Old Testament Test #5

Front 1

The name "Haggai" means

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Festival

Front 2

The date of Haggai's message is ca. _____ B.C.E.

Back 2

520

Front 3

The temple was rebuilt ca. _____ B.C.E.

Back 3

516/515

Front 4

The theme of the book of Haggai is

Back 4

Rebuild the temple

Front 5

The name "Zechariah" means

Back 5

YHWH remembered

Front 6

The theme of the book of Zechariah is

Back 6

Restore the spiritual heritage of Israel

Front 7

The date of the book of Zechariah is ca. ______ B.C.E.

Back 7

520

Front 8

The primary feature that characterizes the prophet, Zechariah, and the book the bears his name is

Back 8

Martyrdom

Front 9

The existence of Jewish communities in many different parts of the world after the exile is known as

Back 9

The Diaspora

Front 10

Which of the following did the most to make life difficult for those who returned to Judah after the exile?

Back 10

Returning to a country where life, resources, and institutions had been severely damaged by the Babylonian invasion

Front 11

Parts of the book of Ezra are written in what language other than Hebrew?

Back 11

Aramaic

Front 12

In the book of Lamentations, Jerusalem is treated as a personified female figure.

Back 12

True

Front 13

In the Christian old testament canons, Lamentations follows the book of Jeremiah.

Back 13

True

Front 14

In the Jewish canon, the book of Lamentations is part of the book of Psalms.

Back 14

False

Front 15

After the fall of Jerusalem, the entire population of Judah was exiled to Babylon.

Back 15

False

Front 16

The book of Ezekiel is part of the Book of the Twelve.

Back 16

False

Front 17

The identities of Gog and Magog in the book of Ezekiel are clearly linked to specific foreign kings

Back 17

False

Front 18

The primary emphasis of "Second Isaiah" is the message of comfort and deliverance for Israel.

Back 18

True

Front 19

Parts of the book of Lamentations depict Jerusalem during a siege by the Babylonian army.

Back 19

True

Front 20

The books of I and II Kings are commonly included in the collection known by scholars as the Chronistic History.

Back 20

False

Front 21

According to the book of Ezekiel, the prophet Ezekiel himself was one of the exiles

Back 21

True

Front 22

The name "Ezra" means

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Helper

Front 23

The name "Nehemiah" means

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Comfort of YHWH

Front 24

Nehemiah's occupation was

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Cup Bearer

Front 25

The theme of the book of Ezekiel is

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The fall of Jerusalem

Front 26

The end of the Exile brought about a full reunification of Israel

Back 26

False

Front 27

The Decree of Cyrus indicated that the returnees were to be provided with resources to take back to their land

Back 27

True

Front 28

The temple was rebuilt in Jerusalem under the leadership of Ezra

Back 28

False

Front 29

The book of Haggai identifies Zerubbabel as the chosen and anointed leader of Israel after the Exile

Back 29

True

Front 30

Both the books of Ezra and Nehemiah contain portions that are composed as first-perosn narratives

Back 30

True

Front 31

Both the books of Ezra and Nehemiah urge the expulsion of all foreign wives from among the returned citizens of Judah.

Back 31

True

Front 32

The prophets Haggai and Zechariah came into conflict over their competing visions of what the rebuilt temple should look like.

Back 32

False

Front 33

The dates of Ezra's return to Judah can be determined with certainty because of the references to Persian kings n=in the book of Ezra.

Back 33

False

Front 34

The citizens of Judah had been the only group of people exiled to Babylon

Back 34

False

Front 35

Jerusalem was conquered and destroyed by which of the following empires?

Back 35

Bablyon

Front 36

The book of Lamentations is characterized by which of the following literary features?

Back 36

Acrostic poetry

Front 37

Which of the following was not likely a social or cultural change brought about by the exile of the citizens of Judah?

Back 37

Greater emphasis on the careful selection of kings

Front 38

In Jewish tradition, the book of Lamentations is read at which of the following "festivals"?

Back 38

The Ninth of Ab

Front 39

The theme of the book of Lamentations is

Back 39

a lament

Front 40

The theme of the book of Ezra-Nehemiah is

Back 40

A record of the reconstruction

Front 41

The final destruction of Jerusalem came in what year?

Back 41

587 B.C.E.

Front 42

What nation conquered and exiled Judah?

Back 42

Babylon

Front 43

What is the book of Lamentations lamenting?

Back 43

The fall of Judah

Front 44

The name "Ezekiel" means

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God Strengthens

Front 45

The synagogue originated during

Back 45

The exilic period

Front 46

Ezekiel's father was named

Back 46

Buzi

Front 47

Ezekiel was deported to Babylon in _____ B.C.E.

Back 47

597

Front 48

The king of Persia who defeated the Babylonians was named

Back 48

Cyrus

Front 49

When was the "decree of restoration" issued by the king of Persia?

Back 49

538 B.C.E.

Front 50

The final emperor of Babylon was

Back 50

Nabonidus

Front 51

The Decree of Cryus can be found in the Old Testament in

Back 51

II Chronicles and Ezra

Front 52

Which of the following biblical books is composed of four prophetic or aces and their narrative settings?

Back 52

Haggai

Front 53

According to the biblical record and some information from other sources, the amount of time between the destruction of Solomon's temple and the building of the second temple was about

Back 53

60-70 years

Front 54

The date most often assigned to the destruction of Jerusalem and the beginning of exilic period is

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586 B.C.E.

Front 55

The total length of time of the Exile was about

Back 55

50 years

Front 56

Which of the following has not been suggested as an identity for the "servant" in the servant songs of Isaiah?

Back 56

Isaiah

Front 57

Which event was Ezekiel specifically forbidden to mourn?

Back 57

The death of his wife

Front 58

The theme of the book of Haggai is

Back 58

Build the temple!

Front 59

The theme of the book of Zechariah is

Back 59

God is going to preserve

Front 60

In Ezekiel 8, for whom were the elders of Israel wailing?

Back 60

Tammuz