Daniel and Babylon Quiz

1. Daniel and his three friends were taken captive to Babylon from which city?

1. Hebron
2. Jerusalem
3. Nineveh
4. Samaria

2. What were the Babylonian names given to Daniel and his three friends?

1. Belshazzar, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
2. Belteshazzar, Arioch, Meshach, and Azariah
3. Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
4. Nebuzaradan, Arioch, Ashpenaz, and Abednego

3. Daniel and his friends refused the king's food. What did Daniel propose as an alternative test?

1. They would eat only bread and salt for a month
2. They would eat only foods approved by the Mosaic Law
3. They would eat only vegetables and drink only water for ten days
4. They would fast completely for seven days

4. Nebuchadnezzar's great statue in his dream had a head of gold. What did the head of gold represent?

1. The Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar
2. The coming Messiah's kingdom
3. The entire history of human civilisation
4. The Persian Empire

5. In Nebuchadnezzar's dream, what destroyed the great statue?

1. A fire that melted all the metals simultaneously
2. A great flood of water
3. A stone not cut by human hands that struck the statue's feet
4. Lightning from heaven

6. How tall was the golden statue Nebuchadnezzar built that everyone was commanded to worship?

1. 30 cubits high and 3 cubits wide
2. 40 cubits high and 4 cubits wide
3. 60 cubits high and 6 cubits wide
4. 90 cubits high and 9 cubits wide

7. When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the furnace, what did the king see inside?

1. The fire went out immediately when they entered
2. The men kneeling in prayer in the fire
3. Three men and an angelic being — a fourth man — walking in the fire
4. Two men walking in the fire unharmed

8. What happened to the soldiers who threw the three men into the furnace?

1. They became believers in God
2. They were blinded by the light from the furnace
3. They were killed by the intense heat of the fire
4. They were promoted for their obedience to the king

9. Nebuchadnezzar suffered a divinely sent illness described as what in Daniel 4?

1. He became mute and deaf for seven years
2. He developed a mental illness and lived like a wild animal
3. He lost his eyesight and had to be led by servants
4. He was struck with leprosy and banished from Babylon

10. The famous writing on the wall appeared during whose banquet in Babylon?

1. Belshazzar's
2. Cyrus the Persian's
3. Darius the Mede's
4. Nebuchadnezzar's

11. What did the writing on the wall (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin) mean when Daniel interpreted it?

1. The gods have measured your days, found you worthy, and established your throne
2. You are the greatest king, but a greater one is coming, and he will rule the world
3. Your kingdom is blessed, your enemies defeated, and your kingdom will endure forever
4. Your kingdom is numbered, you have been weighed and found wanting, and your kingdom is divided

12. Who cast Daniel into the lions' den and what was their motive?

1. Belshazzar, as punishment for interpreting the writing on the wall
2. Jealous administrators and satraps, who tricked King Darius into signing an edict
3. King Darius, because Daniel refused to bow to him
4. The Babylonian priests, who resented Daniel's God

13. After Daniel survived the lions' den, what did King Darius do to his accusers?

1. He banished them from the kingdom
2. He forced them to bow before Daniel's God
3. He had them and their families thrown into the lions' den
4. He imprisoned them in the same den for one night

14. Daniel's vision in chapter 7 features four great beasts. What did the fourth beast have that was different from the others?

1. Eyes of fire and a human-sounding voice
2. Seven heads and a crown of pure gold
3. Ten horns and iron teeth
4. Wings like an eagle and claws like a bear

15. What is the 'abomination of desolation' referenced in Daniel?

1. A pagan altar or act of desecration set up in the holy place
2. The destruction of the Temple by Nebuchadnezzar
3. The final judgment at the end of time
4. The statue Nebuchadnezzar erected in Daniel 3

16. In Daniel 9, Daniel prays a lengthy prayer of repentance. What prompted this prayer?

1. A vision of the future he did not understand
2. An angel's rebuke for his sin
3. Reading Jeremiah's prophecy that Jerusalem's desolation would last 70 years
4. The death of King Belshazzar and the fall of Babylon

17. Which angel came to Daniel in response to his prayer in Daniel 9?

1. Gabriel
2. Michael
3. Raphael
4. The Angel of the Lord

18. Daniel's final vision (chapters 10–12) was received in the reign of which Persian king?

1. Artaxerxes
2. Cambyses
3. Cyrus the Persian
4. Darius the Mede

19. Daniel 12 contains one of the clearest Old Testament references to what future event?

1. The birth of the Messiah
2. The bodily resurrection of the dead
3. The destruction of Jerusalem
4. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit

20. Approximately how many years did Daniel serve in the Babylonian/Persian court throughout his life?

1. 20 years
2. 40 years
3. 60 years
4. Over 70 years