Quiz 2

Who was the King of Judah who conducted a reform of worship inspired by a version of the book of deuteronomy?

• Josiah

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Cyrus

• Zechariah

In which year did King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon capture Jerusalem, leading to the first wave of Jewish exile to Babylon?

• 605 BCE

• 550 BCE

• 597 BCE

• 586 BCE

Who was the prophet among the exiles in Babylonia in the early sixth century BCE?

• Zechariah

• Josiah

• Cyrus

• Ezekiel

What does the word 'Synagogue' mean?

• Gathering together

• Temple

• Sacrifice

• Prayer

Who was the King of Persia who captured Babylon and allowed the Judean exiles there to return to Judah?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Zechariah

• Cyrus

• Josiah

What is the belief in and worship of one God called?

• Monotheism

• Pantheism

• Polytheism

• Atheism

Who was the prophet in Judah in the late sixth century BCE?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Josiah

• Ezekiel

• Zechariah

What is the feature of biblical and other ancient Near Eastern poetry in which one phrase of line is followed by another that is synonymous, contrasting, or climatic?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Parallelism

What is the depiction of the concept of wisdom as a goddess who is the companion of Yahweh called?

• Mother Nature

• Spiritual Enlightenment

• Woman (or Lady) Wisdom

• Divine Intellect

Who was the King of Babylon who captured Jerusalem in 586 and exiled many of those living there to Babylon?

• Zechariah

• Josiah

• Cyrus

• Nebuchadnezzar