Nehemiah Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.What was Nehemiah's occupation in the palace of Shushan before he went to Jerusalem?
- A. The king's scribe
- B. The king's cupbearer
- C. The captain of the guard
- D. The chief musician
2.Who was the king that granted Nehemiah permission to return to Judah?
- A. Cyrus
- B. Darius
- C. Artaxerxes
- D. Ahasuerus
3.Which two men were the primary leaders of the opposition who mocked the Jews for building the wall?
- A. Sanballat and Tobiah
- B. Haman and Mordecai
- C. Balak and Balaam
- D. Sihon and Og
4.How many days did it take to finish the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem?
- A. Forty days
- B. Fifty-two days
- C. Seven months
- D. Twelve years
5.Because of the threat of enemies, how did the builders work on the wall?
- A. They worked only at night
- B. They hired mercenaries to protect them
- C. Every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon
- D. They built a secondary wall first
6.Who read the book of the law of Moses to the people from a pulpit of wood?
- A. Nehemiah
- B. Ezra the scribe
- C. Joshua the son of Nun
- D. Zadok the priest
7.What did the people do when Ezra opened the book of the law in the sight of all the people?
- A. They all sat down
- B. They all stood up
- C. They began to sing
- D. They fled in fear
8.Nehemiah told the people not to mourn or weep, for what was their strength?
- A. The walls of the city
- B. The joy of the LORD
- C. The gold of the treasury
- D. The might of their swords
9.Which feast did the children of Israel keep in the seventh month, dwelling in booths?
- A. The Feast of Passover
- B. The Feast of Pentecost
- C. The Feast of Tabernacles
- D. The Feast of Purim
10.What did Nehemiah do when he found that some were treading wine presses and selling victuals on the sabbath?
- A. He commanded the gates of Jerusalem to be shut
- B. He left the city in protest
- C. He burned their goods
- D. He increased their taxes
Answer Key
1.B. The king's cupbearer — Nehemiah 1:11 (KJV)
Nehemiah served as the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes.
2.C. Artaxerxes — Nehemiah 2:1 (KJV)
Artaxerxes the king noticed Nehemiah's sadness and granted his request.
3.A. Sanballat and Tobiah — Nehemiah 2:19 (KJV)
Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant mocked their efforts.
4.B. Fifty-two days — Nehemiah 6:15 (KJV)
The wall was finished in fifty and two days.
5.C. Every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon — Nehemiah 4:17 (KJV)
The builders labored with one hand and held a weapon in the other.
6.B. Ezra the scribe — Nehemiah 8:4 (KJV)
Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood and read the law.
7.B. They all stood up — Nehemiah 8:5 (KJV)
When Ezra opened the book, all the people stood up.
8.B. The joy of the LORD — Nehemiah 8:10 (KJV)
Nehemiah declared, 'for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'
9.C. The Feast of Tabernacles — Nehemiah 8:14 (KJV)
They found it written in the law that they should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month.
10.A. He commanded the gates of Jerusalem to be shut — Nehemiah 13:19 (KJV)
He commanded the gates be shut when it began to be dark before the sabbath.