Book of Daniel Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What Babylonian name was given to Daniel?
Belteshazzar
Abednego
Meshach
Ashpenaz
2. Which set correctly matches the Babylonian names of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Belteshazzar, Arioch, and Ashpenaz
Cyrus, Darius, and Belshazzar
Gabriel, Michael, and Arioch
3. In Daniel 10, the heavenly messenger says he was delayed for twenty-one days by whom?
The commander of Babylon
The prince of the Persian kingdom
The king of Greece
The chief of the royal magicians
4. In the courtroom scene of Daniel 7, what is given to the humanlike figure described as “one like a son of man”?
A command to rebuild the temple immediately
Dominion, glory, and an everlasting kingdom
The power to interpret every royal dream
Control of Babylon for seventy years
5. If an artist follows Daniel 6 closely, toward which city should Daniel face while praying at his open windows?
Susa
Babylon
Jerusalem
Nineveh
6. In Daniel’s vision in chapter 7, what emerges from the turbulent sea?
Four chariots
Twelve winged lions
Seven lampstands
Four great beasts
7. In Daniel 8, a male goat from the west defeats a two-horned ram. Which empire does the interpreting angel associate with the goat?
Greece
Media
Persia
Babylon
8. According to Daniel 1, to which city were Daniel and other Judean captives taken?
Damascus
Nineveh
Susa
Babylon
9. Daniel’s study of Jeremiah’s prophecy about Jerusalem’s seventy years leads directly to which response in Daniel 9?
A request to enter the lions’ den
A journey back to Jerusalem
Construction of a new altar in Babylon
Prayer, fasting, and confession
10. At Belshazzar’s feast, Daniel interprets the writing as saying the kingdom has been numbered, weighed, and divided. To whom is it to be given?
The Egyptians and Assyrians
The Medes and Persians
The Greeks and Romans
The Judeans and Phoenicians
11. Why was Daniel thrown into the lions’ den?
He refused to interpret the king’s dream
He would not eat food from the king’s table
He continued praying to God despite a royal prohibition
He publicly challenged the king’s military plans
12. Someone claims that all four Judean friends introduced in Daniel 1 were thrown into the fiery furnace. Who is not named among the three men thrown in?
Abednego
Shadrach
Meshach
Daniel
13. Nebuchadnezzar is humbled, Belshazzar’s rule ends, and Daniel is preserved under hostile laws. Which recurring theme best connects these episodes?
Wisdom guarantees political authority to every faithful person
Earthly kingdoms become righteous through wealth and military strength
God remains sovereign over rulers, kingdoms, and human pride
Prophetic insight removes every hardship from faithful people
14. During the ten-day test in Daniel 1, what did Daniel and his companions request instead of the royal provisions?
Vegetables and water
Fish and unleavened bread
Bread and diluted wine
Fruit and milk
15. A reader recalls a dream about a great figure made from several materials and destroyed by a stone. Which episode is being described?
Daniel’s vision of four beasts
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the enormous statue
Belshazzar’s banquet and the writing on the wall
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a great tree
16. Near the end of the book, what is Daniel instructed to do with the words of the scroll until the time of the end?
Translate them into Persian
Read them publicly to every ruler
Close up and seal them
Hide them inside the Jerusalem temple