Bible OT Test #3

Ezekiel was taken captive along with ________ citizens form Judah

10,000

How many times does Ezekiel's chariot vision appear in the text?

3

How many "messages" compromise the book of Haggai?

4

The exiles who first returned to the land numbered approximately

50,000

Once the project was started, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt in

52 days

Daniel was written in Hebrew and _____

Aramaic

Ezra is one of the two OT books, which contains substantial sections of text written in the _______ language and not in Hebrew

Aramaic

Ezra and Nehemiah came to Jerusalem during the reign of King ______

Artaxerxes I

Nehemiah was the cupbearer for which king?

Artaxerxes I

According to traditional interpretations, the lion in Daniel 7 refers to: _______

Babylon

Ezekiel prophesied during the captivity of Judah by which nation?

Babylon

The king who allowed the first exiles to return to Palestine was _____

Cyrus

Which king conquered Babylon?

Cyrus

Daniel 7 contains many similarities to which other chapter in Daniel?

Daniel 2

The book of Obadiah pronounces divine judgement on what nation?

Edom

Reversal and irony are used predominantly in this book

Esther

This book does not mention the name of God

Esther

Daniel is written to the people who remained in Jerusalem (T/F)

False

Evangelical scholars agree on their interpretation of Daniel 7-12 (T/F)

False

Most evangelical scholars agree that Daniel was written in the second century BC (T/F)

False

Nehemiah was a priest and a scribe (T/F)

False

Nehemiah was unable to finish the completion of the walls of Jerusalem (T/F)

False

Obadiah is concerned with social justice and the spiritual sickness which is at the root of the people's mistreatment of the poor (T/F)

False

Obadiah is one of the most detailed books in the OT in terms of background, giving the time, setting and information about the prophet at the beginning of the book (T/F)

False

The Babylonian Empire falls to Greece on the very night of Belshazzar's vision (T/F)

False

The meaning of Daniel 7-12 is clear (T/F)

False

The ministry of Ezekiel took place in Jerusalem after the return from exile (T/F)

False

The purpose of the book of Ezekiel was to promote the rebuilding of the temple (T/F)

False

The returning exiles were able to quickly rebuild the temple (T/F)

False

The second temple was more magnificent than the first temple built by Solomon (T/F)

False

While in training in Babylon, Daniel and his friends eat freely from the food and wine provided from the king (T/F)

False

Antiochus Epiphanies was a great ally of the Jewish people in Palestine (T/F)

False, burned down walls of Jerusalem

This prophet only ministered for 4 months

Haggai

These prophets inspired the Israelites to complete the construction of the Temple in 520 BC

Haggai and Zechariah

Which of the following is not a name for Edom in the book?

Jacob

the king that went into exile at the same time as Ezekiel was

Jehoiachin

What means "my messenger" or "my angel"?

Malachi

What prophet talked about the coming of an Elijah-like figure?

Malachi

According to the angel Gabriel, the ram in Daniel 8 refers to ______ and ________

Media and Persia

In Daniel 5, Belshazzar is the acting king in Babylon. Who is actual king?

Nabonidus

Many of the reforms instituted under Ezra and Nehemiah are seen as the seeds of __________ which was in full effect during the time of Jesus

Pharisaism

Nehemiah undertook an initiative to do what in Jerusalem?

Rebuild the walls around Jerusalem

Nehemiah focused on helping the Israelites

Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

According to traditional interpretations, the fourth beast in Daniel 7 refers to

Rome

The returned exiles had difficulties with the ________

Samaritans

This group of people offered to help the Hebrew people rebuild the temple

Samaritans

The Lord address Ezekiel by the title __________ some ninety times in the book

Son of Man

Ezra and Nehemiah came from the Persian city of _______

Susa

The most likely background for the book of Obadiah is __________

The fall of Jerusalem

Which of the following is NOT a theme introduced in Daniel 7?

The triumph of Israel

Daniel 9-12 indicates that heavenly realities underlie human conflict (T/F)

True

Daniel appears to focus more on God's ultimate resolution of cosmic problems than on Israel's restoration (T/F)

True

Daniel has a similar setting as the book of Ezekiel (T/F)

True

Daniel himself admits the difficulty of understanding his visions (T/F)

True

Ezekiel highlighted the individual responsibility of each generation to live according to God's commands (T/F)

True

Ezekiel is known for using bold and provocative language

True

Ezra and Nehemiah form a single book in the Hebrew Bible (T/F)

True

It is ironic that Nebuchadnezzar, who destroyed Jerusalem, is unable to kill three young Hebrew men in his own court. (T/F)

True

Obadiah's oracle concludes with the promise of restoration for the remnant of Israel (T/F)

True

One of the dominant theological themes in Ezra-Nehemiah is covenant renewal in the post exilic community (T/F)

True

One of the major reasons Obadiah pronounces judgement on this pagan nation is because of its pride (T/F)

True

Several elements of apocalyptic literature reside in the writings of Ezekiel (T/F)

True

The author of Ezra-Nehemiah had a theological purpose in writing the books (T/F)

True

The book of Daniel is concerned to demonstrate Yahweh's sovereignty over all nations. (T/F)

True

The book of Ezekiel is essentially a theodicy (T/F)

True

The books of Ezekiel is autobiographical in style, often utilizing the personal and possessive pronouns I, me, and my (T/F)

True

The central theme of Daniel 1-6 is God demonstrating that he is more powerful than the monarchs of Babylon and Persia (T/F)

True

The events recounted in Ezra-Nehemiah cover a period of about 105 years (T/F)

True

The four horns of the shaggy goat in Danier 8 refer to the four generals who divide Alexander the Great's kingdom after his death(T/F)

True

Zechariah means

Yahweh has remembered

The book of Esther is read annually at the Jewish festival of _______

Yom Kippur

Who was part of the priestly family of Iddo?

Zechariah

The leaders of the returning group of exiles was

Zerubabbel

Which of the following led a return of Judean exiles?

Zerubabbel

In Daniel 2, King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream. In the dream he sees:

a statue of a man

What is primary feature of apocalyptic literature?

all of the above

The book of Obadiah espouses the idea of Lex Talons which means:

an eye for an eye

Which of the following features is NOT indicative of apocalyptic literature?

divine absence in human history

The plot line of Esther revolves around an attempt to________

exterminate the Jews

Reforms instituted by Ezra and Nehemiah addressed all of the following EXCEPT

failure to circumcise

When Ezra arrived in Jerusalem almost 60 years after the reconstruction of the temple, he discovered that:

many of the Jews had intermarried with foreigners

One of the primary genres of Ezra-Nehemiah is _____

memoir

In the ancient Near East, lions often symbolized ______

monarchs

The book of Daniel takes place:

partially during the time of the Babylonians and partially during the time of the Persians

What genre in the modern era is similar to apocalyptic?

political cartoons

The time period in which Ezra-Nehemiah was written is generally classified as ________

postexilic

Ezekiel was a

priest

Zechariah is often classified as ________ literature

proto-apocalyptic

Along with being a prophet, Zechariah was also a ______

scribe

Obadiah is the _______ book in the OT

shortest

Traditionally, evangelical scholars date Daniel to which century BC?

sixth

According to the angel Gabriel, the goat in Daniel 8 refers to:

the king of Greece

Obadiah's oracle is a

vision

Ezekiel has been known as the

watchman