TOPIC: A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answers from the lettered options.
1. Which of the following actions showed that king David was a man after God’s own heart?
A.He laid in ambush against Saul in the wilderness of Ziph
B.He attacked Saul’s camp secretly when his spies gave him useful information
C. He ordered Abishai to slay Saul in his sleep.
D.He rejected the suggestion to slay Saul
E.He stealthily removed Saul’s spear and water jar
The correct answer is option [D].
2. “The sword devours now one and now another.” This statement was made by David in reaction to the death of __________.
A. Saul
B. Joab
C. Ishbosheth
D. Jonathan
E. Uriah
The correct answer is option [E].
2 Samuel 11:25. This statement was made after the death of Uriah. David planned the death of Uriah because the wanted to cover the sin he committed by sleeping with Uriah’s wife Bathsheba.
3. “The sword devours now one and now another.” This statement was David’s reaction to the death of __________.
A. Saul
B. Joab
C. Ishbosheth
D. Jonathan
E. Uriah
The correct answer is option [E]. David made this statement to Joab his commander.
4. After Abner’s death, David showed that he had sincerely forgiven him by ____________.
A. ordering the arrest of Joab who slew Abner
B. directing all Israel to bury Abner with honour
C. weeping and fasting for Abner for a whole day
D. Giving Abner’s son a place of honour in Israel
The correct answer is option [C].
5. When David learnt that the child born to him by Bethsheba had died, he ____________,
A. fasted and prayed for the dead
B. tore his robe and dismissed his court
C. anointed himself and worshipped the Lord
D. sought Nathan’s counsel on what to do next
The correct answer is option [C].
6. Which of the following best describes David’s attitude to Abner’s death?
A. Sincere shock
B. Gladness for death of an enemy
C. Hypocritical shock and disbelief
D. Disappointment for unrealized dreams
E. Thankfulness to God for his proven innocence
The correct answer is option [A].
TOPIC: CONCERN FOR ONE’S NATION
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answers from the lettered options.
1. Ezra was a scholar in the study of the_________.
A.History of Persia
B.politics of Persia
C. religious law of Hammurabi
D.law of Moses
The correct answer is option [D].
2. The king of Israel who witnessed the second deportation was _____________.
A. Jehoiachin
B. Zedekiah
C. Gedaliah
D. Jehoiakim
E. Hosea
The correct answer is option [A].
The Lord delivered Jehoiachin, King of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzer, King of Babylon.
3. Which two tribes in Israel led in the rebuilding of the temple after the exile?
A. Judah and Benjamin
B. Manasseh and Reuben
C. Naphtali and Joseph
D. Judah and Ehpraim
E. Simeon and Gad
The correct answer is option [A].
4. Cyrus, the king of Persia, declared that he had been charged to build a house in Jerusalem by _____________.
A. the god of the Persians
B. Nehemiah, the prophet
C. Ezra, the priest
D. The God of heaven
E. Jeremiah, the prophet
The correct answer is option [D].
5 During the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, the king in Judah was ______________.
A. Zedekiah
B. Jehoiachin
C. Jehoiah
D. Jehoahaz
The correct answer is option [A].
6. Which of the following is not a feature of the exiles during the reign of Cyrus?
A. The return was initiated by Nehemiah
B. Cyrus, king of Persia, acted under God’s inspiration
C. Cyrus’ action fulfilled Jeremiah’s prophecy
D. Acting as God’s agent, a foreigner showed favour to God’s people
E. None of the above
The correct answer is option [D].
7. Which one of the following people opposed the rebuilding of the temple?
A. Artaxerxes
B. Cyrus
C. Zerubabel
D. Sanballat
E. Jeremiah
The correct answer is option [D].
8. King Artaxerxes appointed Nehemiah as his __________.
A. personal steward
B. cupbearer
C. secretary
D. shield bearer
The correct answer is option [B].
9. Who opposed the rebuilding of the temple of Nehemiah?
A. Artaxerxes
B. Cyrus
C. Zerubabel
D. Sanballat
E. Sheshbazar
The correct answer is option [D].
10. Ezra was a scholar in the study of the _________.
A. history of Persia
B. politics of Persia
C. religious law of Hammarabi
D. law of Moses
The correct answer is option [D].
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