1. Now that more than a decade had passed since God's people returned to the land and the temple remained unfinished, how did Haggai the prophet call them to task (see 1:2-11)?

1. He called them out for claiming it was not time to rebuild the temple.
2. He called them out for building their own houses before building God's house.
3. He called them to consider their ways and the futility of their actions.
4. All of the above.

2. How did the people respond to God's message through the prophet Haggai (see 1:12-15)?

1. After the altar was built and the foundations laid for a second temple, what did some of the old men do who had remembered the glory of the first temple (see Ezra 3:10-13)?

1. Stood in honor
2. Shouted for joy
3. Wept with a loud voice
4. None of the above

2. Having returned from exile, what fake offer did the adversaries of the Jews make in Ezra 4?

1. To bring them food
2. To assist in rebuilding the walls around Jerusalem
3. To help them rebuild the temple
4. None of the above

1. When Cyrus became king of Persia, how did he fulfill biblical prophecies, from our previous readings, and who would have likely informed the king about these prophecies (see Ezra 1:1-4; Isa. 44:28-45:5; Jer. 25:8-13; 29:10-14)?

2. When the people were free to return from captivity to what was left of Jerusalem, who functioned as their civic leader (2:1-2)?

1. Ezra
2. Nehemiah
3. Zerubbabel
4. None of the above

1. Why was the angelic messenger delayed, and how was that rectified (see vv. 12-14)?

2. What was the personal message to Daniel (see v. 19)?

1. Fear not.
2. Peace be with you.
3. Be strong and of good courage.
4. All of the above.

1. When Daniel searched the prophecies of Jeremiah and realized the exile would last seventy years, he cried out to God for mercy (see v. 3). What can we learn from his prayer (vv. 4-19) as to how we should pray for America?

2. How did God respond to Daniel's cry for mercy (see vv. 20-27)?

1. Sent Gabriel with an encouraging personal message
2. Gave Daniel the interpretation to the vision of the end times
3. Both of the above

1. Which angel explained the vision to Daniel (see v. 16)?

1. Michael
2. Gabriel
3. Abaddon
4. None of the above

2. What animals did Daniel see in his vision, and what nations did they represent (see vv. 20-25)?

1. How did Daniel describe the coming of the Son of Man, Jesus (see vv. 13-14)?

2. What did Daniel say about the blasphemous beast, and what will happen to his dominion (see vv. 24-27)?

1. When government leaders cunningly convinced Persian King Darius to execute anyone who petitioned any god or others besides the king for thirty days, what did Daniel do (see vv. 10-11)?

2. What confession did the king make when God delivered Daniel from the lions?

1. What was to happen to King Nebuchadnezzar as a result of his second dream (vv. 24-27)?

1. Lose his mind
2. Live with the beasts and eat grass like an ox
3. Languish in his insane state for seven years
4. All of the above

2. Humbled by the experience, what conclusion did the king make about God (vv. 34-37)?

1. Daniel's friends refused to bow down and worship King Nebuchadnezzar's pagan golden idol. When the king demanded to know why, what was their response (see vv. 16-18)?

1. We don't need to answer you.
2. Our God is able to deliver us.
3. Even if he does not deliver us, we will not worship your idol.
4. All of the above.

2. Before God miraculously rescued the three Hebrews from the fiery furnace, what did the king see in the flames with them that astonished him (vv. 24-25)?