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1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah Reading Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is often called the Deuteronomic History of the Kings of Israel and Judah?

a)

1 and 2 Samuel

b)

1 and 2 Kings

c)

1 and 2 Chronicles

d)

The Book of the Acts of Solomon

2.

According to the text, what was the most important factor in the reigns of Israel's kings?

a)

Their military conquests

b)

Their economic policies

c)

Their observance of the law of the Central Sanctuary

d)

Their diplomatic relationships

3.

What was the main reason for the rebellion and division of the monarchy after Solomon's death, as suggested by the writer?

a)

Solomon's military campaigns

b)

Solomon's economic reforms

c)

Solomon's failure to destroy the high places of worship

d)

Solomon's foreign policies

4.

How does the second part of the history describe the activities of the kings of both the northern and the southern kingdoms?

a)

By the prosperity of their reigns

b)

By the length of their reigns

c)

By the attitude of the king toward the law of Yahweh

d)

By the number of battles they won

5.

According to the text, what was the more serious offense that the writer of Kings regarded a king could commit?

a)

Neglecting the poor and needy

b)

Permitting worship at local shrines or high places

c)

Failing to enforce the law

d)

Engaging in personal misconduct

6.

What system does the second part of the history in the text use to date events?

a)

A system based on the reigns of Egyptian pharaohs

b)

A system of chronology based on the writer's own timeline

c)

A system of chronology that corresponds the reign of northern and southern kings

d)

A system based on the Gregorian calendar

7.

Which kingdom is the focus of the third part of the history discussed in the text?

a)

The northern kingdom

b)

The southern kingdom, Judah

c)

The eastern kingdom

d)

The western kingdom

8.

Who is regarded as a great reformer by the writer of the text?

a)

King Uzziah

b)

King Manasseh

c)

King Josiah

d)

King Amon

9.

What is the approximate date given for the authors of 1 and 2 Chronicles?

(a)  

10.

What is the central theme of the introduction to Chronicles as described in the text?

a)

The genealogy of the kings of Israel

b)

The sketch of the period from Adam to David

c)

The history of the tabernacle in the wilderness

d)

The laws and regulations of the Priest's Code

11.

According to the text, what does Ezra insist on regarding Jews who intermarried with foreigners?

a)

They should be accepted without prejudice

b)

They should retain their foreign spouses

c)

They should obtain divorces from their foreign spouses

d)

They should convert their spouses to their faith

12.

Who is Nehemiah presented as in the first part of the book named after him?

a)

The governor of Jerusalem

b)

The cup bearer to Artaxerxes

c)

The high priest of the temple

d)

The leader of the exiled Jews

13.

What significant action did Nehemiah take during his visit to Jerusalem?

a)

He led a military campaign against the enemies of the Jews

b)

He helped to rebuild the walls that were demolished

c)

He established a new priesthood

d)

He wrote the laws of the new covenant

14.

What is the relationship between the Book of Ezra and the Book of Nehemiah according to the analysis?

a)

They are completely independent works with no connection

b)

They are sequential narratives of the same historical period

c)

They are both part of the historical survey from Adam to the rebuilding of the Temple

d)

They are contrasting accounts of the postexilic period

15.

What is emphasized by the later historian in 1 and 2 Kings in addition to moral and ritualistic requirements?

a)

The enforcement of ritualistic observances

b)

The genealogy of kings

c)

The military conquests

d)

The architectural achievements

16.

What was the role of priestly historians according to the text?

a)

To conduct various forms of worship

b)

To ignore moral matters

c)

To focus solely on military history

d)

To revise the older histories without adding anything new

17.

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?

a)

Genesis and Exodus

b)

1 and 2 Samuel

c)

1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah

d)

Psalms and Proverbs