David died and his son became King?

5. What are the dates Friedman puts on the two writers?

(see the answer key)

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