Daniel — Group study guide
Part 1 of 2 · chapters 1–5
Leader version
5 chapters · 61 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Daniel 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Daniel 1 (KJV)
1. In whose reign did Nebuchadnezzar besiege Jerusalem?
Daniel 1:1
- A. Hezekiah
- B. Jehoiakim
- C. Josiah
- D. Zedekiah
Correct answer: B. Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim.
Daniel 1:1
2. Where did Nebuchadnezzar carry the vessels of the house of God?
Daniel 1:2
- A. Into the house of his god in the land of Shinar
- B. To the palace at Shushan
- C. To the city of Nineveh
- D. To a temple in Egypt
Correct answer: A. Into the house of his god in the land of Shinar
Into the land of Shinar, to the house of his god.
Daniel 1:2
3. What was the name of the master of the eunuchs?
Daniel 1:3
- A. Arioch
- B. Melzar
- C. Ashpenaz
- D. Nebuzaradan
Correct answer: C. Ashpenaz
Ashpenaz.
Daniel 1:3
4. What two things were to be taught to the children who would be brought before the king?
Daniel 1:4
- A. The law and the prophets
- B. War and hunting
- C. Astrology and magic
- D. The learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans
Correct answer: D. The learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans
The learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Daniel 1:4
5. How many years were the children to be nourished?
Daniel 1:5
- A. Seven years
- B. Three years
- C. One year
- D. Ten years
Correct answer: B. Three years
Three years.
Daniel 1:5
6. What name was given to Daniel?
Daniel 1:7
- A. Shadrach
- B. Abednego
- C. Belteshazzar
- D. Meshach
Correct answer: C. Belteshazzar
Belteshazzar.
Daniel 1:7
7. What did Daniel purpose in his heart?
Daniel 1:8
- A. Not to defile himself with the portion of the king's meat
- B. To return soon to Jerusalem
- C. To serve as chief of the wise men
- D. To learn all the wisdom of Babylon
Correct answer: A. Not to defile himself with the portion of the king's meat
That he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat.
Daniel 1:8
8. Why did the prince of the eunuchs grant Daniel his request?
Daniel 1:9
- A. Because Daniel offered him gold
- B. Because the king ordered it
- C. Because he feared the Chaldeans
- D. Because God brought Daniel into favour
Correct answer: D. Because God brought Daniel into favour
Because God brought him into favour.
Daniel 1:9
9. For how many days did Daniel ask Melzar to prove them about not eating the king's meat?
Daniel 1:12
- A. Seven days
- B. Thirty days
- C. Ten days
- D. Forty days
Correct answer: C. Ten days
Ten days.
Daniel 1:12
10. What happened to Daniel and his companions at the end of the days of proving?
Daniel 1:15
- A. Their countenances appeared fairer and fatter than the others
- B. They fell sick and were brought to the king
- C. They looked the same as the other children
- D. They were sent back to Judah
Correct answer: A. Their countenances appeared fairer and fatter than the others
Their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the others.
Daniel 1:15
11. On what kind of food did the four young men live?
Daniel 1:16
- A. Bread and wine
- B. Pulse
- C. Lamb's meat
- D. Honey and milk
Correct answer: B. Pulse
Pulse.
Daniel 1:16
12. In what did Daniel have understanding?
Daniel 1:17
- A. In the tongue of Egypt
- B. In building temples
- C. In all visions and dreams
- D. In the art of war
Correct answer: C. In all visions and dreams
In all visions and dreams.
Daniel 1:17
13. How many times better were the four young men than the magicians and astrologers?
Daniel 1:20
- A. Twice as good
- B. Seven times better
- C. A hundred times better
- D. Ten times better
Correct answer: D. Ten times better
Ten times better.
Daniel 1:20
Notes
Daniel 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Daniel 2 (KJV)
1. Why was Nebuchadnezzar troubled so that his sleep went from him?
Daniel 2:1
- A. Because of the dreams he had
- B. Because of a war with Egypt
- C. Because of his son's death
- D. Because of a rebellion in Babylon
Correct answer: A. Because of the dreams he had
Because of the dreams he had.
Daniel 2:1
2. When the king called his magicians and sorcerers, had the king forgotten the dream?
Daniel 2:5
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Daniel 2:5
3. What did the king say would happen to them if they did not give him the interpretation?
Daniel 2:5
- A. They would be cast into the den of lions
- B. They would be cut in pieces and their houses made a dunghill
- C. They would be sent into exile
- D. They would lose their riches and offices
Correct answer: B. They would be cut in pieces and their houses made a dunghill
They would be cut in pieces, and their houses would be made a dunghill.
Daniel 2:5
4. Who said, "There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter"?
Daniel 2:10
- A. The princes of Persia
- B. The eunuchs
- C. The Chaldeans
- D. The priests of Judah
Correct answer: C. The Chaldeans
The Chaldeans.
Daniel 2:10
5. When they said that to the king, what was the king's command?
Daniel 2:12
- A. To cast them into prison
- B. To seek other wise men in Egypt
- C. To give them more time
- D. To destroy all the wise men of Babylon
Correct answer: D. To destroy all the wise men of Babylon
He commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:12
6. Who is Arioch?
Daniel 2:14-15
- A. The captain of King Nebuchadnezzar's guard
- B. The master of the eunuchs
- C. The king of Media
- D. A prophet of Judah
Correct answer: A. The captain of King Nebuchadnezzar's guard
The captain of King Nebuchadnezzar's guard.
Daniel 2:14-15
7. Who gave Nebuchadnezzar the interpretation of the dream?
Daniel 2:19
- A. Arioch
- B. Daniel
- C. The Chaldeans
- D. Shadrach
Correct answer: B. Daniel
Daniel.
Daniel 2:19
8. What did Nebuchadnezzar see in his dream?
Daniel 2:31
- A. A great tree
- B. Four beasts
- C. A great image
- D. A hand writing
Correct answer: C. A great image
A great image.
Daniel 2:31
9. How many materials did what King Nebuchadnezzar saw have?
Daniel 2:32-33
- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Seven
- D. Five
Correct answer: D. Five
Five.
Daniel 2:32-33
10. Who cut out the stone that smote the image?
Daniel 2:34
- A. It does not say; it was cut out without hands
- B. Daniel
- C. An angel from heaven
- D. Nebuchadnezzar
Correct answer: A. It does not say; it was cut out without hands
It does not say; it only says it was without hands.
Daniel 2:34
11. Whom did the head of the image represent?
Daniel 2:38
- A. Darius
- B. Nebuchadnezzar
- C. Belshazzar
- D. Cyrus
Correct answer: B. Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel 2:38
12. What does it mean that the toes of the image were part iron and part clay?
Daniel 2:42
- A. That the kingdom will last for ever
- B. That the kingdom will be divided among four kings
- C. That the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly broken
- D. That the kingdom will be destroyed by fire
Correct answer: C. That the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly broken
That the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Daniel 2:42
13. What did King Nebuchadnezzar do as soon as Daniel finished explaining the dream?
Daniel 2:46
- A. Ordered the Chaldeans killed
- B. Grew angry and put Daniel out of the palace
- C. Held a great feast
- D. Fell upon his face and worshipped Daniel
Correct answer: D. Fell upon his face and worshipped Daniel
He humbled himself, fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel.
Daniel 2:46
14. Who became chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon?
Daniel 2:48
- A. Daniel
- B. Arioch
- C. Ashpenaz
- D. Meshach
Correct answer: A. Daniel
Daniel.
Daniel 2:48
Notes
Daniel 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Daniel 3 (KJV)
1. How high was the image Nebuchadnezzar had made?
Daniel 3:1
- A. A hundred cubits
- B. Threescore cubits
- C. Thirty cubits
- D. Twelve cubits
Correct answer: B. Threescore cubits
Threescore (sixty) cubits.
Daniel 3:1
2. What were all to do when they heard the sound of the instruments?
Daniel 3:5-6
- A. Sing to the king
- B. Leave the city
- C. Fall down and worship the image
- D. Offer sacrifices in the temple
Correct answer: C. Fall down and worship the image
Fall down and worship the image.
Daniel 3:5-6
3. What would happen to those who did not?
Daniel 3:6
- A. They would be cast into the den of lions
- B. They would lose their houses
- C. They would be exiled to Egypt
- D. They would be cast into the burning fiery furnace
Correct answer: D. They would be cast into the burning fiery furnace
They shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:6
4. Who did not fall down before the image?
Daniel 3:12
- A. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
- B. Daniel, Arioch and Ashpenaz
- C. The Chaldeans
- D. The princes of Persia
Correct answer: A. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
Daniel 3:12
5. Did Nebuchadnezzar give the Hebrew young men one more chance to fall down before the image?
Daniel 3:15
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Daniel 3:15
6. What was Nebuchadnezzar full of when he heard the three young men's answer?
Daniel 3:19
- A. Joy
- B. Fury
- C. Fear
- D. Sorrow
Correct answer: B. Fury
He was full of fury.
Daniel 3:19
7. What happened to the men who cast the three young men into the furnace?
Daniel 3:22
- A. They were rewarded by the king
- B. They fled the city
- C. They died; the flame of the fire slew them
- D. They turned to the God of Israel
Correct answer: C. They died; the flame of the fire slew them
They died, because the flame of the fire slew them.
Daniel 3:22
8. How many men did Nebuchadnezzar see in the furnace?
Daniel 3:25
- A. Three
- B. Two
- C. Seven
- D. Four
Correct answer: D. Four
Four.
Daniel 3:25
9. Did the three young men's hair smell of smoke when they were brought out of the furnace?
Daniel 3:27
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Daniel 3:27
10. Whom did Nebuchadnezzar say was sent to deliver the three young men from the furnace?
Daniel 3:28
- A. God's angel
- B. Daniel
- C. A captain of his guard
- D. A prophet of Judah
Correct answer: A. God's angel
God's angel.
Daniel 3:28
11. What was the king's decree after the young men came out of the furnace?
Daniel 3:29
- A. That all should worship the golden image
- B. That whoever spoke amiss against their God should be cut in pieces
- C. That the Jews should return to Jerusalem
- D. That the golden image should be destroyed
Correct answer: B. That whoever spoke amiss against their God should be cut in pieces
That anyone who spoke any thing amiss against the God of the three young men would be cut in pieces, and his house made a dunghill.
Daniel 3:29
Notes
Daniel 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Daniel 4 (KJV)
1. What did King Nebuchadnezzar think good to declare?
Daniel 4:2
- A. His victories in war
- B. The riches of Babylon
- C. The signs and wonders the high God had wrought toward him
- D. His magicians' dreams
Correct answer: C. The signs and wonders the high God had wrought toward him
The signs and wonders that the high God had wrought toward him.
Daniel 4:2
2. Could the magicians and soothsayers give the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's second dream?
Daniel 4:7
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Daniel 4:7
3. What did Nebuchadnezzar dream of whose height was great?
Daniel 4:10
- A. A tower
- B. A mountain
- C. A golden image
- D. A tree
Correct answer: D. A tree
A tree.
Daniel 4:10
4. Who cried aloud that the tree should be hewn down?
Daniel 4:13-14
- A. A watcher from heaven
- B. Daniel
- C. A Chaldean
- D. The king himself
Correct answer: A. A watcher from heaven
A watcher from heaven.
Daniel 4:13-14
5. The man's heart would be changed into what kind of heart?
Daniel 4:16
- A. A heart of stone
- B. A beast's heart
- C. A child's heart
- D. A lion's heart
Correct answer: B. A beast's heart
A beast's heart.
Daniel 4:16
6. How long was Belteshazzar astonied?
Daniel 4:19
- A. Three days
- B. All night
- C. For one hour
- D. Seven days
Correct answer: C. For one hour
About one hour.
Daniel 4:19
7. Whom did the tree represent?
Daniel 4:22
- A. Daniel
- B. Belshazzar
- C. The people of Israel
- D. Nebuchadnezzar
Correct answer: D. Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel 4:22
8. Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom would be sure if he did what?
Daniel 4:26
- A. Knew that the heavens do rule
- B. Built a greater temple
- C. Defeated the Medes
- D. Destroyed the golden image
Correct answer: A. Knew that the heavens do rule
Knew that the heavens do rule.
Daniel 4:26
9. What did the voice from heaven declare to the king after he spoke as he did?
Daniel 4:31
- A. Thy kingdom shall last for ever
- B. The kingdom is departed from thee
- C. Thou shalt be cast into the furnace
- D. Thy sons shall reign after thee
Correct answer: B. The kingdom is departed from thee
The kingdom is departed from thee.
Daniel 4:31
10. Like what did the king's hair grow?
Daniel 4:33
- A. Like sheep's wool
- B. Like a horse's mane
- C. Like eagles' feathers
- D. Like the grass of the field
Correct answer: C. Like eagles' feathers
Like eagles' feathers.
Daniel 4:33
11. What returned to Nebuchadnezzar after he lifted up his eyes unto heaven?
Daniel 4:34
- A. His army
- B. His son
- C. His riches
- D. His understanding (reason)
Correct answer: D. His understanding (reason)
His reason returned unto him.
Daniel 4:34
12. Did Nebuchadnezzar come to praise God?
Daniel 4:37
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Daniel 4:37
Notes
Daniel 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Daniel 5 (KJV)
1. For how many lords did Belshazzar make a feast?
Daniel 5:1
- A. A hundred
- B. A thousand
- C. Seventy
- D. A hundred and twenty
Correct answer: B. A thousand
A thousand of them.
Daniel 5:1
2. What did Belshazzar command to be brought?
Daniel 5:2
- A. The palace musicians
- B. His father's treasure
- C. The golden vessels taken out of the temple at Jerusalem
- D. The wise men of Babylon
Correct answer: C. The golden vessels taken out of the temple at Jerusalem
The golden vessels which had been taken out of the temple at Jerusalem.
Daniel 5:2
3. What caused a hand to be seen writing on the wall?
Daniel 5:4-5
- A. The king refused to free the Jews
- B. Daniel prayed in his house
- C. The Medes surrounded the city
- D. They drank wine in the vessels of the LORD's temple
Correct answer: D. They drank wine in the vessels of the LORD's temple
That Belshazzar and his people drank wine in the vessels of the LORD's temple.
Daniel 5:4-5
4. How did the king react when he saw what was written on the wall?
Daniel 5:6
- A. His countenance changed and his thoughts troubled him
- B. He laughed at the hand
- C. He called for Daniel at once
- D. He fled from the palace
Correct answer: A. His countenance changed and his thoughts troubled him
His countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him.
Daniel 5:6
5. Could the king's wise men read what was written on the wall?
Daniel 5:8
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Daniel 5:8
6. Who told the king, "Let not thy thoughts trouble thee"?
Daniel 5:10
- A. Daniel
- B. The queen
- C. A Chaldean
- D. His captain
Correct answer: B. The queen
The queen.
Daniel 5:10
7. What did Daniel answer the king when he offered him rewards?
Daniel 5:17
- A. Give them to me after I read it
- B. Give them to the poor
- C. Let thy gifts be to thyself
- D. I accept the chain of gold
Correct answer: C. Let thy gifts be to thyself
Let thy gifts be to thyself.
Daniel 5:17
8. Who did Daniel say had given Nebuchadnezzar the kingdom?
Daniel 5:18
- A. The gods of Babylon
- B. His father
- C. His armies
- D. The most high God
Correct answer: D. The most high God
The most high God.
Daniel 5:18
9. What does MENE, MENE mean?
Daniel 5:26
- A. God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it
- B. Thou art weighed in the balances
- C. Thy kingdom is broken
- D. Given to the Medes and Persians
Correct answer: A. God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it
God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
Daniel 5:26
10. To whom was Belshazzar's kingdom given?
Daniel 5:28
- A. The Egyptians
- B. The Medes and Persians
- C. The Greeks
- D. The Assyrians
Correct answer: B. The Medes and Persians
To the Medes and Persians.
Daniel 5:28
11. What was the name of the king of Media?
Daniel 5:31
- A. Cyrus
- B. Ahasuerus
- C. Darius
- D. Artaxerxes
Correct answer: C. Darius
Darius.
Daniel 5:31