People and Places: Multiple Choice:

What was the name of the only woman who reigned over the nation of Judah?

(a) Esther: (b) Jezebel; or (c) Athaliah.

(c) Athaliah (2Kings 11:1-3).

She was able to take power because her son Ahaziah had been killed while reigning over Judah. She attempted to kill all the living heirs, but failed in her plan.

Multiple Choice:
Who was the king of Israel when the nation was overthrown and taken captive by Assyria?

(a) Ahaz; (b) Hoshea; or (c) Jechoniah.The Assyria kingdom

(b) Hoshea (2 Kings 17:5,6 ).

Israel was taken captive by Assyria about one hundred fifty years before Judah was taken captive by Babylon (25:1).

People and Places: Multiple Choice:

What place did Elijah prophesy for the death of Jezebel?

(a) Samaria; (b) Jezreel; or (c) Jehu.

(b) Jezreel (1Kings 21:23 ).

She died violently. First Kings 21: 25 says that Ahab sold himself to do more evil than any other king because Jezebel his wife incited him.
Question:

Who was taken up in a chariot of fire and a whirlwind?Elijah (2 Kings 2:11 ).

Elijah was one of two men in the Old Testament who were taken by God and did not die.
The other was Enoch (Gen. 5 : 24 ).

People and Places: Multiple Choice:

What prophet fore-told that King Ahab would die at Ramoth Gilead?

(a) Elijah; (b) Micaiah; or (c) Micah.(b) Micaiah (1Kings 22:13-23).
He spoke the truth when all the other prophets were prophesying falsely.
God always had some prophets who refused to bow to the pressure of a wicked king.

People and Places: Multiple Choice:

On what mountain did Elijah confront the prophets of Baal?

(a) Mount Gerizim; (b) Mount Sinai; or (c) Mount Carmel.

(c) Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:20-40).

Multiple Choice:

What prophet found the Lord coming to him in "a still small voice"?

(a) Jeremiah; (b) Isaiah; or (c) Elijah.
(c) Elijah (1Kings 19 ; 11-13).

People and Places: Question:

Ahab was one of the most wicked kings of Israel. He had an equally wicked wife. What was her name?

Jezebel (1 Kings 16:29-31 ).

It was this same Jezebel who later sought to kill Elijah (19:1-3.

Multiple Choice:

God told Elijah to hide himself so Ahab would not find him. By what stream was he told to hide?

(a) The Brook Kidron; (b) The Brook Cherith; or (c) The Brook Kishon.(b) The Brook Cherith (1Kings 17:3 ),
which flowed into the Jordan River.

People and Places: Multiple Choice:

Who was to succeed Solomon as king of all Israel?

(a) Jeroboam; (b) Ahaz; or (c) Rehoboam.

(c) Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:1

He turned the people against him and lost the ten northern tribes of Israel.
Multiple Choice:
Jeroboam was the first king of Israel after the nation was divided. From what city did he rule?

(a) Shechem; (b) Samaria; or (c) Sidon.(a) Shechem (1 Kings 12:25

Shechem actually means ridge.

People and Places: Multiple Choice:

From what country did Solomon get cedar and cypress logs to build the temple?

(a) Syria (b) Assyria; or (c) Lebanon.

(c) Lebanon (1Kings 5 : 6-9 ).

There was peace between Israel and Lebanon during the reigns of David and Solomon.

"Old Cedars of Lebanon"
Fill in the blank:

The queen of --------- came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions. Sheba (1 Kings 10:1)