Question 1
2 / 2 pts
The book of Esther was likely written after the reign of King Xerxes.
True
False
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
In Nehemiah, the people agreed to avoid _______________ with foreigners and to support the
________________.
Trade, Economy
Fellowship, King
Treaties, Law
Marriage, Temple
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
According to the beginning Esther 4, the Jews rejoiced greatly after hearing of the King's first
decree.
True
False
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
Several pieces of evidence point to ____________ as the author of 1 and 2 Kings.
Abraham
David
Samuel
Jeremiah
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
The books of 1 & 2 Kings cover the time period from the time of David until the Babylonian
captivity some 400 years later.
True
False
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
Mordecai was hung on the gallows that were prepared for Haman.
True
False
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
Who was the queen before Esther?
Vashti
Ruth
Rahab
Tamora
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
The book of Esther describes how God sovereignly worked on behalf of the Jewish people in
Persia to spare them from eradication so that the nation could fulfill her future covenantal and
messianic purposes.
True
False
Incorrect Question 9
0 / 2 pts
The book of Ezra focuses on the final group of Jews returning to Jerusalem from Persia.
True
False
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
Upon learning of the decree and speaking with Mordecai, Esther ultimately decided she would
enter into the inner court of the king even if it would mean her death.
True
False
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
Ezra shows us how God acted sovereignly in history to preserve the religious culture of Israel.
True
False
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
The book of Esther is a continuous story that contains six banquets and seven decrees.
True
False
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
The return of Israel to the promised land under the Persian empire was predicted in both Isaiah
and Jeremiah.
True
False
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
There were 3 different notable returns of Jews from Persia to Jerusalem.
True
False
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
Although Esther is considered an anonymous work, many believe the author was…
Noah
Mordecai
Esther
Jeremiah
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
Nehemiah describes the Jewish return after Babylonian captivity to repopulate the land,
reestablish the temple worship, and rebuild the walls around Jerusalem.
True
False
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
Who led the first contingent return to the promise land?
Ezra
Jeremiah
Zerubbabel
Cyrus
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
The second chapter of Esther describes how Esther was elevated to the role of queen in place of
Vashti.
True
False
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
In Nehemiah, a national __________ was held where people confessed their sins and solemnly
confirmed a new covenant.
Celebration
Fast
Feast
Sacrifice
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
After Esther’s plea, King Xerxes cancelled his decree for the Jews to be eradicated.
True
False
Question 21
2 / 2 pts
The Persian government did not grant Ezra anything he requested.
True
False
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
The miraculous healing of the leprous Naaman of Aram shows God’s supremacy and grace to all
people, even those outside the covenant community.
True
False
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
Cyrus was the king of Persia in Ezra 1.
True
False
Question 24
2 / 2 pts
Esther made it clear to the king that she was a Jew before she was chosen for queen.
True
False
Question 25
2 / 2 pts
Who was executed at the end of the book of Esther?
Esther
Haman
Mordecai
Xerxes
