30. What language was much learnt from his time? 31. What became of Babylon after his death? 32. How had the ruinous waste of Babylon been fore- told?--_Isaiah_, xiii. 19 to 22.--_Jer_. li. 43. LESSON XVI. 1. How was the division of Alexander's empire foreshown?--_Dan_. vii. 6.--viii. 8. 2. What were the four horns? 3. What was the Greek power in Nebuchadnezzar's dream? 4. Which of the Greek princes came in contact with Palestine? 5. What did the Angel call them in Dan. xi.? 6. What was the name of all the Greek kings of Egypt? 7. What were the names of the Greek kings of Syria? 8. To which of them did the Jews belong at first? 9. What colony did Ptolemy Lagus bring into Egypt? 10. What prophecy was thus fulfilled?--_Isaiah_, xix. 18. 11. How were the Jews treated? 12. Who was the high priest? 13. How is he spoken of in Ecclesiasticus?--_Ecclus_. I. 14. What was Simon's work with regard to the Holy Scripture? 15. What translation was made in the time of Ptolemy Philadelphus? 16. What is the Greek translation called? 17. By how many persons was it made? 18. What marriage took place between the royal families of Egypt and Syria? 19. How had it been foretold?--_Dan_. xi. 6. 20. What revenge was taken for the murder of Berenice? 21. How was the expedition of Euergetes foretold?--_Dan_. xi. 7, 8. 22. How were the Jews becoming corrupted? 23. What had been the doctrine of Joseph? 24. What did Sadoc declare after him? 25. What were the disciples of Sadoc called? 26. What were the doctrines of the Sadducees? 27. What were those called who held aloof from them? 28. What kind of kings followed Ptolemy Euergetes? 29. What attempt was made by Ptolemy Philopator? 30. How was it frustrated? 31. What was the prophecy of Philopator's invasion?--_Dan_. xi. 10. 32. What cruelty was attempted by him on his return to Egypt? 33. How were the Jews saved? 34. To whom did Judea give itself up? 35. How was the treason of the Jews predicted?--_Dan_, xi. 14. 36. In what year did the Jews pass from the Egyptian to the Syrian power? LESSON XVII. 1. How was Antiochus's punishment of the traitors foretold?--_Dan_. xi. 14. 2. What were the conquests predicted in the 15th verse? 3. How did he treat Judea?--verse 16th. 4. What alliance did he make? 5. What was the prophecy of this marriage?--verse 17th. 6. What expedition was predicted in the 18th verse? 7. What checked him in this expedition? 8. What became of Antiochus the Great? 9. How was this predicted?--verse 19. 10. Who were the Romans? 11. What were they in Nebuchadnezzar's dream?--_Dan_. ii. 33. 12. What were they in Daniel's vision?--_Dan_, vii. 7. 13. Why were they like iron? 14. To what were they most devoted? 15. What great Phoenician city had they conquered? 16. What yoke did the Romans impose on Syria? 17. What was the name of the successor of Antiochus? 18. How does Daniel describe him?--Dan. xi. 20.