"Behold, the people of Israel are too many....come l...

"Behold, the people of Israel are too many....come lets us deal shrewdly with them, last they multiply...." 

In the statement above, the first step by the new king of Egypt was t o

A.

cast all Hebrew male children into the Nile

B.

impose heavy tax on them

C.

kill all Hebrew male children

D.

set taskmasters over them to afflict them with burdens

Correct answer is D

This is from the book of Exodus in the Bible and refers to the actions of the Pharaoh of Egypt. The first step taken by the new king of Egypt was to impose heavy labour and taskmasters on the Israelites.