Book of Nehemiah Quiz

1. What was Nehemiah's job in the Persian court?

1. Army commander
2. Cupbearer to the king
3. Royal scribe
4. Treasurer

2. What did King Artaxerxes notice about Nehemiah?

1. He had spilled wine
2. He was ill
3. He was late
4. His face was sad

3. When did Nehemiah inspect Jerusalem's walls?

1. At a feast
2. At night
3. At noon
4. On the Sabbath

4. Which of these was one of Nehemiah's main opponents?

1. Haman the Agagite
2. Hiram of Tyre
3. Sanballat the Horonite
4. Tattenai the governor

5. How long did it take to rebuild Jerusalem's wall?

1. Fifty-two days
2. Forty days
3. One year
4. Seven years

6. What were wealthy Jews doing to their poorer neighbours?

1. Charging them interest
2. Refusing to work
3. Selling idols
4. Stealing their sheep

7. What did Ezra stand on to read the Book of the Law?

1. A high wooden platform
2. A stone altar
3. The city wall
4. The temple steps

8. What did Nehemiah tell the weeping people is their strength?

1. The joy of the LORD
2. The king's favour
3. Their new wall
4. Their weapons

9. Which festival did the people celebrate in shelters after hearing the law?

1. Passover
2. Purim
3. Tabernacles
4. Weeks

10. Who led the long prayer of confession in Nehemiah 9?

1. Nehemiah alone
2. Sanballat
3. The king
4. The Levites

11. What did the people do with their binding agreement in Nehemiah 9 and 10?

1. Buried it
2. Burned it
3. Put their seals on it
4. Sent it to Persia

12. How was the completed wall dedicated?

1. With a battle
2. With a royal visit
3. With silence
4. With two great choirs

13. What did Nehemiah throw out of the temple storeroom?

1. The grain
2. The idols
3. The money changers
4. Tobiah's belongings

14. What is Nehemiah's last prayer in the book?

1. Bless this city
2. Destroy my enemies
3. Forgive my people
4. Remember me with favour

15. How did Nehemiah describe God at the start of his first prayer?

1. Angry and just
2. Distant and silent
3. Great and awesome
4. Young and strong

16. What did Tobiah say would break down the wall if it climbed on it?

1. A bird
2. A child
3. A fox
4. A goat

17. What did Nehemiah do before answering the king's question about his request?

1. Asked the queen
2. Bowed seven times
3. Prayed to God
4. Wrote a letter

18. What happened to priests who could not find their family records?

1. Allowed to serve anyway
2. Excluded from the priesthood
3. Made governors
4. Sent back to Babylon

19. What did Nehemiah refuse to take as governor?

1. A guard
2. A house
3. A wife
4. The governor's food allowance

20. What did Nehemiah do to men who had married foreign women?

1. Banished them
2. Fined them
3. Ignored them
4. Pulled out their hair

21. Where was Nehemiah when he heard about Jerusalem?

1. Babylon
2. Ecbatana
3. Jerusalem
4. Susa

22. Who brought Nehemiah news of Jerusalem's trouble?

1. A royal messenger
2. Ezra
3. His brother Hanani
4. Sanballat

23. What did Nehemiah do for some days after hearing the news?

1. Hired builders
2. Mourned, fasted and prayed
3. Rode to Jerusalem
4. Wrote to Ezra

24. Who was keeper of the king's forest that supplied the timber?

1. Asaph
2. Hanani
3. Hiram
4. Tobiah

25. Who rebuilt the Sheep Gate?

1. Eliashib the high priest
2. Ezra
3. Nehemiah
4. Shallum

26. Who worked on the wall alongside their father Shallum?

1. His daughters
2. His servants
3. The goldsmiths
4. The Levites

27. How did the builders work while threatened?

1. Behind locked gates
2. Only at night
3. With a weapon in one hand
4. With hired soldiers

28. What was the trumpet signal for in Nehemiah 4?

1. Begin prayer
2. Open the gates
3. Rally where it sounded
4. Stop work

29. Where did Sanballat and Geshem invite Nehemiah to meet them?

1. Jericho
2. Samaria
3. Susa
4. The plain of Ono

30. How did Nehemiah answer the invitation to meet his enemies?

1. Come to Jerusalem
2. I am doing a great work
3. I will come later
4. Send me gold first

31. Where did Shemaiah urge Nehemiah to hide?

1. In a cave
2. In Susa
3. Inside the temple
4. Under the wall

32. What did the enemies realise when the wall was finished?

1. God had helped
2. It would fall soon
3. Persia had paid
4. They had been tricked

33. At which gate did the people gather to hear Ezra read the law?

1. The Dung Gate
2. The Fish Gate
3. The Sheep Gate
4. The Water Gate

34. What did the Levites do as the law was read?

1. Explained its meaning
2. Guarded the gates
3. Played trumpets
4. Wrote copies

35. How were people chosen to live in Jerusalem?

1. By lot, one in ten
2. By the king
3. By tribe
4. The richest families

36. What did Nehemiah do to stop trading on the Sabbath?

1. Arrested the king
2. Built a market
3. Burned the goods
4. Shut the city gates

37. Which language did some children of mixed marriages speak?

1. Aramaic
2. Egyptian
3. Greek
4. The language of Ashdod

38. How long did Nehemiah serve as governor in his first term?

1. Fifty-two days
2. Forty years
3. Seven years
4. Twelve years