Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

Writing on the Wall

Daniel:  Chapters 5 -- 10

Peter Combes – May 26, 2002

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(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.        Belshazzar was the son of: 
  1. Belteshazzar
  2. Nebuchadnezzar
  3. Nabonidus
  4. Darius
2.        The writing on the wall was:
  1. "Prince, king, emperor" 
  2. "Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting"
  3. "A mina, a shekel, two half-minas"
  4. "Number, weigh, and divide"
3.        Daniel was condemned for: 
  1. treason
  2. corruption
  3. murder
  4. prayer
4.       Daniel and the king saw a statue made of:
  1. wood, iron, and brass
  2. iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold
  3. bronze and ceramic
  4. steel
5.       While Daniel was in the lions' den, the king :
  1. held a banquet 
  2. held an inquiry
  3. held military exercises
  4. fasted
6.       The four great beasts of Daniel's dream represent:
  1. fire, sword, pestilence, wild animals
  2. Babylon, Media, Persia, Alexander
  3. Moses, Ezekiel, Enoch, Noah
  4. Rome, Athens, Nineveh, Damascus
7.       The final "horn" makes war on the saints until the arrival of:
  1. David
  2. Michael
  3. the Messiah
  4. the Ancient of Days

8.       The temple and sanctuary would be "trodden under foot" for:

  1. seven days
  2. seven months
  3. seven years
  4. seventy years
9.       The end of Jerusalem will come with:
  1. stars falling from heaven
  2. earthquake
  3. fire
  4. flood
10.      Men with Daniel did not see the vision, but they fell down.  This is similar to an experience of :
  1. Jeremiah
  2. Isaiah
  3. Ezekiel
  4. Paul