ANSWERS!
1) How did the Jewish prophet Daniel end up in Babylon?
A) God called him to deliver a message of repentance to Babylon.
2) Daniel gained favor with King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon when he was the only one able to interpret the king's dream of a large statue with feet partly of iron and partly of clay. Why were the king's wise men unable to interpret the dream?
C) God prevented them from understanding the dream.
3) King Nebuchadnezzar became furious at Daniel's friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Why?
B) They refused to worship a statue of the king.
4) What did the king do to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in retaliation?
C) He had them thrown into a fiery furnace.
5) Daniel interpreted another dream of Nebuchadnezzar's. The king dreamed of a great tree that was cut down and stripped of its leaves and branches. What was Daniel's interpretation of the dream?
D)The king would be humiliated and lose his kingdom, but would be restored when he acknowledged God's power.
6) Nebuchadnezzar's son Belshazzar succeeded him as king. One day the fingers of a human hand appeared and began writing on the wall. Belshazzar was so terrified his knees knocked and his legs collapsed. What did the "handwriting on the wall" say?
C)"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani"
7) Daniel was summoned to interpret the mysterious writing on the wall. What was his interpretation?
B)God was displeased with Belshazzar and his reign was at an end.
8.) Darius succeeded Belshazzar as king of Babylon, and was so pleased with Daniel that he planned to make Daniel administrator over all the kingdom. However, the other administrators were jealous and plotted against Daniel. They tricked the king into issuing a decree that would trap Daniel. What was the decree?
D)No one could pray to any god or man during the next thirty days, except to the king.
9) When the jealous administrators pointed out to the king that Daniel was in violation of the decree, the king was forced to take action. What was done to Daniel as a result of the decree?
A)He was thrown into a den of lions.
10) During the reign of Darius, Daniel had a series of prophetic visions. Which was NOT a subject of these visions?
D) The rise of the Essene Empire