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TEST:    Nehemiah

1. Nehemiah opens with his arriving back in Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon.

  • True
  • False
2. Nehemiah learned of the state of his fellow countrymen in Judah from a visiting group of his brethren.
  • True
  • False
3. Nehemiah's livelihood was obtained by...
  1. herding sheep
  2. prophecy
  3. waiting tables
  4. tent making
4. Nehemiah left his captivity in Babylon against its king's wishes.
  • True
  • False
5. At first Nehemiah hid his mission to Jerusalem from his fellow Jews.
  • True
  • False
6. Who was the chief opponent to Nehemiah's mission to Jerusalem?
  1. the king of Persia
  2. Sanballat
  3. the chief priests of Jerusalem
  4. his own wife
7. Close and continued association in the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls led the Jews to much bitter complaining against each other.
  • True
  • False
8. The reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem was accomplished in...
  1. 7 days
  2. 52 days
  3. 52 weeks
  4. it was never finished
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9. The reading of the law to the people was performed by...
  • ______
10. Which of the 12 tribes of Israel made a public confession to God's goodness?
  1. Benjamin
  2. Levi
  3. Dan
  4. Gad
11. In addition to the Levites and priests, name the other group of Jews who were involved in sealing the covenant made by the congregation after their confession and consecration to God.
  • ______
12. Once construction had finished, what percentage of the Jews were chosen by lot to live within the protective walls of Jerusalem?
  1. 1 of 10
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
  4. 1/3
13. Israel's joy for Jerusalem's walls restoration did not live up to the expectation of their rulers.
  • True
  • False
14. Name the other people besides the Moabites who were forbidden from the congregation of Israel.
  • ______
15. Many Jewish priests had married foreign women and produced children who could not speak Hebrew.
  • True
  • False