BIBL 450 Quiz 1

BIBL 450 Quiz 1

BIBL 450 Quiz: Daniel 1-6

1. Nebuchadnezzar had his conversion experience in chapter ________.
2. In chapter four, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream about a _________.
3. Contemporary critical scholars reject the historicity of the book of Daniel because of the mention of __________, who they claim is a fictitious individual.
4. According to the course video, Belshazzar was forgotten in history until the discovery of the
5. Who conquered Babylon and deposed Belshazzar in favor of Darius the Mede?
6. The administrators of Babylon, jealous of Daniel, created a plan to trap him when he _________.
7. Jesus said the Pharisees did not understand the Old Testament because of their literal interpretation of prophecy.
8. The chief god of Babylon was called ____________as well as Marduk.
9. In the Hebrew Canon, the book of Daniel is found in the ____________.
10. Imminence means that there are biblical events that could occur before the Return of Christ, but there is nothing that must occur before the Return of Christ.
11. According to the textbook, Daniel was not present initially in chapter 4 when Nebuchadnezzar called for the wise men because
12. Daniel is called a prophet in the book of Daniel.
13. Daniel is mentioned as an historical person alongside Job and Noah in the book of _________.
14. In the Bible, __________percent of all verses refer to prophetic issues.
15. It is commonly understood as a basic rule of hermeneutics that numbers should be accepted at face value, i.e., conveying a mathematical quantity, unless there is substantial evidence to warrant otherwise.
16. Prophecy only looks to the future and does not impact current living.
17. Nebuchadnezzar forgot his dream, which was why he demanded that the wise men interpret it.
18. The book of Daniel is written in both Hebrew and ___________.
19. Daniel’s three friends declared that God was obligated to rescue them from the fiery furnace.
20. The Old Testament teaches that the Tribulation will be a time of great persecution toward the Church.
21. The “Times of the Gentiles” began with the ______________.
22. The image created in Daniel 3 was both a political and religious image.
23. The term “Replacement Theology” refers to __________being replaced by __________.
24. Nebuchadnezzar went insane for a period of ____years.
25. Match the parts of the statue with what it represents. Head of Gold Arms of Silver Belly of Bronze Legs of Iron

Set 1

1. Miller concludes that the authorship of Daniel should be placed within the 2nd century BC.
2. In Daniel chapter 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are rescued from the fiery furnace by “a fourth who looks like a son of the gods” (NIV) or the “Son of God” (KJV).
3. In Daniel chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream in which he is represented by a great tree that is cut down to the stump.
4. The book of Daniel was originally written in both Hebrew and Aramaic.
5. The two primary literary genres comprising the contents of the book of Daniel are prophetic/apocalyptic literature and historical narrative literature.
6. The primary sin of which Nebuchadnezzar is guilty of in Daniel chapter 4 is that of pride.
7. Nebuchadnezzar’s reaction to the rescue of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego was to abolish all idolatry and polytheism from the land of Babylon.
8. The biblical text describes Cyrus the Persian as the one who took over the kingdom from Belshazzar.
9. The defeat of Babylon occurred after the city walls were besieged for 3 years. The final defeat of Babylon was a bloodbath of great carnage.
10. According to Miller, the golden statue in Daniel 3 was a statue of Nebuchadnezzar himself.
11. In Daniel chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar becomes plagued by a disease where for seven years (“times”) he lives and thinks like an animal.
12. Nebuchadnezzar’s response to Daniel after having interpreted the dream (Daniel 2:46-49) was to command that Daniel be cast into the den of lions for prophesying of the fall of Babylon.
13. Darius the Mede was a provincial ruler who hated Daniel, and therefore commanded that Daniel be cast into the lion’s den.
14. According to Miller, the ten toes of the statue (Daniel 2:40-45) refer to an eschatological ten-kingdom confederacy.
15. After Daniel’s rescue from the lion’s den, Darius had the men who falsely accused Daniel cast into the lion’s den, along with their wives and children. The biblical text, however, indicates that Daniel petitioned the king on the behalf of these people, and the king rescued them from this punishment.
16. According to Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, the head of gold on the statue is representative of Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian kingdom.
17. Daniel was taken captive to Babylon during the 1st stage of the Babylonian captivity, during the year 606/605 BC.
18. In Daniel chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar threatens to kill all of the magicians and astrologers of the land for failing to bow down and worship him as a divine king.
19. According to Miller, the “fourth kingdom” of Nebuchadnezzer’s statue, the feet of “clay and iron,” is representative of the two Greek kingdoms (the Ptolomies and the Seleucids).
20. Miller concludes that Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah refused to eat the royal wine and food because of the prohibitions within the levitical law code and because the food and wine was likely first offered in pagan sacrificial rites.
21. Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, was the literal biological son of Nebuchadnezzar, the first king of Babylon. Such a short dynasty came as a result of the judgment of God.
22. The result of Daniel’s “diet” is suggested by Miller as evidence of a biblical mandate against eating meat (i.e., according to Miller, the Bible is “pro-vegetarian”).
23. Daniel is set within the historical period of the Assyrian Empire.
24. The visions of Daniel point to the destruction of the Assyrian Empire.
25. The rock in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (chapter 2) is representative of the kingdom of God.

Set 2

1. Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, was the literal biological son of Nebuchadnezzar, the first king of Babylon. Such a short dynasty came as a result of the judgment of God.
2. The book of Daniel was originally written in both Hebrew and Aramaic.
3. The handwriting on the wall was written in Aramaic, and said, “MENE, MENE, TEKEL, (U)PARSIN,” which literally means, “Numbered, numbered, weighed and divided.”
4. Nebuchadnezzar’s response to Daniel after having interpreted the dream (Daniel 2:46-49) was to command that Daniel be cast into the den of lions for prophesying of the fall of Babylon.
5. In Daniel chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar threatens to kill all of the magicians and astrologers of the land for failing to bow down and worship him as a divine king.
6. Miller concludes that Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah refused to eat the royal wine and food because of the prohibitions within the levitical law code and because the food and wine was likely first offered in pagan sacrificial rites.
7. According to Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, the head of gold on the statue is representative of Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian kingdom.
8. The result of Daniel’s “diet” is suggested by Miller as evidence of a biblical mandate against eating meat (i.e., according to Miller, the Bible is “pro-vegetarian”).
9. Miller concludes that the authorship of Daniel should be placed within the 2^nd
   century BC.
10. After Daniel’s rescue from the lion’s den, Darius had the men who falsely accused Daniel cast into the lion’s den, along with their wives and children. The biblical text, however, indicates that Daniel petitioned the king on the behalf of these people, and the king rescued them from this punishment.
11. Nebuchadnezzar’s reaction to the rescue of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego was to abolish all idolatry and polytheism from the land of Babylon.
12. In Daniel chapter 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are rescued from the fiery furnace by “a fourth who looks like a son of the gods” (NIV) or the “Son of God” (KJV).
13. According to Miller, the “fourth kingdom” of Nebuchadnezzer’s statue, the feet of “clay and iron,” is representative of the two Greek kingdoms (the Ptolomies and the Seleucids).
14. The kingdom that defeated the Babylonian Empire was the Greek Empire under the rule of Alexander the Great.
15. Daniel was taken captive to Babylon during the 1^ststage of the Babylonian captivity, during the year 606/605 BC.
16. In Daniel chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar becomes plagued by a disease where for seven years (“times”) he lives and thinks like an animal.
17. The defeat of Babylon occurred after the city walls were besieged for 3 years. The final defeat of Babylon was a bloodbath of great carnage.
18. According to Miller, the ten toes of the statue (Daniel 2:40-45) refer to an eschatological ten-kingdom confederacy.
19. The primary sin of which Nebuchadnezzar is guilty of in Daniel chapter 4 is that of pride.
20. In Daniel chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream including a statue representative of future kingdoms, and a rock cut out of a mountain that crushes the statue.
21. The two primary literary genres comprising the contents of the book of Daniel are prophetic/apocalyptic literature and historical narrative literature.
22. Daniel is set within the historical period of the Assyrian Empire.
23. The visions of Daniel point to the destruction of the Assyrian Empire.
24. The rock in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (chapter 2) is representative of the kingdom of God.
25. The Babylonian name given to Daniel was “Belteshazzar.”

Set 3

1. The handwriting on the wall was written in Aramaic, and said, “MENE, MENE, TEKEL, (U)PARSIN,” which literally means, “Numbered, numbered, weighed and divided.”
2. The two primary literary genres comprising the contents of the book of Daniel are prophetic/apocalyptic literature and historical narrative literature.
3. In Daniel chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream including a statue representative of future kingdoms, and a rock cut out of a mountain that crushes the statue.
4. Daniel is set within the historical period of the Assyrian Empire.
5. Nebuchadnezzar’s response to Daniel after having interpreted the dream (Daniel 2:46-49) was to command that Daniel be cast into the den of lions for prophesying of the fall of Babylon.
6. The visions of Daniel point to the destruction of the Assyrian Empire.
7. According to Miller, the ten toes of the statue (Daniel 2:40-45) refer to an eschatological ten-kingdom confederacy.
8. Miller concludes that the authorship of Daniel should be placed within the 2^nd
   century BC.
9. The kingdom that defeated the Babylonian Empire was the Greek Empire under the rule of Alexander the Great.
10. Darius the Mede was a provincial ruler who hated Daniel, and therefore commanded that Daniel be cast into the lion’s den.
11. Nebuchadnezzar’s reaction to the rescue of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego was to abolish all idolatry and polytheism from the land of Babylon.
12. In Daniel chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar becomes plagued by a disease where for seven years (“times”) he lives and thinks like an animal.
13. The rock in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (chapter 2) is representative of the kingdom of God.
14. The book of Daniel was originally written in both Hebrew and Aramaic.
15. The defeat of Babylon occurred after the city walls were besieged for 3 years. The final defeat of Babylon was a bloodbath of great carnage.
16. In Daniel chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream in which he is represented by a great tree that is cut down to the stump.
17. Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, was the literal biological son of Nebuchadnezzar, the first king of Babylon. Such a short dynasty came as a result of the judgment of God.
18. In Daniel chapter 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are rescued from the fiery furnace by “a fourth who looks like a son of the gods” (NIV) or the “Son of God” (KJV).
19. According to Miller, the “fourth kingdom” of Nebuchadnezzer’s statue, the feet of “clay and iron,” is representative of the two Greek kingdoms (the Ptolomies and the Seleucids).
20. According to Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, the head of gold on the statue is representative of Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian kingdom.
21. According to Miller, the golden statue in Daniel 3 was a statue of Nebuchadnezzar himself.
22. The result of Daniel’s “diet” is suggested by Miller as evidence of a biblical mandate against eating meat (i.e., according to Miller, the Bible is “pro-vegetarian”).
23. Daniel was taken captive to Babylon during the 1^ststage of the Babylonian captivity, during the year 606/605 BC.
24. Miller concludes that Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah refused to eat the royal wine and food because of the prohibitions within the levitical law code and because the food and wine was likely first offered in pagan sacrificial rites.
25. According to Miller, Nebuchanezzer’s newfound conviction that “Yahweh, the God of Israel,” was truly great, “the Most High God (Dan 3:28-29),” demonstrates a turn to monotheism.