10b Flashcards
In what year did the northern kingdom of Israel fall?
a) 732 BCE
b) 726 BCE
c) 722 BCE
d) 705 BCE
c) 722 BCE
Which Assyrian king besieged Jerusalem during Hezekiah’s reign in 701 BCE?
a) Tiglath-Pileser
b) Sargon II
c) Sennacherib
d) Ashurbanipal
c) Sennacherib
According to the sources, which king of Judah is depicted as one of the good kings?
a) Manasseh
b) Amon
c) Jehoiakim
d) Hezekiah
d) Hezekiah
Who became the king of Northern Israel after Tiglath-Pileser conquered Damascus?
a) Ahaz
b) Hoseah
c) Hezekiah
d) Rezin
b) Hoseah
Hezekiah rebelled against Assyria after the death of which king?
a) Sennacherib
b) Tiglath-Pileser
c) Sargon II
d) Ashurbanipal
c) Sargon II
What was a significant religious reform undertaken by King Hezekiah?
a) Building new high places
b) Erecting altars for Baal
c) Centralization of worship in Jerusalem
d) Worshipping the host of heaven
c) Centralization of worship in Jerusalem
What did Sennacherib claim to have done to Hezekiah in Jerusalem?
a) Forced him into exile in Assyria
b) Made him the ruler of surrounding territories
c) Imprisoned him “like a bird in a cage”
d) Killed him in battle
c) Imprisoned him “like a bird in a cage”
Which king of Judah is described as the “most evil of kings” in the sources?
a) Josiah
b) Hezekiah
c) Amon
d) Manasseh
d) Manasseh
What was a key action undertaken by King Josiah as part of his reforms?
a) Forming an alliance with Assyria
b) Rebuilding the high places
c) Implementing nation-wide reforms after finding the Book of the Law
d) Submitting to the king of Egypt
c) Implementing nation-wide reforms after finding the Book of the Law
The Prophetess Huldah is noted for what significant action?
a) Leading the rebellion against Assyria
b) Marrying King Josiah
c) Authorizing the Book of the Law as legitimate scripture
d) Ordering the destruction of the high places
c) Authorizing the Book of the Law as legitimate scripture
Which empire rose to prominence after the decline of the Assyrian Empire?
a) Egyptian Empire
b) Median Empire
c) Babylonian Empire
d) Persian Empire
c) Babylonian Empire
In what year did the Babylonians conquer Jerusalem and deport Jehoiachin?
a) 609 BCE
b) 598 BCE
c) 587 BCE
d) 586 BCE
b) 598 BCE
Who was put on the throne of Judah by the Babylonians after they conquered Jerusalem in 598 BCE?
a) Jehoiakim
b) Jehoiachin
c) Zedekiah
d) Josiah
c) Zedekiah
In what year was Jerusalem and the temple destroyed by the Babylonians?
a) 605 BCE
b) 598 BCE
c) 586 BCE
d) 597 BCE
c) 586 BCE
The Syro-Ephraimite War involved an attack on Judah by which two kingdoms?
a) Assyria and Egypt
b) Babylon and Assyria
c) Israel and Syria
d) Egypt and Babylon
c) Israel and Syria
Which Judean king sought aid from Assyria during the Syro-Ephraimite War?
a) Hezekiah
b) Josiah
c) Ahaz
d) Manasseh
c) Ahaz
Which prophet argued against the belief that the temple would unconditionally save Jerusalem?
a) Isaiah
b) Ezekiel
c) Jeremiah
d) Huldah
c) Jeremiah
Jeremiah was known for advocating what course of action in the face of the Babylonian threat?
a) Forming a stronger alliance with Egypt
b) Launching a preemptive strike against Babylon
c) Surrendering to the Babylonians
d) Seeking help from the remaining Assyrian forces
c) Surrendering to the Babylonians
Which Judean king was killed in a battle with the Egyptians while attempting to gain Babylonian favor?
a) Hezekiah
b) Jehoiakim
c) Zedekiah
d) Josiah
d) Josiah
The reign of which king of Judah followed Hezekiah’s reign?
a) Josiah
b) Amon
c) Manasseh
d) Jehoiakim
c) Manasseh
