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
