Daniel: Beyond the Lions' Den

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1. When the Babylonians captured Jerusalem, Daniel was chosen along with a handful of other young men for service in the king's palace, and was taken to Babylon. His captors gave him a new Babylonian name. What was it? Mishael Azariah Hananiah Belteshazzar

2. Upon arrival in Babylon, Daniel refused the king's food, and asked for something else instead. What was it? Vegetables and water Traditional Hebrew cusine Rich food and wine Manna and quail

3. What did Daniel do for King Nebuchadnezzar that saved all the wise men in Babylon from being executed? He used a parable to convince the king to be lenient He interpreted the king's dream He told the king what he (the king) had dreamed, and interpreted the dream He interpreted strange signs in the sky

4. Not long afterward, Daniel interpreted a dream of King Nebuchadnezzar's in which he saw a mighty tree cut down and turned into an animal. What was Daniel's interpretation of the dream? Nebuchadnezzar would be torn from his position as king and made to act like a wild animal The neighboring kingdom of Assyria would be "cut down" by invaders from the north The kingdom of Babylon would be destroyed to the point that its people would be living like animals There would be a great famine, all the crops would fail, and what was left would be eaten by animals

5. What did King Belshazzar, Nebuchadnezzar's son, see that caused him to summon Daniel to give an interpretation? A 90-foot-high statue, in a vision A hand writing strange words on the wall of a banquet room A flock of sheep, which suddenly appeared outside a palace window A meteor shower

6. OK, there has to be at least one lions' den question in a quiz about Daniel. Why was Daniel thrown into the lions' den? For refusing to eat the rich food the king offered him For protesting against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being thrown into the fiery furnace For breaking a law requiring him to pray only to the king For refusing to bow down to Haman

7. The last six chapters of Daniel are devoted to dreams and visions that Daniel had. Which of the following did Daniel NOT see in a vision? A ram and a goat that grew horns as Daniel watched A valley full of dry bones A man with a face like lightning and eyes like flaming torches The angel Gabriel

8. How many different kings did Daniel serve during his life? 4 2 3 5

9. Daniel mentioned an "abomination that causes desolation" in three of his visions. The "abomination" was also referred to by someone in the New Testament. Who was it who talked about Daniel's prophecy? John the Baptist Paul Peter Jesus

10. True or false: Near the end of his life, Daniel returned to Israel with a party led by Ezra the scribe, and spent his last years in Jerusalem. True False