WorksheetsEzra 4
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ezra 4:1 describes those who were rebuilding the temple as the descendants of what?
a)
The tribe of Judah
b)
The captivity
c)
The dispersion
d)
The tribe of Levi
2.
In Ezra 4:1-2, a group of people asked to participate in rebuilding the temple. They were named as adversaries of which two tribes?
a)
Levi and Benjamin
b)
Judah and Dan
c)
Levi and Judah
d)
Judah and Benjamin
3.
In Ezra 4:1-2, a group of people are asking to participate in rebuilding the temple. To whom did they make this request?
a)
Zerubbabel
b)
Ezra
c)
Cyrus
d)
Darius
4.
According to Ezra 4:2, the group seeking to participate in rebuilding the temple gave what reason(s) for wanting to help?
a)
“We seek your God as you do”
b)
“We have kept the law of Moses”
c)
“We have sacrificed to him since the days of Esarhaddon”
d)
Both A & C
5.
According to Ezra 4:4, who tried to discourage the people of Judah?
a)
The Samaritans
b)
The people of the land
c)
Cyrus
d)
The Dehavites
6.
According to Ezra 4:5, those trying to discourage the people of Judah hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose until what time?
a)
All the days of Cyrus
b)
Until the reign of Ahasuerus
c)
Until the reign of Darius
d)
Both A & C
7.
According to Ezra 4:7, to whom did Bishlam, Mithredth, Tabel, and their companions write letters?
a)
Artaxerxes
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Darius
d)
Cyrus
8.
According to Ezra 4:7, into what language were the letters written by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabel translated?
a)
Hebrew
b)
Greek
c)
Latin
d)
Aramaic
9.
According to Ezra 4:8-9, who was the commander that wrote the letter against the Jews at Jerusalem?
a)
Rehum
b)
Tabel
c)
Zerubbabel
d)
Bishlam
10.
According to Ezra 4:10, into what cities did Osnapper take the captives?
a)
Bethlehem
b)
Nazareth
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Samaria
11.
According to Ezra 4:12, how did the authors of the letter to Artaxerxes describe Jerusalem?
a)
Corrupt and insubordinate
b)
Poor and miserable
c)
Rebellious and evil
d)
Glorious and holy
12.
In Ezra 4:12, what two parts of Jerusalem were the Jews working on?
a)
Walls, foundations
b)
Walls, gates
c)
Foundations, gates
d)
Towers, walls
13.
In Ezra 4:13, what did the letter say would happen if the city was built and the walls completed?
a)
The Jews will revolt against Persia
b)
The Jews will worship non-Persian gods
c)
The Jews will cause Artaxerxes embarrassment
d)
The Jews will not pay taxes, tribute, or custom
14.
According to Ezra 4:14, according to the letter to Artaxerxes, for what reason was it not proper for them to see the king’s dishonor?
a)
They were of Persian blood
b)
They received support from the palace
c)
They were the king’s relatives
d)
They were of the royal family
15.
According to Ezra 4:15, in the letter to Artaxerxes, where was the king instructed to look for evidence that Jerusalem was a rebellious city?
a)
In the ruins of Jerusalem
b)
In the book of the records of your fathers
c)
In the book of the chronicles of Israel
d)
In the Babylonian archives
16.
According to Ezra 4:16, according to the letter to Artaxerxes, where will the king have no dominion if the walls of Jerusalem are rebuilt?
a)
Beyond the mountains
b)
Beyond the River
c)
Beyond the desert
d)
Beyond the forest
17.
According to Ezra 4:17, what was the name of the scribe the king’s reply was addressed to?
a)
Ahasueras
b)
Ezra
c)
Shimshai
d)
Nehemiah
18.
According to Ezra 4:19, after the king commanded a search to be made, Jerusalem was found to have done what in former times?
a)
Fostered rebellion and sedition
b)
Fostered crime and anarchy
c)
Refused to pay taxes
d)
Refused to worship Persian gods
19.
According to Ezra 4:20, what was said about the mighty kings who ruled over Jerusalem and all the region beyond the River?
a)
Taxes, tribute, and custom were paid to them
b)
Neighboring countries were enslaved by them
c)
They were punished by God
d)
Prophets performed miracles among them
20.
According to Ezra 4:21, what was Artaxerxes’ verdict towards the rebuilding of Jerusalem?
a)
Cease until the command is given
b)
Cease forever and tear down their progress
c)
Carry on according to the decree of Cyrus
d)
Cease for 2 years and then continue
21.
According to Ezra 4:22, Artaxerxes warns the recipients of his letter not to fail to carry out the verdict he gave in verse 21 so that damage does not increase to the hurt of who?
a)
The Jews
b)
The Persians
c)
The kings
d)
The Samaritans
22.
According to Ezra 4:23, how did the opponents of the Jews make them cease their construction?
a)
By seizing their food and water
b)
By setting fire to the city
c)
By force of arms
d)
By written threats
23.
According to Ezra 4:24, until what year of Darius’s reign did the work at Jerusalem cease?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
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