THE FIRST RETURN FROM EXILE QUIZ NO.1

The approximate proportion of priests among the first to return were:

1 in 7

What does the following statement mean: "The people of Israel who formed the new congregation of the Restoration apparently did not represent membership in a particular tribe?"

Each individual exiled family was given the freedom to choose whether or not to return.

The Nethinims were probably descendants of the:

Gibeonites

What Samaritan request was denied by Israel?

They were denied their request of helping in the rebuilding of the temple.

The Samaritans continued their efforts to frustrate the work of Israel on the Temple from the days of Cyrus through the reign of

ahasuerus

The Samaritans finally persuaded ______ to halt the work on the Temple.

artaxerxes

The returning Levites could be classified as:

assistants, musicians, and porters

After a period of inactivity, at the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, work was resumed on the Temple during the second year of:

darius

At the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, work was resumed on the Temple during the second year of King _____.

darius

What events and dates marked the beginning and end respectively of the Babylonian Captivity?

destruction of Jerusalem--605 B.C. decree of Cyrus--536 B.C.

Despite the resistance of the King of Persia and the prophets, Israel completed the house of the Lord.

false

In the seventh month after the first return, the people of Israel gathered in Jerusalem and reconstructed the temple foundation.

false

The Babylonian Captivity began with Nebuchadnezzar's first invasion of Judah in 536 B.C.

false

God's prophetic message to Judah was that their captivity would last for fifty years.

false, 70

The registry of the first return listed people according to:

family name and names of cities

The people praised the Lord with musical instruments and songs when the _____ of the temple was finished.

foundation

Among those returning there was a particularly high percentage of people from what tribe?

levi

Following the traditions of Moses and David, the congregation appointed the _____ to positions of leadership in the work on the Temple.

levites

When the temple was completed, the congregation appointed priests and Levites for Temple service, offered sin offerings, and observed both the _____ and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

passover

Which of the following was not granted by Cyrus in his kingdom-wide proclamation concerning the Jews?

the aid of the Samaritans

Both the Babylonian Captivity and its duration were predicted by Jeremiah.

true

King Cyrus proclaimed throughout his kingdom that the Lord God of heaven had charged him to build Him a house in Jerusalem.

true

King Cyrus returned to the Jews the Temple vessels that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem.

true

Rather than being used to judge the children of Israel, Cyrus was used to help restore them.

true