Quiz on Esther

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  1. Where was the throne of king Ahasuerus? (1:2)
  2. Your answer:
    Alexandria
    Syria
    Babylon
    Assyria
    Shusan


  3. Over how many provinces did Ahasuerus reign? (1:1)
  4. Your answer:
    12
    24
    57
    127
    193


  5. Who refused to show her beauty when the king commanded? (1:11-12)
  6. Your answer:
    Esther
    Ruth
    Vashti
    Zeresh
    None of the Above


  7. What Jewish lady became queen of Media Persia? (2:17)
  8. Your answer:
    Esther
    Ruth
    Vashti
    Zeresh
    None of the Above


  9. What relation was Esther to Mordecai? (2:7)
  10. Your answer:
    Sister
    Daughter
    Granddaughter
    Cousin
    Niece


  11. Who sought to lay hands on king Ahasuerus? (2:21)
  12. Your answer:
    Bigthan
    Hegai
    Teresh
    1 & 2
    1 & 3


  13. Who revealed this plot which was eventually made known to the king? (2:22)
  14. Your answer:
    Haman
    Haman’s sons
    Hegai
    Zeresh
    None of the above


  15. What nationality was Haman? (3:1)
  16. Your answer:
    Hittite
    Hivite
    Agagite
    Jebusite
    Moabite


  17. Who sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus? (3:5-6)
  18. Your answer:
    Bigthan
    Haman
    Hegai
    Zeresh
    None of the above


  19. Who asked “Who knows whether you are come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (4:13-14)
  20. Your answer:
    Ahasuerus
    Haman
    Hatach
    Mordecai
    None of the above


  21. Who said “If I perish, I perish.” (4:15-16)
  22. Your answer:
    Ahasuerus
    Haman
    Hatach
    Mordecai
    None of the above


  23. What did Esther request Mordecai and the Jews to do? (4:15-16)
  24. Your answer:
    Fast
    Offer up a sacrifice
    Pray
    1 & 2
    2 & 3


  25. What did King Ahasuerus do when Esther came before him univited? (5:2)
  26. Your answer:
    Smiled
    Held out his hand
    Kissed her
    Told her to leave for thirty days
    Held out the golden scepter


  27. How large of a request was the king willing to grant to Esther? (5:3)
  28. Your answer:
    Any thing she asked
    A special house built for her
    A years time to visit her people
    Up to half of his kingdom
    None of the above


  29. What did Esther request of the king? (5:4)
  30. Your answer:
    Half of his kingdom
    A special house built for her
    Some time to visit her people
    That the king and Haman come to a banquet she had prepared
    None of the above


  31. Why was Haman full of indignation? (5:9)
  32. Your answer:
    His wife was not invited to the banquet
    He was not given more advance notice
    Mordecai did not stand up or move for him
    He was not promoted
    None of the above


  33. What did Haman cause to be made? (5:14)
  34. Your answer:
    A banquet table for Ahasuerus and Eshter
    A gallows to hang Mordecai
    A prison for Mordecai
    A stable for his horses
    None of the above


  35. What happened the night before the banquet for king Ashuerus and Haman? (6:1)
  36. Your answer:
    Esther told the king about Haman’s plot
    The king could not sleep
    The king got sick
    The king had a dream
    None of the above


  37. Who asked “What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?” (6:6)
  38. Your answer:
    Ahasuerus
    Esther
    Haman
    Mordecai
    None of the above


  39. Who had to lead Mordecai around the city on the king’s horse proclaiming that this is the man the king delights to honor? (6:11)
  40. Your answer:
    Haman
    Hegai
    Zeresh
    1 & 2
    1 & 3


  41. What did Esther reveal at the banquet? (7:3-4)
  42. Your answer:
    She and her people were to be destroyed and slain
    The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman
    That Haman was planning to hang Mordecai
    All of the above
    1 & 2


  43. How did Haman die? (7:10)
  44. Your answer:
    By the sword of Ahasuerus
    Eaten up by worms
    Hung to death on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai
    The Jews killed him
    None of the above


  45. What did Ahasuerus give to Mordecai? (8:2)
  46. Your answer:
    His golden scepter
    The house of Haman
    The king’s ring which he had taken form Haman
    1 & 3
    2 & 3


  47. What did Esther request when she came again to Ahasuerus? (8:5)
  48. Your answer:
    A palace for herself
    That Haman’s wife be hanged on the gallows
    That letters be sent thoughout the king’s provinces allowing the Jews to defend themselves against any that would assault them
    That Mordecai be promoted
    None of the above


  49. What were the days called which were to be an annual celebration of this deliverance of the Jews from Haman?(9:28)
  50. Your answer:
    Unleavened bread
    Feast of first fruits
    Feast of Tabernacles
    Passover
    Purim



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