Worksheets1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah Reading Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is often called the Deuteronomic History of the Kings of Israel and Judah?
1 and 2 Samuel
1 and 2 Kings
1 and 2 Chronicles
The Book of the Acts of Solomon
According to the text, what was the most important factor in the reigns of Israel's kings?
Their military conquests
Their economic policies
Their observance of the law of the Central Sanctuary
Their diplomatic relationships
What was the main reason for the rebellion and division of the monarchy after Solomon's death, as suggested by the writer?
Solomon's military campaigns
Solomon's economic reforms
Solomon's failure to destroy the high places of worship
Solomon's foreign policies
How does the second part of the history describe the activities of the kings of both the northern and the southern kingdoms?
By the prosperity of their reigns
By the length of their reigns
By the attitude of the king toward the law of Yahweh
By the number of battles they won
According to the text, what was the more serious offense that the writer of Kings regarded a king could commit?
Neglecting the poor and needy
Permitting worship at local shrines or high places
Failing to enforce the law
Engaging in personal misconduct
What system does the second part of the history in the text use to date events?
A system based on the reigns of Egyptian pharaohs
A system of chronology based on the writer's own timeline
A system of chronology that corresponds the reign of northern and southern kings
A system based on the Gregorian calendar
Which kingdom is the focus of the third part of the history discussed in the text?
The northern kingdom
The southern kingdom, Judah
The eastern kingdom
The western kingdom
Who is regarded as a great reformer by the writer of the text?
King Uzziah
King Manasseh
King Josiah
King Amon
What is the approximate date given for the authors of 1 and 2 Chronicles?
(a)
What is the central theme of the introduction to Chronicles as described in the text?
The genealogy of the kings of Israel
The sketch of the period from Adam to David
The history of the tabernacle in the wilderness
The laws and regulations of the Priest's Code
According to the text, what does Ezra insist on regarding Jews who intermarried with foreigners?
They should be accepted without prejudice
They should retain their foreign spouses
They should obtain divorces from their foreign spouses
They should convert their spouses to their faith
Who is Nehemiah presented as in the first part of the book named after him?
The governor of Jerusalem
The cup bearer to Artaxerxes
The high priest of the temple
The leader of the exiled Jews
What significant action did Nehemiah take during his visit to Jerusalem?
He led a military campaign against the enemies of the Jews
He helped to rebuild the walls that were demolished
He established a new priesthood
He wrote the laws of the new covenant
What is the relationship between the Book of Ezra and the Book of Nehemiah according to the analysis?
They are completely independent works with no connection
They are sequential narratives of the same historical period
They are both part of the historical survey from Adam to the rebuilding of the Temple
They are contrasting accounts of the postexilic period
What is emphasized by the later historian in 1 and 2 Kings in addition to moral and ritualistic requirements?
The enforcement of ritualistic observances
The genealogy of kings
The military conquests
The architectural achievements
What was the role of priestly historians according to the text?
To conduct various forms of worship
To ignore moral matters
To focus solely on military history
To revise the older histories without adding anything new
Which books of the Old Testament express the point of view that obedience to divine commands was a prerequisite to any satisfactory relationship with Yahweh?
Genesis and Exodus
1 and 2 Samuel
1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah
Psalms and Proverbs
