Book of Nehemiah Quizlet

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Which other book of the Bible is thought to originally have made up one single book with Nehemiah?
a. Ezra
b. Esther
c. Haggai
Who is commonly thought to have written the book of Nehemiah?
a. The Pharisees
b. Ezra compiled it from Nehemiah's own journal
c. Zadok the Priest
Who was Nehemiah's father?
a. Ezra
b. Hachaliah
c. Tobiah
When Nehemiah was in the palace at Shushan before returning to Jerusalem, what was his occupation?
a. Priest
b. Governor
c. King's Cup Bearer
Once he arrives in Jerusalem, Nehemiah is called "The Tirshatha". What does this mean?
a. The Priest
b. The Governor
c. The Chief Carpenter
The book of Ezra deals with the rebuilding of the Temple. The book of Nehemiah deals with the rebuilding of what?
a. The wall around Jerusalem
b. The people's homes
c. The swimming pool
When the seventh month arrived, the people celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles (Booths). How did they know when and how to do this?
a. Ezra the scribe read it to them from God's Word
b. It had been celebrated like that since the days of Joshua so it was passed down through the generations
c. The made it up as they went along
How did Nehemiah become governor of the returning captives?
a. By heredity
b. By coup
c. By asking the king for the job
What were Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite doing while the people were rebuilding in Jerusalem?
a. Supervising all the work
b. Making fun of them
c. Having a beer
How does the book of Nehemiah end?
a. With the death of Nehemiah
b. With Nehemiah and Tobiah the Ammonite making friends
c. With Nehemiah asking God to remember all the reforms he made to his credit

Scoring


 9 - 10      A     Excellent!
 7 -  8      B     Good!
 5 -  6      C     Fair!
 3 -  4      D     Poor!
 0 -  2      F     Good grief!