ADVENTIST YOUTH MINISTRIES
LUVEVE DISTRICT BIBLE QUIZ
EZRA
EASY GO
5 MARKS
1. Which book precedes Ezra? 2 CHRONICLES
2. State the book that comes after Ezra. NEHEMIAH
3. How many verses are in the book of Ezra? 280
4. How many verses does the longest chapter contain? 70
5. Which prophet is mentioned in chapter 1:1? JEREMIAH
6. Who was Jeshua's father? JO'ZADAK 3:2
7. Who had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach his statutes and
ordinances in Israel? EZRA 7:10
8. Which king of Israel is mentioned in chapter 3? DAVID 3:10
9. The letter written by Bishlam and Mith'redath and Ta'be-el and the rest of their associates to Ar-ta-
xerx'es king of Persia was written in which language? ARAMAIC 4:7
10. What was the name of the river where Ezra and his companions encamped? AHA'VA 8:15
MINIMUM THINKING
10 MARKS
1. State the minerals mentioned in chapter 1. SILVER, GOLD 1:4,9-11
2. Which Babylonian king is mentioned in chapter 1? NEBUCHADNEZ'ZAR 1:7
3. What was Mith'redath's occupation? TREASURER 1:8
4. What was the name of She-al'ti-el's son? ZERUB'BABEL 3:2
5. The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a
priest to consult ---------- and ----------. URIM, THUMMIM 2:63
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6. Give the names of the prophets in chapter 5. HAGGAI, ZECHARI'AH 5:1
7. How did the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles celebrate
the dedication of the house of God? WITH JOY 6:16
8. State the musical instruments mentioned in chapter 3. TRUMPETS, CYMBALS 3:10
9. For l was ashamed to ask the king for a band of ---------- and ---------- to protect us against the enemy
on our way; since we had told the king, "The hand of our God is for good upon all that seek him, and the
power of his wrath is against all that forsake him." SOLDIERS, HORSEMEN 8:22
10. What was the name of the king who stopped the work on the temple? AR-TA-XERX'ES 4:21-24
MAXIMUM THINKING
15 MARKS
1. According to chapter 1,who was Cyrus? KING OF PERSIA 1:1
2. Who brought out the vessels of the house of the Lord which Nebuchadnez'zar had carried away from
Jerusalem? CYRUS THE KING 1:7
3. With his money, then, you shall with all diligence buy ----------,----------, and ----------, with their cereal
offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them upon the altar of the house of your God
which is in Jerusalem. BULLS, RAMS, LAMBS 7:17
4. Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and made them afraid to build, and
hired ---------- against them to ---------- their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the
reign of ---------- king of Persia. COUNSELLORS, FRUSTRATE, DARIUS 4:5
5. How is the cith Jerusalem described in chapter 4? REBELLIOUS AND WICKED CITY 4:12
6. They also delivered the king's ---------- to the king's ---------- and to the ---------- of the province Beyond
the River; and they aided the people and the house of God. COMMISSIONS, SATRAPS, GOVERNORS
8:36
7. From the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt; and for our iniquities we, our
kings, and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the ----------, to ----------,
to ----------, and to utter shame, as at this day. SWORD, CAPTIVITY, PLUNDERING 9:7
8. According to chapter 7, Ezra occupied which positions? PRIEST, SCRIBE 7:11
9. Where was the search for the stored documents made? BABYLONIA, IN THE HOUSE OF THE
ARCHIVES 6:1
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10. What were the measurements for the house of God at Jerusalem? HEIGHT SIXTY CUBITS, BREADTH
SIXTY CUBITS 6:3
CRACK MY HEAD
20 MARKS
1. What was Cyrus charged to do? BUILD THE LORD'S HOUSE 1:2
2. Who was Sheshbaz'zar? THE PRINCE OF JUDAH 1:8
3. How many people returned to Jerusalem with Zerub'babel? 42 360 2:64
4. When did Ahasu-e'rus write an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem? AT THE
BEGINNING OF HIS REIGN 4:6
5. Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgement be strictly executed
upon him, whether for ---------- or for ---------- or for ---------- of his goods or for ----------. DEATH,
BANISHMENT, CONFISCATION, IMPRISONMENT 7:26
6. The ------------,the ----------, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem and it's ----------; and the singers,
the ----------, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all Israel lived in their towns. PRIESTS,
LEVITES, VICINITY, GATEKEEPERS 2:70
7. How old were the Levites who were appointed to have the oversight of the work of the house of the
Lord? TWENTY YEARS OLD AND UPWARD 3:8
8. Now be it known to the king that, if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay
----------, -----------, or ----------, and the royal ---------- will be impaired. TRIBUTE, CUSTOM, TOLL, REVENUE
4:1
9. When did Ezra and his companions depart from the river Aha'va, to go to Jerusalem? ON THE
TWELFTH DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH 8:31
10. The whole was ---------- and ----------, and the ---------- of everything was ----------. COUNTED,
WEIGHED, WEIGHT, RECORDED 8:34
GRANITE HARD
25 MARKS
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1. State the last five words in Ezra. THEM AWAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN 10:44
2. In accordance with Ezra 1:2, what was Cyrus the king of Persia given? ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE
EARTH
3. Who gave Cyrus all the kingdoms of the earth? THE LORD, THE GOD OF HEAVEN 1:2
4. State any five nationalities mentioned in chapter 9. CANAANITES, HITTITES, PER'IZZITES, JEB'USITES,
AMMONITES, MOABITES, EGYPTIANS, AMORITES 9:1
5. When l heard this, I rent my ----------, and my ----------, and pulled hair from my ---------- and -----------,
and sat ----------. GARMENTS, MANTLE, HEAD, BEARD, APPALLED 9:3
6. And whatever is needed young bulls, ----------, or ---------- for burnt offerings to the God of heaven,
----------, salt, ----------, or ----------, as the priests at Jerusalem require let that be given to them day by day
without fail. RAMS, SHEEP, WHEAT, WINE, OIL 6:9
7. When did the returned exiles keep the passover? ON THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH
6:19
8. We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose ----------, ----------, or ---------- upon any one of
the priests, the Levites, the ----------, the ----------, the temple servants, or other servants of this house of
God. TRIBUTE, CUSTOM, TOLL, SINGERS, DOORKEEPERS 7:24
9. So they gave money to the ----------- and the ----------, and food, drink, and oil to the ----------- and the
---------- to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to ----------, according to the grant which they had
from Cyrus king of Persia. MASONS, CARPENTERS, SIDO'NIANS, TYRIANS, JOPPA 3:7
10. Why did Ezra spend the night in the chamber of Jeho-ha'nan the son of Eli'ashib neither eating bread
nor drinking water? HE WAS MOURNING OVER THE FAITHLESSNESS OF THE EXILES 10:6
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