Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Walls: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Nehemiah left the Persian palace to rebuild the broken walls of Jerusalem. With prayer, hard work and courage, the wall was finished in 52 days.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Walls, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. What was Nehemiah's work in the Persian palace?
   A) The chief baker
   B) Captain of the guard
   C) The king's cupbearer
   D) The treasurer
2. Which king sent Nehemiah to Jerusalem?
   A) Cyrus
   B) Darius
   C) Nebuchadnezzar
   D) Artaxerxes
3. What news made Nehemiah weep?
   A) The wall of Jerusalem was broken down and its gates burned
   B) The king was sick
   C) His brother had died
   D) The temple was finished
4. What did Nehemiah do before answering the king's question?
   A) He fainted
   B) He prayed to the God of heaven
   C) He ran away
   D) He asked for gold
5. When did Nehemiah go out to view the broken walls?
   A) At noon
   B) On the Sabbath
   C) By night
   D) At the Passover
6. Which men mocked and opposed the building of the wall?
   A) Ezra and Zerubbabel
   B) Haman and Hegai
   C) Bigthan and Teresh
   D) Sanballat and Tobiah
7. How did the builders guard against attack?
   A) They worked with one hand and held a weapon in the other
   B) They built only at night
   C) They hired Persian soldiers
   D) They stopped building
8. In how many days was the wall finished?
   A) 40
   B) 52
   C) 7
   D) 70
9. Who read the book of the law to the people from a wooden pulpit?
   A) Nehemiah
   B) Haggai
   C) Ezra the scribe
   D) Zerubbabel
10. What did Nehemiah do when merchants sold goods in Jerusalem on the Sabbath?
    A) He taxed them
    B) He joined them
    C) He moved the market into the temple
    D) He had the gates shut before the Sabbath began

Answers

1. C) The king's cupbearer (Nehemiah 1:11)
2. D) Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 2:1)
3. A) The wall of Jerusalem was broken down and its gates burned (Nehemiah 1:3-4)
4. B) He prayed to the God of heaven (Nehemiah 2:4)
5. C) By night (Nehemiah 2:12-13)
6. D) Sanballat and Tobiah (Nehemiah 4:1-3)
7. A) They worked with one hand and held a weapon in the other (Nehemiah 4:17)
8. B) 52 (Nehemiah 6:15)
9. C) Ezra the scribe (Nehemiah 8:1-4)
10. D) He had the gates shut before the Sabbath began (Nehemiah 13:19)