The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel was written during which period

• The Babylonia Exile

• The 1st Century A.D.

• The 5th Century B.C.

• The attack by the Syrian Greeks

The stories of Susanna, Bel, and the Dragon are part of a group of books of the Old Testament that Catholics call

• Apocrypha

• Novellas

• Deutercanonical

• Wisdom books

The prophet Daniel probably actually lived

• In the 6th Century B.C.

• During the time of KIng David around 1000 B.C.

• In the 2nd Century B.C.

• In the 1st Century during the time of Jesus

One of the unique features of the Book of Daniel is that part of it is written in a type of writing called

• acrostic Poetry

• apocalyptic

• prose

• parables

The most likely audience of the Book of Daniel is

• corrupt people during the split of the kingdom

• 6th Century Jews who bowed down to pagan idols

• 2nd Century B.C. Jews who were being persecuted

• unkown

What is the setting of the Book of Daniel?

• The attack by the Syrian Greeks under Antiochus IV Epiphanes

• The Babylonian Exile

• The split of the Kingdom

• The coming of Jesus

In which chapter of Daniel can we find the prayer of Azariah?

• Chapter 3

• Chapter 6

• Chapter 12

• Chapter 15

Who is thrown in the furnace in Chapter 3 of the Book of Daniel for refusing to worship the golden statue?

• Daniel

• King Nebuchadnezzar

• Shadrach, Mishach, and Abednego

• Susanna

In Chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel, why is Daniel thrown into the lion's den?

• For refusing to worship a pagan idol

• For praying to God

• For lying to the king's ministers

• For being a Jew

In Chapter 13 of the Book of Daniel, how is Susanna saved from death?

• God keeps the lions from devouring her

• An angel keeps her safe from the fire of the furnace

• Daniel's wisdom catches two elders in a lie

• God moves the ministers to have a change of heart