Queen Esther Quiz

10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com

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1.What Persian king made Esther his queen?
- A. Cyrus
- B. Darius
- C. Ahasuerus
- D. Artaxerxes
2.Who was the queen before Esther?
- A. Bathsheba
- B. Vashti
- C. Atossa
- D. Herodias
3.Who was Esther's cousin and guardian?
- A. Nehemiah
- B. Ezra
- C. Mordecai
- D. Daniel
4.What was Esther's Hebrew name?
- A. Hadassah
- B. Miriam
- C. Abigail
- D. Hannah
5.Who plotted to destroy the Jews?
- A. Haman
- B. Bigthan
- C. Tobiah
- D. Sanballat
6.Mordecai urged Esther: thou art come to the kingdom for…?
- A. Such a time as this
- B. The deliverance of Israel
- C. The honor of her father
- D. A great inheritance
7.How many days did Esther call the Jews to fast?
- A. 1
- B. 3
- C. 7
- D. 40
8.What did Esther say before going to the king unbidden?
- A. The LORD is with me
- B. If I perish, I perish
- C. Behold the handmaid
- D. Be it unto me
9.Upon what was Haman hanged?
- A. A cross
- B. The gallows he built for Mordecai
- C. A tree
- D. The city wall
10.What feast commemorates Israel's deliverance in Esther?
- A. Passover
- B. Purim
- C. Pentecost
- D. Tabernacles

Answer Key

1.C. Ahasuerus — Esther 2:17 (KJV)
The king loved Esther above all the women… so that he set the royal crown upon her head.
2.B. Vashti — Esther 1:12 (KJV)
Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment.
3.C. Mordecai — Esther 2:7 (KJV)
And he brought up… Esther, his uncle's daughter.
4.A. Hadassah — Esther 2:7 (KJV)
Hadassah, that is, Esther.
5.A. Haman — Esther 3:6 (KJV)
Haman… sought to destroy all the Jews.
6.A. Such a time as this — Esther 4:14 (KJV)
Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
7.B. 3 — Esther 4:16 (KJV)
Fast ye for me… three days, night or day.
8.B. If I perish, I perish — Esther 4:16 (KJV)
And if I perish, I perish.
9.B. The gallows he built for Mordecai — Esther 7:10 (KJV)
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.
10.B. Purim — Esther 9:26 (KJV)
They called these days Purim after the name of Pur.