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Week 10 - The Book of Daniel (Daniel 1-12)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT one of the "children of Israel" that were taken into Babylon for training, as recorded in Daniel 1?

a)

Hananiah

b)

Azariah

c)

Mishael

d)

Adonjiah

2.

As part of their assimilation into Babylonian culture, the young men being trained to work in the service of the king were given Babylonian names. What was offensive about their new names?

a)

They replaced names referring to God (Yahweh, El) with names referring to the false gods of the Babylonians

b)

Their new names contained references to slavery, lowliness, and inferiority to those they would serve

c)

Their new names were derogatory, with references to dogs, swine, and plague

d)

They were difficult to pronounce properly in their native tongue

3.

Why would Daniel not eat of the king's food and drink of his wine?

a)

He purposed in his heart not to defile himself

b)

He swore an oath of fasting and prayer until he was delivered from exile

c)

He had severe dairy and gluten allergies

d)

He wanted his appearance to be haggard so that Nebuchadnezzar would not choose him to serve in his court

4.

In Nebuchadnezzar's troubling dream, what was represented by the stone that was cut out without hands?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian Empire

b)

The Medo-Persian Empire that would conquer Babylon

c)

The Roman Empire that would be stronger than all the empires before it

d)

The kingdom which shall never be destroyed

5.

Why were Daniel's friends sentenced to death by burning in the furnace?

a)

They were caught praying to God after a royal decree prohibiting such prayers

b)

They could not interpret Nebuchadnezzar's dream

c)

Nebuchadnezzar was furious with their interpretation of his dream

d)

They would not bow down to the statue that Nebuchadnezzar made

6.

Which of these are we NOT told Nebuchadnezzar witnessed with regard to God's deliverance of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego from the furnace?

a)

Their hair and garments weren't singed

b)

They didn't smell of smoke

c)

There was a fourth figure walking around in the fire with them

d)

They sang praises to Jehovah in the midst of the flames

7.

In Daniel 5, who was holding a great feast when the hand appeared, writing on the wall?

a)

Belshazzar

b)

Belteshazzar

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Nabonidus

8.

The interpretation of the writing on the wall, "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin," was a foretelling of what TWO things?

a)

The immediate end to the Neo-Babylonian Empire

b)

The imminent death of Nebuchadnezzar

c)

The ushering in of Greek rule

d)

The ushering in of Medo-Persian rule

9.

Who was it that (reluctantly) put Daniel in the den of lions for praying to God?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Belshazzar

c)

Darius

d)

Cyrus the Great

10.

As prophesied, Nebuchadnezzar was "driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with dew from heaven till his hair had grown like eagles' feathers and his nails like birds' claws." Why was he punished in this way? (Daniel 4)

a)

Pride

b)

Idolatry

c)

Harsh treatment of the exiles

d)

Desecration of the temple

11.

Which of these was NOT one of Nebuchadnezzar's responses to Daniel's interpretation of his dream about the statue?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar bowed before Daniel

b)

He demanded an offering and incense be brought to Daniel

c)

He made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon

d)

He gave his daughter to Daniel to be his wife

12.

Place these kingdoms/empires in order of their rule/dominance, from earliest to most recent.

a)

Neo-Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek, Roman

b)

Neo-Babylonian, Greek, Medo-Persian, Roman

c)

Medo-Persian, Neo-Babylonian, Roman, Greek

d)

Greek, Neo-Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Roman