Historical Books Quiz 2

Who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of the city?

• Ezra

• Nehemiah

• Zerubbabel

• Solomon

Who led a group of Jews back to Israel to rebuild the temple?

• Ezra

• Nehemiah

• Esther

• Zerubbabel

Which empire conquered the Northern Kingdom?

• Assyria

• Persia

• Babylon

• Egypt

Which empire conquered the Southern Kingdom?

• Rome

• Persia

• Babylon

• Philistia

Who was the righteous king of Judah who requested that a book of the Law be read to him?

• Jehoshaphat

• Asa

• Hezekiah

• Josiah

Which prophet won in a contest against the prophets of Baal?

• Elijah

• Isaiah

• Elisha

• Jeremiah

While living in Persia, which city did Nehemiah live in before traveling to Jerusalem?

• Babylon

• Nineveh

• Bethlehem

• Susa

Which king granted Nehemiah permission to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of the city?

• Cyrus

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Darius

• Artaxerxes

What was the name of the Jewish queen who rescued the Jews from being destroyed?

• Vashti

• Huldah

• Ruth

• Esther