Victor's Bible Quiz 2: Years of Exile

Which Persian king's reign was between the reigns of Artaxerxes and Darius?

• Belshazzar

• Cyrus

• Ahasuerus

• Darius

Who issued a decree permitting any of the captive Jews to return to Israel and to rebuild the Temple?

• Belshazzar

• Cyrus

• Ahasuerus

• Darius

Which king, after finding the decree of Cyrus giving the Jews permission to return and build the Temple, ordered the end of opposition to the Temple construction and began to support the project from the king's treasury?

• Belshazzar

• Cyrus

• Ahasuerus

• Darius

Under Ahasuerus of Persia, what wicked man almost destroyed the captive Jews?

• Mordecai

• Cyrus

• Haman

• Darius

Who was the leader of the second return of the Jews from captivity?

• Jeshua

• Ezra

• Hanani

• Nehemiah

Who was the leader of the third return from exile?

• Jeshua

• Ezra

• Hanani

• Nehemiah

The position of Nehemiah in the court of King ______  was cupbearer, a position of confidence and trust.

• Darius

•  Artaxerxes 

• Nebuchadnezzar

With Nehemiah's help and the blessing of the Lord, the Jerusalem walls were completed in _________ days.

• fifty-two

• thirty-seven

• twenty

• sixty-six

Nehemiah led the people of Israel in revival and reform ______  the city walls were completed.

• after

•  as before

After the completion of the city walls, the people gathered in Jerusalem for seven days to hear the Law read.

• True

• False