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Ch. 16: The Exiles Return to Jerusalem

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

King Cyrus told the exiles of Jerusalem to rebuild their Temple there.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which Jewish exile was appointed as governor of the area of Judah?

a)

Daniel

b)

Zerubbabel

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Jeshua

3.

Which priest helped led the exiles back to Jerusalem?

a)

Joshua

b)

Jeshua

c)

Zerubbabel

d)

Ezra

4.

What book of the Old Testament describes the Exiles journey back to Jerusalem?

a)

Ezra

b)

Nehemiah

c)

Esther

d)

Tobit

5.

After masons and carpenters were hired to help rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem, the Jews celebrated with shouts of joy and sadness and their neighbors became excited too.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who was the king of Persia that ordered the Jews to stop rebuilding their temple in Jerusalem?

a)

Darius

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Artaxerxes

d)

Aaron

7.

Which scribe led a group of exiles to Jerusalem to continue the work of rebuilding the Temple under King Darius?

a)

Ezra

b)

Nehemiah

c)

Daniel

d)

Maccabees

8.

When the Jews realized they forgot the commandment not to worship false gods,

a)

they were very sorry and decided to make things right again

b)

all of the above

c)

they sent the wives and children back to their own families whose nations were worshiping false gods

d)

they took an oath, promising to be faithful to God once again

9.

Who helped initiate the rebuilding of the wall around the city of Jerusalem after the Jews returned from exile?

a)

Ezra

b)

Nehemiah

c)

Tobit

d)

Judith

10.

Which priest brought out the Book of the Law of Moses and read it to the people gathered inside the city of Jerusalem during the return of the Jews to Jerusalem?

a)

Ezra

b)

Nehemiah

c)

Tobit

d)

Judith

11.

Who was Esther's cousin?

a)

Mordecai

b)

Susa

c)

Ahasuerus

d)

Haman

12.

Esther lived in

a)

Persia

b)

Babylon

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Greece

13.

Who was King Ahasuerus' servant who plotted to kill the Jewish people?

a)

Mordecai

b)

Susa

c)

Ahasuerus

d)

Haman

14.

How did Queen Esther save her people, the Jews, from being killed?

a)

She bravely told King Ahasuerus about Haman's evil plans

b)

She bravely told King Ahasuerus about Mordecai's evil plans

c)

She bravely told King Ahasuerus about her evil plans

d)

She bravely told King Ahasuerus about the holiday Purim

15.

The holiday that remembers the time God used Esther to save the Jewish people from death

a)

Purim

b)

Passover

c)

Hannukah

d)

Yom Kippur