ABC and Cyrus Exam Questions

Question 1

After Solomon’s death, his son and successor,_______________, traveled North to the Israelite tribal center at Shechem in order to secure the continued allegiance of the northern tribes.

Answer 1

Rehoboam

Question 2

Jeroboam established worship centers at Dan and ______________.

Answer 2

Bethel

Question 3

Pharaoh _____________ invasion of Judah is briefly described in the Bible, but his own inscriptions document it more fully.

Answer 3

Shishak

Question 4

King ___________ purchased the hill of Shemer and built a new capital there at Samaria.

Answer 4

Omri

Question 5

Ahab’s building of a temple and altar in Samaria for Jezebel’s God ___________ indicates that external influences on the northern kingdom were religious as well.

Answer 5

Baal

Question 6

There were at least ___________ battles between Israel and the Arameans - several occurring near the strategic city of Ramoth-Gilead.

Answer 6

Thirteen

Question 7

____________ staged a coup, executing the king, Jezebel, and all the descendants of Omri/Ahab as well as the priests and worshippers of Baal.

Answer 7

Jehu

Question 8

Asa’s successor, _______________, instituted religious and legal reforms.

Answer 8

Jehoshaphat

Question 9

Jehoram married _______________, a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel.

Answer 9

Athaliah

Question 10

____________ began a number of religious reforms.

Answer 10

Joash

Question 11

When the territories controlled by the judge an King Azariah/Uzziah and those controlled by Jeroboam II are considered together, their combined area almost reached _____________ proportions.

Answer 11

Solomonic

Question 12

With the death of _________ in 715 BC, Hezekiah’s sole rule began.

Answer 12

Ahaz

Question 13

In the biblical text, ______________, Hezekiah’s successor, is primarily noted for the pagan religious rites that he reinstituted in Judah - including high places, alters for Baals, making an Asherah pole, worshipping the hosts of heaven, making children pass through the fire, and placing idols in the temple.

Answer 13

Manesseh

Question 14

In 609 BC, as Pharaoh _____________ was heading north to assist the Assyrians, Josiah, evidently siding with the Babylonians, tried to impede his march at Megiddo. There the godly Judean king was killed.

Answer 14

Neco

Question 15

King ______________ ruled for only three months (598-597 BC) and presided over the fall of the city.

Answer 15

Jeholachin

Question 16

When the Egyptian king Hophra/Apries (589-570 BC) led a military expedition to Tyre and Sidon, _______________ joined in a revolt against Babylon.

Answer 16

Zedekiah

Question 17

_______________ was appointed governor of those who remained in the land.

Answer 17

Gedaliah

Question 18

____________ captured Babylon in 539 BC and was hailed as a liberator, treating the populace with leniency.

Answer 18

Cyrus

Question 19

The second phase of the return back to Israel was lead by _____________ . Work on the temple was completed by 516 BC.

Answer 19

Zerubbabel

Question 20

During the reign of Darius in 490 BC a Persian army invading Greece was defeated at a battle location called ______________.

Answer 20

Marathon