Which of the Following About the Emergence of Monotheism Among

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following about the emergence of monotheism among the Israelites is correct?

• A) It was universally encouraged by the priestly elite, who hoped to expand its power by developing a single ethnic community worshipping a single deity.
• B) It was rejected by the prophets, who broke off to form splinter groups.
• C) It unified a people who had long rejected all outside cultural influences.
• D) It came after a period of henotheism, in which one god has power and ascendancy over other spirits and deities that still exist.

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Definitions:

Diploid Stage

A phase in an organism's life cycle characterized by cells containing two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.

Alternation of Generations

A life cycle occurring in plants and some algae, characterized by a regular alternation between two distinct forms, the asexual (sporophyte) and the sexual (gametophyte).

Female Cones

Reproductive structures of certain plants like conifers, which produce seeds in contrast to male cones that produce pollen.

Megasporangia

Structures in plants that produce megaspores, which develop into female gametophytes.