What is Daniel about?
Faithfulness in foreign courts and symbolic visions concerning kingdoms and divine rule.
This page brings together selected questions about Daniel, with context, references and links for further study. The aim is not to impose a doctrinal interpretation, but to help you recognise what appears in the text and verify each answer in its cited passage.
What this quiz helps you practise
Questions span different difficulty levels and may cover names, places, narrative sequences, teachings, references and connections within the book itself.
Sample questions and answers
Open each question to reveal the answer, explanation and biblical reference.
Bible fact check: Who was thrown into a den of lions?
Reference: Daniel 6:16–23
Daniel was placed in the lions’ den for continuing to pray.
Who was thrown into a den of lions?
Reference: Daniel 6:16–23
Daniel was placed in the lions’ den for continuing to pray.
Who were thrown into the fiery furnace?
Reference: Daniel 3:19–27
The three Hebrew men were cast into the furnace but preserved.
How to study Daniel
When studying Daniel, begin with the book’s structure and the immediate context of each passage. Place the material in Babylon and Persia and within the period described as exile and imperial courts. Then compare recurring people, locations, speeches and events. The quiz uses short explanations and references so you can return to the text before accepting an answer.
Historical and geographical context
Period: Exile and imperial courts. Setting: Babylon and Persia. These labels provide broad orientation and do not replace close study of each passage.