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Ezra and Nehemia Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said: “The LORD God of Heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth”? (Ezra 1:1)

a)

Jeremiah

b)

Cyrus

c)

Mithredath

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

2.

Who was Sheshbazzar? (ezra 1:8)

a)

King of Persia

b)

Prince of Judah

c)

The treasurer

d)

High Priest

3.

How many gold basins were there returned to the Temple (Ezra chapter 1:10)?

a)

29

b)

5400

c)

30

d)

410

4.

When did they first start making burnt offerings to the LORD? (Ezra Chapter 3)

a)

From the Festival of Tabernacles

b)

From the 25th of Elul

c)

From the 1st day of the 7th month

d)

20th year in the month of Kislev

5.

What sacrifice(s) did they offer before they finished the foundation? (ezra 3:2-4)

a)

daily burnt offerings

b)

for all the sacred fixed times

c)

whatever freewill offerings

d)

All are correct

6.

Who was Jeshua son of Jozadak? (ezra 3:2)

a)

King of Persia

b)

Prince of Judah

c)

The treasurer

d)

A priest

7.

How did they bring the cedarwood from Lebanon? (3:7)

a)

By the sea in Joppa

b)

Direct from Jerusalem

c)

From Shushan the capital

d)

From the Dead Sea

8.

What happened in the second year after their arrival at the House of God, at Jerusalem, in the second month? (ezra 3:8)

a)

they began to make burnt offerings to the LORD, though the foundation of the Temple of the LORD had not been laid.

b)

They paid the hewers and craftsmen with money, and the Sidonians and Tyrians with food, drink, and oil

c)

appointed Levites from the age of twenty and upward to supervise the work of the House of the LORD.

d)

All the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem

9.

How did they pay the Sidonians and Tyrians to bring cedarwood from Lebanon? (Ezra 3:7)

a)

Sacrifices by day and night

b)

food, drink, and oil

c)

They didn’t, they swore an oath

d)

Gold basins

10.

Who was responsible for the reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem? (Ezra 3:8-10)

a)

Zerubbabel and Jeshua

b)

King Cyrus

c)

Nehemiah

d)

Ezra

11.

Who played with cymbals (מצלתים)? (ezra 3:10)

a)

Priests

b)

Levites sons of Asaph

c)

David, king of Israel

d)

Jeshua, his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons

12.

About whom is it said: “wept loudly at the sight of the founding of this house” (ezra 3:12)

a)

Many of the priests and Levites and the chiefs of the clans, the old men who had seen the first house

b)

Jeshua, his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah,

c)

The king of Persia

d)

Princes of Judah

13.

What did Ezra do when he heard the sin reported by the nobles? (ezra 9:3)

a)

I sat desolate until the evening offering.

b)

I rent my garment and robe

c)

I tore hair out of my head and beard, and I sat desolate.

d)

All are correct

14.

“When this was over, the officers approached me, saying” What was the sin? (ezra 9:1-2)

a)

The jews had intermarried with the peoples of the land

b)

They had paid the hewers and craftsmen with money, and the Sidonians and Tyrians with food, drink, and oil

c)

They did not go up to the land after Cyrus’s proclamation

d)

Jerusalem’s wall is full of breaches, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.

15.

What did the men of Judah and Benjamin not say when Ezra asked them to separate from the foreign wives? (ezra 10:9-14)

a)

It is not possible to remain out in the open

b)

We must surely do just as you say.

c)

we have transgressed extensively in this matter.

d)

We will do immediately as you say

16.

When did they finish separating from the foreign women? (ezra 10:17)

a)

1st day of the 10th month

b)

1st day of the 1st month

c)

25th day of Elul

d)

9th month and 20th day

17.

What did Nehemiah ask from the king before he went to rebuild Jerusalem? (Nehemiah 2:7-8)

a)

Letters to the governors

b)

Timber for the gates

c)

Both letters to the governors and timber for the gates

d)

Gold and silver

18.

Who was Nehemiah’s father? (Nechemia 1:1

a)
Hananiah
b)
Hacaliah
c)
Zerubbabel
d)
Ezra
19.

What was Nehemiah's reaction when he heard about the condition of Jerusalem? (Nehemiah 1:4)

a)

He rejoiced

b)

He was indifferent

c)

He wept and mourned for days

d)

He immediately set out for Jerusalem

20.

2. What did Nehemiah not say in his prayer to God (1:5-10)

a)

They are Your servants and Your people whom You redeemed by Your great power

b)

Grant Your servant success today

c)
  1. Now, what can we say in the face of this, O our God

d)
  1. Let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open to receive the prayer 

21.

What was Nehemiah’s role? (2:1)

a)
royal guard
b)
chief baker
c)
cupbearer to the king
d)
scribe
22.

Who was appointed over the affairs of the province of Judah and Jerusalem in the law of God? (Nehemiah 8:9)

a)

Ezra the priest

b)

Nehemiah the governor

c)

Both Ezra the priest and Nehemiah the governor

d)

None of the above

23.

 Who said to whom: “How is it that you look bad, though you are not ill?” (2:2)

a)
King Darius said to Ezra.
b)
Queen Esther said to Mordecai.
c)
King Cyrus said to Daniel.
d)
King Artaxerxes said to Nehemiah.
24.

5. About whom was it said: “The consort seated at his side”? (2:6)

a)

Artaxerxes

b)

Cyrus

c)

Ezra

d)

Sheshbazzar

25.

After how long of being in Jerusalem did Nehemiah go to see the ruins? (2:11-12)

a)
One week
b)
Two months
c)
Three days
d)
Five years
26.

Through which gate did Nehemia return after surveying the walls (2:12-15)

a)
Eastern Gate
b)
Valley Gate
c)

Dung Gate

d)

Jackal's Gate

27.

To whom was it said: “Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and suffer no more disgrace”? (2:17)

a)

the nobles, prefects

b)

Army officers

c)

Artaxerxes

d)

Sanballat the Horonite

28.

What do they (builders) do “When you hear a trumpet call”? (4:14)


a)
They ignore it and keep working
b)

pray to god

c)
They run away
d)

come to the place where it was called

29.

How many men ate at Nehemiah’s table? (4:17)

a)
150
b)
200
c)
100
d)
250
30.

What was the reaction of the enemies of Judah and Benjamin when they heard that the exiles were rebuilding the walls? (Nehamia 4:1)

a)

They offered to help rebuild

b)

They were indifferent

c)

They prayed to their gods

d)

They wanted to attack them

31.

What was not served at Nehemiah’s table? (4:18)

a)

one ox

b)

six select sheep

c)

bread

d)

fowl

32.

What did the people do after Nehemiah confronted the nobles and officials about usury (taking money from the poor)? (Nehemiah 5:11)

a)

They ignored Nehemiah

b)

They gave back the fields and vineyards

c)

They increased the interest

d)

They left Jerusalem

33.

How long was Nehemiah in the land of Israel? (5:14)

a)
5 years
b)
12 years
c)
8 years
d)
15 years
34.

About whom was it said: “he was housebound”? (6:10)

a)

Sanballat

b)

Tobiah

c)

Shemaiah son of Delaiah

d)

Nehemiah

35.

How many messages did Sanballat send messages to Nehemiah? (6:4)

a)
8
b)
6
c)
2
d)
4
36.

Where did Ezra read the Teaching of Moses? (Nehemia 8:3)

a)

Water Gate

b)

Valley Gate

c)

Dung Gate

d)

King's Gate

37.

When did Ezra read the teaching of moses? (nehemia 8:1-3)

a)

25 of elul

b)
  1. Feast of the Tabernacles

c)

20 of kislev

d)

1st of 7th month

38.

Who stood to ezra's left when he read the scroll of moses? (8:4)

a)
Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah
b)
Zebadiah, Jehiel, Shebaniah, and Jozabad
c)
Azariah, Meshullam, Hezekiah, and Jozabad
d)
Eliashib, Joiada, Hanan, and Pedaiah
39.

How did the people respond when they heard the Law being read? (Nehemiah 8:9)

a)

They wept

b)

They rejoiced

c)

They were silent

d)

They left the assembly

40.

what was not ezra's job/role? (8:9)

a)

tirshata

b)

scribe

c)

priest

d)

torah reader

41.

Who said: “Hush, for the day is holy; do not be sad.” (8:11)

a)

levites

b)

priests

c)

ezra

d)

nehemia

42.

Fill in the blank: “They celebrated the festival seven days, and there was__________on the eighth, as prescribed.” (8:18)

a)

solemn gathering

b)

dwelling in the booths

c)

fasting, in sackcloth, and with earth upon it

d)

reading to the people from the book of moses

43.

About whom is it said: “they passed through the sea on dry land” (9:11)

a)

pharaoh and his servants

b)

amorites, canaanites

c)

our forefathers who were in egypt

d)

those woh inherited the land

44.

 When did Nehemiah return to Persia? (nehemia 13:7)

a)

33rd year of araxerxes

b)

32 year of artaxerxes

c)

2 year of cyrus

d)

1 year of Darius

45.

Who was appointed over the storehouses of the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes in Nehemiah 12:44?

a)

Priests

b)

Levites

c)

Singers

d)

Gatekeepers

46.

What did Nehemiah discover about the Sabbath when he returned to Jerusalem in Nehemiah 13:15?

a)

It was being strictly observed

b)

People were working and selling food

c)

It was forgotten by the people

d)

Only priests were observing the Sabbath

47.

What action did Nehemiah take against the officials for not taking care of the house of God in Nehemiah 13:11?

a)

He praised them

b)

He ignored the issue

c)

He rebuked them

d)

He replaced them

48.

What is Ezra and Nehemia about?

a)

The returning Jews to Israel after the Babylonian exile

b)

the purim story

c)

building 1st temple

d)

destruction of 2nd temple

49.

In the book of Ezra the Jews are building ____

a)

the walls of jerusalem

b)

the 2nd temple

c)

the 1st temple

d)

shushan

50.

in the book nehemai the jews are building ____

a)

the walls of jerusalem

b)

the alter in the temple

c)

nothing. they don't build

d)

a siege tower