Bible Quiz on Daniel
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. In Daniel 8, the ram with two horns is explicitly interpreted as representing which kingdoms?
Greece and Rome
Babylon and Egypt
Media and Persia
Assyria and Babylon
2. According to the heavenly messenger in Daniel 10, what delayed his arrival to Daniel?
Daniel had ended his fast too early
The prince of the kingdom of Persia resisted him
Gabriel was interpreting another king’s dream
Cyrus had prohibited heavenly messages
3. In Nebuchadnezzar’s statue dream, which material came immediately after the silver chest and arms?
Bronze
Gold
Iron
Iron mixed with clay
4. In Daniel’s vision of four beasts, who takes his seat as the heavenly court convenes?
The prince of Persia
Nebuchadnezzar
The Ancient of Days
Michael the great prince
5. Who is described in Daniel 12 as the great prince associated with Daniel’s people?
Michael
Cyrus
Darius
Gabriel
6. What Babylonian name was given to Daniel when he entered the king’s service?
Abednego
Shadrach
Meshach
Belteshazzar
7. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the fiery furnace. What does the account indicate about Daniel’s role in that event?
Daniel was thrown in but emerged before them
Daniel is not named among those thrown into the furnace
Daniel interpreted a vision inside the furnace
Daniel persuaded the king to cool the furnace
8. Nebuchadnezzar dreamed of a great tree that was cut down. According to Daniel’s interpretation, what experience awaited the king?
He would flee Babylon during a seven-year famine
He would lose his kingdom permanently to his son
He would be imprisoned for refusing to worship the statue
He would live like a beast until he acknowledged God’s sovereignty
9. Near the end of the book, what instruction is Daniel given concerning the words he has received?
Shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end
Explain every detail publicly to the Babylonian court
Translate the visions into the language of the Medes
Send copies immediately to every province
10. A royal decree temporarily forbids petitions to anyone except the king. Which action most closely matches Daniel’s response?
He prays only in secret after midnight
He stops praying until the decree expires
He publicly asks the king to become his prayer mediator
He continues praying three times a day as he had done before
11. During Belshazzar’s feast, what did the word translated as “Tekel” declare about the king?
His kingdom had been numbered and brought to an end
He had been chosen to restore Jerusalem
His kingdom would be divided between two heirs
He had been weighed on the scales and found wanting
12. Suppose a captive serving in a foreign court wants to avoid royal provisions without beginning a confrontation. Which approach best reflects Daniel’s action in chapter 1?
Request a ten-day test using vegetables and water
Refuse all food until the king changes the policy
Secretly discard the food while pretending to eat it
Leave the training program and return to manual labor
13. Which comparison accurately distinguishes Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace decree from Darius’s lions’ den decree?
Both decrees required everyone to worship a royal statue
Nebuchadnezzar prohibited prayer, while Darius required worship of an image
Nebuchadnezzar demanded worship of an image, while Darius’s decree restricted petitions to any god or person except himself
Both decrees targeted Daniel by name before they were issued
14. What did Daniel and his companions request instead of the king’s food and wine during their trial period?
Bread and milk
Fish and unleavened bread
Vegetables and water
Fruit and diluted wine
15. Daniel declares that God “changes times and seasons” and “deposes kings and raises up others.” What prompted this praise?
Daniel was released from the lions’ den
God revealed Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and its meaning to Daniel
Cyrus permitted the exiles to return home
Belshazzar offered Daniel authority in the kingdom
16. What was Daniel doing before Gabriel explained the prophecy of the seventy weeks?
Interpreting a dream for Darius
Praying and confessing sin concerning his people and Jerusalem
Teaching Babylon’s wise men about the law
Preparing to return to Jerusalem with the exiles