Title: Chapter 04: Multiple Choice Questions: Daniel and the Five Scrolls
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: Most interpreters understand the book of Daniel to be a reaction to whose reign?
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes
- Belshazzar
- Judas Maccabeus
A: Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Q: Scholars who argue for an exilic date for the book of Daniel support their position with appeals to which of the following?
- tradition
- canonization process
- language and theology
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: The text of Daniel 2:4–7:28 is in what language?
- Hebrew
- Greek
- Aramaic
- none of the above
A: Aramaic

Q: Which book of the Megilloth takes the form of a royal testament and was read as part of the Feast of Tabernacles?
- Esther
- Ecclesiastes
- Ruth
- Song of Songs
A: Ecclesiastes

Q: Which book of the Megilloth makes clear that the people of God includes even non-Israelites and was told at Pentecost?
- Esther
- Ecclesiastes
- Ruth
- Song of Songs
A: Ruth

Q: Which book of the Megilloth has often been interpreted allegorically and is celebrated as part of the festival of Passover?
- Esther
- Ecclesiastes
- Ruth
- Song of Songs
A: Song of Songs

Q: Which book of the Megilloth was the basis for and was dramatically recounted during the Feast of Purim?
- Esther
- Ecclesiastes
- Ruth
- Song of Songs
A: Esther

Q: What event does the book of Lamentations lament?
- the fall of Samaria
- the end of the month of Ab
- the destruction of Jerusalem
- the death of Moses
A: the destruction of Jerusalem