Select the letter of the correct answer.
1.)What apostasy (renunciation of a religious faith) as commanded by Antiochus was unacceptable to Mattathias and his family?
a.) erection of a statue of Baal in the temple of Jerusalem
b.) erection of statue of Zeus in yhe temple of Jerusalem
c.) erection of a statue of a golden calf in the temple of Jerusalem
2.) He is the prophet who personally experienced God's magnificence. It is from this holy experience and the concept of God's transcendence that he based his messages. Who was this prophet?
a.) Isaiah
b.) Joel
c.) Jeremiah
3.) Who was the king who destroyed the kingdom of Damascus and diveded the northern Israel into three Assyrian province ruled by Assyrian governors?
a.) Tiglath-Pileser III, King of Assyria
b.) Tiglath-Pileser I, King of Damascus
c.) Tiglath-Pileser II, King of Judah
4.) Nehemiah was later appointed by the king as the _____ of Judah and he strongly opposed mixed marriages. Chapter 13:25-27 records his acts against those who married foreign wives.
a.) Solicitor General
b.) General
c.) Governor
5.) This person was a Jew and discovered that the Jewish survivors were living amidst poverty and shame. The sad news about the destruction of the walls of Jerusalem moved him to ask the king to send him to Judah and rebuilt it. Who was this person?
a.) Jeremiah
b.) Nehemiah
c.) Ezra
