OT 730 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERIFED ANSWERS
\Q\.Ezra expressed a sense that the exile was not completely over because ___. - ANSWER-
✔They were still "slaves" in their own land
\Q\.Ezra considered the problem of ___ to be a serious threat to the religious identity of the
covenant people of Israel. - ANSWER-✔Intermarriage with foreign wives
\Q\.The author of Ezra-Nehemiah had a theological purpose in writing the books. - ANSWER-✔t
\Q\.One of the primary genres in Ezra-Nehemiah is _________. - ANSWER-✔Memoir
\Q\.Many of the reforms instituted under Ezra and Nehemiah are seen as the seeds of
______which was in full effect during the time of Jesus. - ANSWER-✔Pharisaism
\Q\.The time period in which Ezra-Nehemiah was written is generally classified as _______. -
ANSWER-✔Postexilic
\Q\.Nehemiah was unable to finish the completion of the walls of Jerusalem. - ANSWER-✔f
\Q\.One of the dominant theological themes in Ezra-Nehemiah is covenant renewal in the
postexilic community. - ANSWER-✔t
, \Q\.The Persian ruler that allowed the Jewish exiles to return home from Babylon was ___. -
ANSWER-✔Cyrus
\Q\.The second temple was more magnificent than the first temple built by Solomon. -
ANSWER-✔f
\Q\.Ezra and Nehemiah form a single book in the Hebrew Bible. - ANSWER-✔t
\Q\.Nehemiah undertook an initiative to do what in Jerusalem? - ANSWER-✔Rebuild the walls
around Jerusalem
\Q\.Ezra and Nehemiah came from the Persian city of ______________. - ANSWER-✔Susa
\Q\.Among those who made life difficult for Nehemiah was the Samaritan governor ___. -
ANSWER-✔Sanballat
\Q\.The exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem and generally maintained an optimistic and
confident outlook on their situation. - ANSWER-✔false
\Q\.The court records of Persian kings specifically mention Esther and Mordecai. - ANSWER-✔f
\Q\.The setting of the book of Esther is the ________ Empire in the mid-fifth century bc. -
ANSWER-✔Persian
\Q\.The method of ________, where the current state of affairs are turned around drastically, is
used in Esther to build the plot and convey the message of the story. - ANSWER-✔Plot Reversal
WITH 100% VERIFED ANSWERS
\Q\.Ezra expressed a sense that the exile was not completely over because ___. - ANSWER-
✔They were still "slaves" in their own land
\Q\.Ezra considered the problem of ___ to be a serious threat to the religious identity of the
covenant people of Israel. - ANSWER-✔Intermarriage with foreign wives
\Q\.The author of Ezra-Nehemiah had a theological purpose in writing the books. - ANSWER-✔t
\Q\.One of the primary genres in Ezra-Nehemiah is _________. - ANSWER-✔Memoir
\Q\.Many of the reforms instituted under Ezra and Nehemiah are seen as the seeds of
______which was in full effect during the time of Jesus. - ANSWER-✔Pharisaism
\Q\.The time period in which Ezra-Nehemiah was written is generally classified as _______. -
ANSWER-✔Postexilic
\Q\.Nehemiah was unable to finish the completion of the walls of Jerusalem. - ANSWER-✔f
\Q\.One of the dominant theological themes in Ezra-Nehemiah is covenant renewal in the
postexilic community. - ANSWER-✔t
, \Q\.The Persian ruler that allowed the Jewish exiles to return home from Babylon was ___. -
ANSWER-✔Cyrus
\Q\.The second temple was more magnificent than the first temple built by Solomon. -
ANSWER-✔f
\Q\.Ezra and Nehemiah form a single book in the Hebrew Bible. - ANSWER-✔t
\Q\.Nehemiah undertook an initiative to do what in Jerusalem? - ANSWER-✔Rebuild the walls
around Jerusalem
\Q\.Ezra and Nehemiah came from the Persian city of ______________. - ANSWER-✔Susa
\Q\.Among those who made life difficult for Nehemiah was the Samaritan governor ___. -
ANSWER-✔Sanballat
\Q\.The exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem and generally maintained an optimistic and
confident outlook on their situation. - ANSWER-✔false
\Q\.The court records of Persian kings specifically mention Esther and Mordecai. - ANSWER-✔f
\Q\.The setting of the book of Esther is the ________ Empire in the mid-fifth century bc. -
ANSWER-✔Persian
\Q\.The method of ________, where the current state of affairs are turned around drastically, is
used in Esther to build the plot and convey the message of the story. - ANSWER-✔Plot Reversal
