Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.What were their Hebrew names?
- A. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah
- B. Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah
- C. Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah
- D. Shem, Ham, Japheth
2.What were their Babylonian names?
- A. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
- B. Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach
- C. Rabmag, Rabshakeh, Rabsaris
- D. Nergal, Sharezer, Adrammelech
3.What musical instruments signaled the people to worship the image?
- A. Harp, flute, trumpet
- B. Cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer
- C. Cymbals and tambourines
- D. Organ and violin
4.What was the punishment for refusing to worship the image?
- A. Death by the sword
- B. The fiery furnace heated seven times more
- C. Exile to Egypt
- D. Imprisonment
5.Who reported Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to the king?
- A. The Chaldeans
- B. Certain Chaldeans
- C. Daniel
- D. The priests of Marduk
6.What did they tell the king about their God?
- A. He will deliver us, but if not, we will not worship
- B. We fear your power more than our God
- C. Our God is weaker than yours
- D. We need time to pray
7.Who did Nebuchadnezzar see walking in the fire with them?
- A. An angel of the LORD
- B. The Son of God
- C. A soldier
- D. Daniel
8.What happened to their clothes and hair in the fire?
- A. They were burned
- B. Not a hair was singed, nor their coats changed
- C. They were stripped off
- D. They turned to gold
9.What decree did Nebuchadnezzar make after the miracle?
- A. To worship only Marduk
- B. That no one speak against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
- C. To build more idols
- D. To exile all Jews
10.What province did they govern?
- A. All Babylon
- B. The province of Babylon
- C. Jerusalem
- D. Nineveh
Answer Key
1.B. Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah — Daniel 1:6 (KJV)
Daniel 1:6-7 (KJV) — Their Hebrew names were Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; Daniel's was Belteshazzar.
2.A. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego — Daniel 1:7 (KJV)
Daniel 1:7 (KJV) — The prince of the eunuchs gave them new names: Hananiah became Shadrach, Mishael became Meshach, and Azariah became Abednego.
3.B. Cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer — Daniel 3:5 (KJV)
Daniel 3:5 (KJV) — 'That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick...'
4.B. The fiery furnace heated seven times more — Daniel 3:19 (KJV)
Daniel 3:19 (KJV) — Nebuchadnezzar 'commanded to heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.'
5.B. Certain Chaldeans — Daniel 3:8 (KJV)
Daniel 3:8 (KJV) — 'Then came near certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews.'
6.A. He will deliver us, but if not, we will not worship — Daniel 3:17 (KJV)
Daniel 3:17-18 (KJV) — 'Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us... But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods.'
7.B. The Son of God — Daniel 3:25 (KJV)
Daniel 3:25 (KJV) — Nebuchadnezzar said, 'I see four men loose... and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.'
8.B. Not a hair was singed, nor their coats changed — Daniel 3:27 (KJV)
Daniel 3:27 (KJV) — 'Upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed.'
9.B. That no one speak against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego — Daniel 3:29 (KJV)
Daniel 3:29 (KJV) — 'I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces.'
10.B. The province of Babylon — Daniel 2:49 (KJV)
Daniel 2:49 (KJV) — 'Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon.'