Quiz on Daniel and His Friends

Many Israelites had names with special meanings about whom?

What were the Israelite names of Daniel’s three friends?

• Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
• Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah
• Eliakim, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah
• Joshua, Caleb, Samuel

Who was the king of Babylon that captured people from Judah?

• Zedekiah

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Hezekiah

Who were all the smart, good-looking young men supposed to serve?

Answer explanation

The king

When Daniel and his friends were given new names, whom did the king hope they would forget?

What was Daniel’s new name?

• Belteshazzar

• Baal

• Baruk

What new names were given to Daniel’s three friends?

• Elijah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah
• Peter, Paul, and John
• Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

The meanings of the Babylonian names given to Daniel and his friends were about whom?

Answer explanation

False gods of Babylon.

Why didn’t Daniel want to eat food from the king’s table?

• He didn’t like it

• The food was too rich

• It was food God didn’t want his people to eat

Why was the chief of the servants afraid to let Daniel and his friends eat something different?

Answer explanation

He thought they

would look thin and sick then the king would be mad at him.