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Book of Daniel

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the handwriting that appeared on the wall during the party say?

a)

Repent, repent before the mighty hand of God

b)

Surely, Surely, you have incurred God's wrath

c)

I am that I am

d)

Mene, Mene Tekel Parsin, which means your days have been numbered and found deficient, your kingdom will fall

2.

How did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego escape the sentence of being thrown into the fiery furnace, made seven times hotter than usual?

a)

There was a fourth man in the fire, and he looked like the son of God

b)

They didn't, they were burned to death

c)

There was an angelic force field around them

d)

Daniel prayed and the flames went out

3.

What were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's Hebrew names?

a)

Belteshazzar, Jehoiakim, and Arioch

b)

Cyrus, Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshezzar

c)

Ashpenaz, Daniel, and Judah

d)

Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah

4.

Who took over the kingdom after Belshazzar was defeated?

a)

The Northern kingdom of the Israelites

b)

The Babylonians

c)

The Mesopotamians

d)

The Medo-Persians

5.

Who is the next recorded king after Nebuchadnezzar?

a)

Belshazzar

b)

Cyrus

c)

Darius

d)

Belteshazzar

6.

What was King Nebuchadnezzar dream as interpreted by Daniel in the second chapter?

a)

A golden statue destroyed by a stone

b)

A statue with a gold head, silver chest and arms, bronze belly and thighs, and iron/clay feet and toes

c)

Seven fat cows eaten by seven skinny cows

d)

A statue with a gold head and chest, silver torso, bronze legs, and iron feet

7.

What punishment did Nebuchadnezzar receive for his pride?

a)

His kingdom was taken from him

b)

He was put into the fiery furnace

c)

He was driven away to a field and ate grass like the cattle

d)

He lost in battle

8.

Why was Daniel put into the lion's den?

a)

Advisors convinced the king to make a law that anyone who prayed to any but him would be punished, and then reported Daniel

b)

The king decided the lions needed a blood sacrifice

c)

Daniel was found to be taking money from the king's treasury

d)

Daniel refused to bow down and worship the golden statue

9.

What was King Nebuchadnezzar dream as interpreted by Daniel in the second chapter?

a)

A statue with a gold head and chest, silver torso, bronze legs, and iron feet

b)

A statue with a gold head and chest, silver torso, bronze legs, and iron feet

c)

Seven fat cows eaten by seven skinny cows

d)

A golden statue destroyed by a stone

10.

How did Daniel escape the lion's den?

a)

The angels taped their mouths shut

b)

They forgot to lock the door and Daniel escaped

c)

The God of Israel shut the mouths of the lions

d)

The lions thought he was too skinny and didn't bother with him

11.

In what two languages was Daniel written?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Greek

c)

Arabic

d)

Aramaic

12.

Where does most of Daniel take place?

a)

Israel

b)

Egypt

c)

Babylon

d)

Persia

13.

How many years were the Israelites exiled?

a)

400

b)

490

c)

77

d)

70

14.

In what year was Daniel exiled to Babylon?

a)

605 BC

b)

532 BC

c)

658 BC

d)

491 BC

15.

What Bible characters are first named in Daniel?

a)

Gabriel

b)

Cyrus

c)

Michael

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

16.

Daniel's first 69 "sevens" began at the decree to rebuild Jerusalem, and ended when...

a)

The Anointed One comes

b)

Rome conquers Greece

c)

The second temple is destroyed

d)

the "abomination of desolation" appears

17.

What major historical event took place the night of the "handwriting on the wall"?

a)

The Jews were allowed to return home

b)

Persia was conquered by Babylon

c)

Nebuchadnezzar was killed

d)

Babylon was conquered by Persia

18.

What are the 4 empires represented in the dream of the statue and the vision of the 4 beasts?

a)

Babylon

b)

Assyria

c)

Rome

d)

Greece

e)

Persia

19.

What is the correct order of the four empires discussed in Daniel?

a)

Persia, Babylon, Greece, Rome

b)

Babylon, Greece, Persia, Rome

c)

Greece, Persia, Babylon, Rome

d)

Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome

20.

Who was the most notable ruler of Babylon?

a)

Xerxes

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Cyrus

d)

Belshazzar

21.

Who united the Medes and the Persians and was mentioned by name about 150 years before his birth in Isaiah?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Cyrus

c)

Xerxes

d)

Darius

22.

Which Greek leader "conquered the known world" by age 33?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Darius the Great

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Julius Caesar

23.

Who came to plant the seed of His eternal kingdom during the fourth empire?

(a)  

24.

What 2 empires are represented by the ram and the goat in Daniel 8?

a)

Babylon

b)

Persia

c)

Greece

d)

Rome

25.

Into how many kingdoms did the Greek empire split?

a)

2

b)

12

c)

6

d)

4

26.

What series of wars took place between the kings of the north and south?

a)

The Diadochi Wars

b)

The Trojan Wars

c)

The Syrian Wars

d)

The Crusades

27.

What are the names of the northern and southern dynasties?

a)

Antiochus

b)

Seleucus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Macedon

28.

Which leader persecuted the Jews and is a possible foreshadowing of the antichrist?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Xerxes

29.

What two things did Antiochus do to "desolate" the temple?

a)

Destroyed the building

b)

Sacrificed a pig

c)

Set up a statue of Zeus

d)

Renamed it "the Temple of Antiochus"

30.

Which family led a revolt against Antiochus Epiphanes?

a)

the Seleucids

b)

the Ptolemies

c)

the Maccabees

d)

the Macedonians

31.

What Holiday commemorates the rededication of the temple under the Maccabees?

a)

Purim

b)

Passover

c)

Shabbat

d)

Hanukkah

32.

What was Hanukkah known as in the New Testament?

a)

the festival of Booths

b)

the festival of Trumpets

c)

Pentecost

d)

the festival of Dedication

33.

Bonus Question!

Which characters from the nativity story are a possible remnant from Daniel's Babylonian leadership?

a)

The Shepherds

b)

The Magi

c)

The line of Herod

d)

The Angels

34.

Why could the officials find no blemish in Daniel

a)

Because he was very kind

b)

Because he was trustworthy and God fearing , and neither negligent or corrupt

c)

Because he was obedient

d)

because he had great friendship with the king

35.

Who shut the mouth of the lions ?

a)

The Angel of God

b)

God

c)

King Darius