What is Ezra about?
Return to Jerusalem, rebuilding the temple and restoring community worship.
This page brings together selected questions about Ezra, with context, references and links for further study. The aim is not to impose a doctrinal interpretation, but to help you recognise what appears in the text and verify each answer in its cited passage.
What this quiz helps you practise
Questions span different difficulty levels and may cover names, places, narrative sequences, teachings, references and connections within the book itself.
Sample questions and answers
Open each question to reveal the answer, explanation and biblical reference.
In which testament is the book of Ezra found?
Reference: Ezra
Ezra is part of the Old Testament.
Which king of Persia permitted the exiles to return and rebuild the temple?
Reference: Ezra 1:1–4
Cyrus issued a proclamation allowing the temple to be rebuilt.
Who was the scribe skilled in the Law who returned to Jerusalem?
Reference: Ezra 7:6–10
Ezra was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses.
How to study Ezra
When studying Ezra, begin with the book’s structure and the immediate context of each passage. Place the material in Babylon and Jerusalem and within the period described as return from exile. Then compare recurring people, locations, speeches and events. The quiz uses short explanations and references so you can return to the text before accepting an answer.
Historical and geographical context
Period: Return from exile. Setting: Babylon and Jerusalem. These labels provide broad orientation and do not replace close study of each passage.