The Fiery Furnace: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would not bow to the golden image. Thrown into a furnace heated seven times hotter, they walked unharmed with a fourth man in the fire.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on The Fiery Furnace, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. What did King Nebuchadnezzar set up in the plain of Dura?
   A) A temple
   B) A tower
   C) An altar of stone
   D) An image of gold
2. How tall was the image?
   A) Sixty cubits
   B) Six cubits
   C) Ten cubits
   D) A hundred cubits
3. When were the people to fall down and worship the image?
   A) At sunrise
   B) When they heard the sound of the music
   C) At noon
   D) On the Sabbath
4. Who accused the three Jews before the king?
   A) Daniel
   B) The queen
   C) Certain Chaldeans
   D) The Persians
5. What were the Hebrew names of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego?
   A) Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah
   B) Joel, Amos and Micah
   C) Eli, Hophni and Phinehas
   D) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah
6. What did the three men tell the king?
   A) Our God is able to deliver us; but if not, we will not serve thy gods
   B) We will bow just this once
   C) Give us more time
   D) Daniel will answer for us
7. How much hotter was the furnace made?
   A) Twice
   B) Seven times
   C) Ten times
   D) Three times
8. What happened to the men who threw them in?
   A) They were made rulers
   B) They ran away
   C) The flame of the fire slew them
   D) Nothing happened to them
9. How many men did the king see walking in the fire?
   A) Three
   B) Two
   C) Seven
   D) Four
10. What had the fire done to the three men?
    A) Nothing; not a hair of their head was singed
    B) It burned their coats
    C) It burned their hands
    D) It made them sick

Answers

1. D) An image of gold (Daniel 3:1)
2. A) Sixty cubits (Daniel 3:1)
3. B) When they heard the sound of the music (Daniel 3:5)
4. C) Certain Chaldeans (Daniel 3:8)
5. D) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (Daniel 1:6-7)
6. A) Our God is able to deliver us; but if not, we will not serve thy gods (Daniel 3:17-18)
7. B) Seven times (Daniel 3:19)
8. C) The flame of the fire slew them (Daniel 3:22)
9. D) Four (Daniel 3:25)
10. A) Nothing; not a hair of their head was singed (Daniel 3:27)