BIBL 310 Quiz 2

BIBL 310 Quiz 2

1. Who is Solomon’s mother?
2. Elijah has a dramatic showdown with the prophets of Baal and Asherah where?
3. What year is the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel?
4. What is the innermost area of the temple?
5. Solomon remains faithful to God throughout his entire reign
6. What is another name for Mount Horeb?
7. Who is given Haman’s role after his disposal?
8. How many years does David rule as king?
9. What is Nehemiah’s occupation?
10. The returned Jews post-exile show no positive response to the reading and application of Scripture
11. Haman is enraged at Mordecai because Mordecai refuses to do what?
12. Which king’s late prayer of repentance is included in the Chronicles account but absent in the Kings account of his life?
13. Who leads the third post-exile return back to Israel in 444 BC?
14. In response to Solomon’s humble request, what does God grant him?
15. Who leads the rebuilding of the city walls in post-exile Jerusalem?
16. Whose king’s reign is the heavy focus in 1 Chronicles?
17. What did Nehemiah’s opposition NOT do to try to stop him?
18. Who is Elijah’s successor?
19. Solomon’s inclusion of the covenantal blessings and curses in his temple dedication speech is reminiscent of what passage from the Pentateuch?
20. What tribe is not in the Southern Kingdom of Judah?
21. There were no good kings in the Southern Kingdom of Judah during the Divided Monarchy
22. What empire defeats the Northern Kingdom of Israel?
23. Which prophet asks for a double portion of his successor’s ministry?
24. Esther, her maids, and Mordecai fast for how many days?
25. Which book of the Bible is the only one in which God’s name is not mentioned?
26. What group of people inform Samaria that the terrible siege and famine is over in 2 Kings?
27. What is Ezra’s occupation?
28. Who builds the temple in Jerusalem?
29. Which prophet stops Adonijah’s plot?
30. Who is the last king of Judah?
31. Which of the following are not major periods of Israel’s history discussed in 1 and 2 Kings?
32. Unlike the other prophets who give the king an optimistic outcome of the impending battle, which prophet speaks the truth of the upcoming devastation?
33. The purpose of the genealogies in Chronicles demonstrates:
34. Which foreign king does the Lord raise up to allow the Jewish people to return to their homeland?
35. Who is a good king of Judah?
36. What items flank the art of the covenant in the temple?
37. King Cyrus acknowledges that Yahweh has appointed him to build the temple in Jerusalem
38. Who visits Solomon and marvels at his wisdom and prosperity?
39. Hiram, the king of Tyre, sends what materials to help the building of the temple?
40. Who is the dominant power during the post-exile era of the Old Testament?
41. What sin is confessed at the end of the book of Ezra?
42. 1 and 2 Chronicles are written _____ the exile.
43. How is Mordecai related to Esther?
44. The Chronicles accounts of the history of the Jewish people focuses on the Davidic line of succession
45. Naaman’s leprosy transfers to whom (because of his/her greed)?
46. Who is the major figure of the first half of 1 Kings?
47. Which king marries Jezebel?
48. What position is Nehemiah appointed to as he rebuilds Jerusalem?
49. What weather-related event occurs during Elijah’s life?
50. The book of Esther describes the origin for what Jewish holiday?