ERA 5 After the Exile Quiz A BibleMesh Learning Assessment Tool Use this quiz to test your knowledge of the characters, key events, background information, and theology within ERA 5 After the Exile. To obtain the answer key, please contact us at customer.support@biblemesh.com Copyright 2012 BibleMesh. All rights reserved.
Instructions C i r c l e t h e o p t i o n t h a t b e st a n sw e r s t h e q u e st i o n o r st a t e m e n t. 1. What phrase best describes the relationship of God with His people during Era 5? a. New Covenant b. Judgment for sin c. Eternal rejection d. Period of silence 2. What issue did the prophet Malachi address? a. Forsaking the Sabbath b. Failing to observe the Feast of Booths c. The oppression of the poor d. Abuses in the restored Temple system 3. What empire succeeded the Babylonian Empire as the dominant power in the Ancient Near East? a. The Egyptian Empire b. The Assyrian Empire c. The Greek Empire d. The Persian Empire 4. What event sparked the return from exile? a. The Egyptian defeat by Babylon b. The Persian victory over Babylon c. The conversion of the Ninevites d. The prophecy of Zerubbabel 5. Who organized the Jews living in Jerusalem to rebuild the city s walls? a. Ezra b. Malachi c. Nehemiah d. Zerubbabel 6. What Persian king allowed the exiled Jews to return home? a. Darius the Mede b. Xerxes c. Cyrus the Great d. Artaxerxes BibleMesh Quiz ERA 5 After the Exile 1
7. Under whose leadership did the Jews rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem? a. Joshua b. Zerubbabel c. Solomon d. Ezra 8. What key feature was lacking in the Second Temple? a. The Ark of the Covenant b. The Bronze Sea c. The Most Holy Place d. The Altar of Burnt Sacrifice 9. What two powers dominated Israel during the time of foreign rule? a. The Babylonian and Hittite Empires b. The Persian and Greek Empires c. The Roman and Parthian Empires d. The Persian and Arabian Empires 10. What military leader swept through the Ancient Near East conquering lands all the way to modern-day India? a. Hannibal b. Alexander the Great c. Pompey the Great d. Julius Caesar 11. What Greek ruler persecuted the Jews in his attempt to enforce Hellenism? a. Antiochus Epiphanes b. Pompey the Great c. Julius Caesar d. Ptolemy Soter III 12. What trait marked Ezra s character? a. Zeal for the Torah b. Hatred of divorce c. Wisdom in political leadership d. Knowledge in Persian religion BibleMesh Quiz ERA 5 After the Exile 2
13. What Empire resulted in the spread of Hellenism throughout the Ancient Near East? a. The Assyrian Empire b. The Egyptian Empire c. The Greek Empire d. The Persian Empire 14. What event led to nearly 100 years of independence for the Israelites? a. Return from exile b. Resumption of the sacrifices c. Revolt of the Maccabees d. Retaking of Palestine 15. What Jewish family led the armed resistance against Greek rule? a. The Hasmoneans b. The Seleucids c. The Levites d. The Judeans 16. To what did the term Gentiles refer? a. Those who had mixed with the pagan nations surrounding Israel b. Those who stayed in Babylon and did not return to Palestine c. Those Greeks who persecuted the Jews d. Those of non-jewish origin 17. Who were the Diaspora Jews? a. Jews who stayed in Babylon b. Jews who converted to Greek idolatry c. Jews who resisted Greek rule d. Jews living outside of Palestine 18. What political power rose to dominance in the Mediterranean world after the oncemighty Greek Empire had weakened? a. Alexandria b. Carthage c. Troy d. Rome 19. The Roman Empire expanded its rule through warfare. a. True b. False BibleMesh Quiz ERA 5 After the Exile 3
20. Which of the following was not a sect within Judaism? a. Pharisees b. Sadducees c. Levites d. Essenes 21. What does the term Messiah mean? a. Chosen One b. Anointed One c. Sent One d. Faithful One 22. Which of the following was not a title applied to the Messiah in Second Temple Judaism? a. Son of God b. Lamb of God c. Son of Man d. Davidic King 23. Who led a revolt against Roman rule and was considered as a Messiah by some Jews? a. Judas Maccabeus b. John the Baptist c. Judas of Galilee d. Ezra 24. What is the Septuagint? a. The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible b. The Latin translation of the Torah c. The first seven books of the Hebrew Bible d. The council of 70 elders in Israel 25. What group of writings, although not included in the Hebrew Bible, helps to illuminate the time period between the close of the Old Testament and the opening of the New Testament? a. Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha b. Apocrypha and Torah c. Torah and Ketuvim d. Nevi im and Septuagint BibleMesh Quiz ERA 5 After the Exile 4
26. What was the name of the Roman general who took Jerusalem? a. Pompey the Great b. Julius Caesar c. Caesar Augustus d. Herod the Great 27. The reign of what Roman ruler ushered in the pax Romana? a. Julius Caesar b. Caesar Augustus c. Pompey the Great d. Antony 28. Herod the Great, king of Palestine, remained loyal to Roman rule. a. True b. False 29. What did the prophets call the coming time of judgment and salvation? a. The Day of Justice b. The Day of the Lord c. The Day of Redemption d. The Day of Revelation To obtain the answer key, please contact us at customer.support@biblemesh.com BibleMesh Quiz ERA 5 After the Exile 5