Old Testament Survey Quiz on Ezra, Nehemiah, And Esther Leave a Comment / By Curtis Jackson / July 3, 2026 Old Testament Survey Quiz on Ezra, Nehemiah, And Esther Ezra, Nehemiah, And Esther 1 / 20 foretold the Jews would be captives in a foreign land for seventy years. Check 2 / 20 The period of the Babylonian Captivity began in B.C. Check 3 / 20 The second group of captives was taken to Babylon in B.C. Check 4 / 20 , king of Babylon, destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Check 5 / 20 The Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Medes and in 539 B.C. Check 6 / 20 King permitted the Jews to return to their homeland. Check 7 / 20 was the leader of the first group to return. Check 8 / 20 The Babylonian Captivity lasted from 606 B.C. to B.C. Check 9 / 20 reorganized the temple worship. Check 10 / 20 rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. Check 11 / 20 The book of tells how a Jewish girl came to be the queen of Persia. Check 12 / 20 Esther was raised by a relative named . Check 13 / 20 was hanged on a gallows he had built for Mordecai. Check 14 / 20 Esther and are the only books in the Bible named after a woman. Check 15 / 20 Ezra was a descendant of King David. True False 16 / 20 Jews were taken into Babylon three different times. True False 17 / 20 If one approached a Persian king without being invited, he could be killed. True False 18 / 20 Mordecai was hanged on the gallows he had built for Haman. True False 19 / 20 Many Bible students believe Ezra began synagogues. True False 20 / 20 Ezra demanded the Jews come out of their unscriptural marriages. True False Your score is
