bce quiz historical

Question 1

Why did Jezebel have Naboth killed?
Select one:

a. Naboth led an attempt to assassinate Ahab.

b. Naboth refused to sell his ancestral inheritance to Ahab.

c. Naboth refused to accept Jezebel as queen.

d. Naboth supported Elijah in his contest against the prophets of Baal.

Answer 1

Naboth refused to sell his ancestral inheritance to Ahab.
(1 Kings 21:2-14)

Question 2

The book of 1 Chronicles begins with
Select one:

a. the anointing of David to rule over Israel.

b. the death of Saul and his sons in battle.

c. a series of genealogies.

d. Solomon’s rise to the throne after David’s death.

Answer 2

Solomon’s rise to the throne after David’s death.
(1 Chronicles 1:1-9:44)

Question 3

Nehemiah’s role in the court of Artaxerxes was
Answer

a. chief advisor
b. baker
c. cupbearer
d. captain of the guard

Answer 3

cupbearer
(Nehemiah 1:11)

Question 4

According to Chronicles, which king restored the Temple after his father had shut it up and sent out a proclamation that the people should come to Jerusalem to celebrate the passover to the LORD?
Answer

a. Manasseh
b. David
c. Hezekiah
d. Solomon

Answer 4

Hezekiah
(2 Chronicles 29)

Question 5

Under whose leadership were the walls of Jerusalem rebuilt?
Select one:

a. Zerubabbel
b. Joshua
c. Ezra
d. Nehemiah

Answer 5

Nehemiah
(Nehemiah 2-3)

Question 6

Who was the only woman to reign in Judah as the ruling monarch?
Select one:

a. Athaliah
b. Esther
c. Bathsheba
d. Jezebel

Answer 6

Athaliah
(2 Kings 11:1-21)

Question 7

The responsibility of a “next-of-kin” to “redeem” land by purchasing it so that it does not pass out of a family’s ownership plays a central role in the story about

Select one:

a. David and Bathsheba.
b. Ahab and Jezebel.
c. Elkanah and Hannah.
d. Boaz and Ruth.

Answer 7

Boaz and Ruth
(Ruth 4:7-10)

Question 8

Who found the book of the law in the Temple?
Select one:

a. King Josiah
b. Prophetess Huldah
c. High priest Hikliah
d. Queen Ataliah

Answer 8

High priest Hikliah
(2 Kings 22:8)

Question 9

The Book of Ruth ends with
Answer

a. a wedding ceremony.

b. the death of Naomi.

c. a list of ancestors of David.

d. a song of praise to the LORD.

Answer 9

a list of ancestors of David.
(Ruth 4:18-22)

Question 10

The sin that Jeroboam caused Israel to commit was
Select one:

a. placing an altar to a false god in the temple.

b. failing to make appropriate sacrifices to the LORD.

c. failing to care for the widow, orphan and alien.

d. worshipping golden calves at Dan and Bethel.

Answer 10

worshipping golden calves at Dan and Bethel.
(1 Kings 12:28-30)

Question 11

Which of the judges led the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun to victory over Sisera?
Select one:

a. Jephthah
b. Deborah
c. Gideon
d. Samson

Answer 11

Deborah
(Judges 4:4-16)

Question 12

Which prophet first announced the LORD’s support of David’s plan to replace the tabernacle with a temple, but then announced God’s intention that after David’s death Solomon would build the temple?

Select one:

a. Elisha
b. Nathan
c. Samuel
d. Elijah

Answer 12

Nathan
(2 Samuel 7:1-17)

Question 13

What was the name of the “woman in the valley of Sorek” whom the Philistines persuaded to coax Samson into revealing what made “his strength so great”?
Select one:

a. Rahab
b. Zipporah
c. Delilah
d. Jael

Answer 13

Delilah
(Judges 16:4-5)

Question 14

Which king sent letters to all Israel and Judah so that the Israelites would come to the temple and celebrate the Passover?
Select one:

a. Solomon
b. Manasseh
c. Hezekiah
d. David

Answer 14

Hezekiah
(2 Chronicles 30)

Question 15

Who was the widow who returned to Bethlehem with her widowed daughter-in-law?
Select one:

a. Orpah
b. Leah
c. Ruth
d. Naomi

Answer 15

Naomi
(Ruth 1:3-5)