82 New Testament Background

What empire captured the Northern Kingdom of Israel after its disobedience and idol worship?

• Babylon

• Persia

• Assyria

• Rome

Which kingdom's capital was Nineveh, where God sent Jonah to call the people to repentance?

• Babylon

• Assyria

• Persia

• Greece

Which empire's conquest led to the dispersion of the 10 northern tribes of Israel, who are now considered the lost tribes?

• Egypt

• Syria

• Assyria

• Philistine

Which empire captured the Southern Kingdom of Israel and preserved Jewish culture through exile?

• Babylon

• Assyria

• Persia

• Rome

During the exile by which empire were Jewish leaders like Daniel taken captive?

• Greece

• Rome

• Assyria

• Babylon

Which empire, led by Nebuchadnezzar, exiled the Jewish people while allowing them to maintain their cultural identity?

• Babylon

• Persia

• Macedonian

• Greek

Which empire fulfilled God's promise by releasing the Jews from their exile to return to Israel?

• Persia

• Rome

• Greece

• Assyria

Which empire allowed the Jewish people to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem at the end of their banishment?

• Assyria

• Persia

• Greece

• Babylon

Which empire, under the leadership of King Cyrus, defeated Babylon?

• Alexander

• Persia

• Antiochus

• Maccabeus

Which empire extended its influence into Egypt and beyond under Alexander the Great, impacting Jewish culture?

• Greece

• Persia

• Rome

• Assyria