The Exile and Return to Zion

Who destroyed Jerusalem in the year 586 BCE?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Cyrus

• Jeremiah

• Zion

What happened to the temple in Jerusalem during the destruction?

• It was burned

• It was rebuilt

• It was abandoned

• It was moved to Babylon

What river did the exiles sit by and weep?

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Jordan

• Tigris

Who urged the exiles to rebuild their lives in Babylon?

• Jeremiah

• Cyrus

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Zion

How long did the Prophet Jeremiah say the Jews would be in Babylon?

• 70 years

• 100 years

• 50 years

• 30 years

What did the Jews do to maintain their identity during the exile?

• Kept the Sabbath and laws of the Torah

• Adopted Babylonian customs and language

• Became farmers and traders

• Forgot their Jewish heritage

Who conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to their homelands?

• Cyrus the Great

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Jeremiah

• Zion

What important decree did King Cyrus make?

• All nations, including the Jews, could return to their homelands

• All nations must worship the Babylonian gods

• The Jews must stay in Babylon forever

• The Jews must convert to Persian religion

What was discovered in the ruins of Babylon that confirmed the Edict of Cyrus?

• A small clay cylinder with an inscription

• A golden statue of Cyrus

• A map of Jerusalem

• A letter from Nebuchadnezzar