Ezra Quiz - Complete Book

Test your comprehensive knowledge of the entire book of Ezra with 25 questions covering key events, people, and teachings from all 10 chapters.

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B)Zerubbabel

A)A palace for the king

B)A house of the LORD God of Israel

C)A marketplace

D)A fortress

C)Sheshbazzar

D)Zerubbabel

A)Tenth month

B)Fifth month

C)Seventh month

D)First month

A)Cyrus and his counselors

B)Ezra and his disciples

C)Zerubbabel and his brethren

D)Haggai and Zechariah

A)Feast of tabernacles

B)Day of Atonement

D)Feast of unleavened bread

A)Babylon and Persia

B)Egypt and Ethiopia

C)Medes and Elam

D)Sidon and Tyre

A)Haggai and Zechariah

B)Isaiah and Jeremiah

C)Elijah and Elisha

D)Moses and Aaron

A)Sheshbazzar

B)Artaxerxes

C)Zerubbabel

A)King David

B)King Hezekiah

C)A great king of Israel

D)King Solomon

A)Darius king of Persia

B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

C)Artaxerxes king of Persia

D)Cyrus king of Persia

C)Sheshbazzar

D)Zerubbabel

A)Artaxerxes

D)Nebuchadnezzar

A)To collect taxes

B)To rebuild the walls

C)To seek the law of the LORD and teach statutes and judgments

D)To lead the army

A)Permission to keep it for himself

B)To sell it in Babylon

C)To send it back to Persia

D)To carry it and use it for sacrifices and offerings at the temple

A)They must serve in the army

B)They must pay tribute and taxes

C)They shall not be taxed or imposed tribute

D)They must relocate to Babylon

C)foundation

D)cornerstone

B)Sheshbazzar

C)Zerubbabel

B)Artaxerxes

A)They ignored the event

B)They wept and shouted simultaneously

C)They all shouted for joy

D)They protested against the rebuilding

A)They should delay his requests

B)They must fulfill his requests speedily

C)They should deny his requests

D)They should consult the king first

A)In Persia only

B)Throughout all his kingdom

C)In Jerusalem

D)In Babylon

A)Sheshbazzar

B)Zerubbabel

C)Priest and scribe

D)King and ruler

A)With silence

B)With anger

C)With celebration and feasting

D)With fear of the people in the lands around

A)Shetharboznai

B)Mithredath

D)Zerubbabel

A)The Levites

B)The priests

C)The Nethinims

D)The singers

A)They all rejoiced with no sadness

B)They shouted and wept loudly at the same time

C)They ignored it

D)They protested

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Ezra Quiz - Complete Book

Instructions

1.Who stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem?

2.What did Cyrus king of Persia say he was charged to build at Jerusalem?

3.Who was appointed as the prince of Judah to whom the vessels of the house of the LORD were delivered?

4.How many vessels of gold and silver did Sheshbazzar bring up from Babylon to Jerusalem?

5.When did the children of Israel gather as one man to Jerusalem to build the altar of the God of Israel?

6.Who stood up with Jeshua the son of Jozadak to build the altar of the God of Israel?

7.What was kept according to the law of Moses when the altar was built?

8.From what region were cedar trees brought to Jerusalem for the temple construction?

9.Who prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem to encourage them to build the house of God?

10.Who was the governor on this side of the river who questioned the Jews about building the house of God?

11.According to the elders, who originally built the house of God that they were rebuilding?

12.Who destroyed the first house of God and carried the people away into Babylon?

13.Who laid the foundation of the house of God at Jerusalem according to Ezra?

14.In whose reign did Ezra the priest, a ready scribe in the law of Moses, go up from Babylon to Jerusalem?

15.What was Ezra's main purpose in going up to Jerusalem?

16.What did King Artaxerxes grant Ezra concerning the silver and gold to offer to God?

17.What decree did King Artaxerxes make concerning the priests, Levites, singers, porters, and Nethinims?

18.Complete this verse: 'And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the _______ of the house of the LORD was laid.'

19.Complete this verse: 'For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to ______ in Israel statutes and judgments.'

20.Complete this verse: 'Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose ______, tribute, or custom, upon them.'

21.Complete this verse: 'The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an _______ at Jerusalem.'

22.True or False: The people offered burnt offerings upon the altar morning and evening after it was set upon its bases.

23.True or False: The foundation of the temple was laid before the first burnt offerings were offered.

24.True or False: The prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesied to discourage the Jews from building the house of God.

25.True or False: The elders of the Jews claimed they were servants of the God of heaven and earth.

26.True or False: King Darius sent letters allowing the Jews to continue building the temple after investigation.

27.True or False: Ezra was a ready scribe in the law of Moses given by the LORD God of Israel.

28.True or False: Ezra began his journey from Babylon to Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month.

29.True or False: The people who returned from the captivity to Jerusalem appointed Levites from twenty years old and upward to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.

30.Who was the chief priest standing with Jeshua when the temple foundation was laid?

31.Who was the son of Shealtiel appointed as a governor and leader in rebuilding the temple?

32.Which king of Persia made the initial decree allowing the Jews to return and build the house of God?

33.What was the reaction of the ancient priests, Levites, and chief fathers when the foundation of the temple was laid?

34.What did the king's decree say about Ezra's requests from the treasurers beyond the river?

35.Where was the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia stirred up to make the proclamation?

36.Who was given the vessels of gold and silver taken from the house of the LORD by Nebuchadnezzar?

37.What was the occupation of Ezra as described in the book of Ezra?

38.How did the people respond when the altar was built and offerings began?

39.Who was the treasurer that helped bring the vessels of the house of the LORD from Babylon to Jerusalem?

40.True or False: The rebuilding of the temple was completed quickly after the foundation was laid.

41.True or False: The people of the land, including Tatnai and Shetharboznai, attempted to stop the rebuilding of the temple.

42.True or False: The vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar were kept in the temple of Babylon until Cyrus took them out.

43.True or False: Ezra was sent by King Artaxerxes with a letter and a decree to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

44.Who were the assistants helping Jeshua and Zerubbabel in the work at the temple, appointed from twenty years old and upward?

45.What did the people do with the foundation of the temple that showed mixed emotions?

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