Daniel 3 Quiz — The Fiery Furnace — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What did Nebuchadnezzar make for the people to worship?
- A. A golden image ✓
- B. A silver throne
- C. A bronze altar
- D. An ivory statue
Answer: A golden image
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold. (Daniel 3:1)
Q2.How tall was the image?
- A. Thirty cubits
- B. Fifty cubits
- C. Sixty cubits ✓
- D. Ninety cubits
Answer: Sixty cubits
Whose height was threescore cubits. (Daniel 3:1)
Q3.What instruments were NOT mentioned as sounding when people were to worship?
- A. Cornet
- B. Dulcimer ✓
- C. Psaltery
- D. Harp
Answer: Dulcimer
The cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick were mentioned. The dulcimer was not in the KJV list. (Daniel 3:5)
Q4.Which three men refused to bow to the image?
- A. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael
- B. Shadrach, Meshach, Abed-nego ✓
- C. Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael
- D. Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach
Answer: Shadrach, Meshach, Abed-nego
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king... (Daniel 3:16)
Q5.What accusation did certain Chaldeans bring against the three Hebrews?
- A. They stole from the king
- B. They did not worship the golden image ✓
- C. They spoke against Nebuchadnezzar
- D. They refused to work
Answer: They did not worship the golden image
These men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image. (Daniel 3:12)
Q6.How many times hotter did the king make the furnace?
- A. Two times
- B. Three times
- C. Five times
- D. Seven times ✓
Answer: Seven times
He commanded... to heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. (Daniel 3:19)
Q7.What happened to the mighty men who threw the three into the furnace?
- A. They were promoted
- B. They were killed by the flame ✓
- C. They fled in fear
- D. They worshipped with them
Answer: They were killed by the flame
And the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. (Daniel 3:22)
Q8.How many men did the king see walking in the fire?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four ✓
- D. Five
Answer: Four
Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire. (Daniel 3:25)
Q9.What did the fourth man in the fire look like?
- A. Like an angel of God
- B. Like a son of the gods ✓
- C. Like a flaming sword
- D. Like the king himself
Answer: Like a son of the gods
The form of the fourth is like the Son of God. (Daniel 3:25)
Q10.What was NOT burned on the three men?
- A. Their clothes
- B. Their hair
- C. Their sandals ✓
- D. The smell of fire
Answer: Their sandals
Nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. (Daniel 3:27)