Chapters 19 and 20

What term is used to describe a person who lived in the land of Judea or was from the tribe of Judah?

• Israelite

• Benjaminite

• Jew

• Samaritan

Who issued a decree allowing the Chosen People to return to their homeland?

• Cyrus

• Zerubbabel

• Ezra

• Nehemiah

True or False. King Cyrus was Jewish.

• True

• False

Who were the descendants of Israelites who had intermarried with members of foreign nations brought to the land by the Assyrians?

• Philistines

• Jebusites

• Canaanites

• Samaritans

Who were the descendants of Israelites who had intermarried with members of foreign nations brought to the land by the Assyrians?

Which Jewish feast was celebrated after the Temple was rebuilt?

• Tabernacles

• Passover

• Pentecost

• Day of Atonement

The Feast of Passover recalls the Lord's action during the Exodus. Draw a picture of God freeing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

Who was the priest and scribe who oversaw the restoration of the priesthood and worship in the Temple?

• Cyrus

• Nehemiah

• Ezra

• Zerubbabel

Which leader of the people who returned to the land helped lead the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem?

• Malachi

• Nehemiah

• Ezra

• Cyrus

What was the emotional reaction of the Jews of the rebuilding of the Temple.

• Joy and Weeping

• Anger and Frustration

• Excitement and Confusion

• Happiness and Hope