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Why did King Xerxes choose a new Queen?
Queen Vashti refused to come before him when she was summoned.
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What did Haman want everyone to do for him?
Bow down to him.
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What could have happen if Esther went before the King without being called for?
She could be put to death?
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What happened when the King could not sleep?
His servant read from the history of his reign on how Mordecai saved his life.
100
How did the King react when he found out Haman had ordered Queen Esther and all her people to be put to death?
He was enraged.
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What did Mordecai tell Esther not to do?
Tell anyone she was a Jew?
200
What did Haman decide to do when Mordecai refused to bow down before him?
To kill all of the Jews throughout the kingdom?
200
What did Esther ask for after the King held out his scepter?
She invited the King and Haman to a banquet.
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What did King Xerxes order Haman to do to honor Mordecai?
To dress Mordecai in the King's robes and be the lead of a parade while riding the King's horse.
200
What happened when Haman tried to plead his case to Queen Esther at the 2nd banquet?
He fell on top of Queen Esther right as King Xerxes was entering the room.
300
How long did Esther spent receiving beauty treatments (bonus points if you know the specific breakdown).
12 months.
-6 months of oil of myrrh
-6 months of special perfumes and ointments
300
What did Haman offer King Xerxes if he was allowed to kill all of the Jews?
10,000 large sacks (talents) of silver.
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Why did Haman think that he was the only one being invited to the banquet with the King and Queen?
He thought they wanted to honor him above all others in the palace.
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What did King Xerxes do to Haman when he found out what Haman had conspired to do to the Jews?
He ordered Haman to be impaled on the same pole that Haman wanted Mordecai to be impaled on.
300
Who is not mentioned in the book of Esther?
God.
400
What did Esther ask for before entering the King's presence for the very first time?
She asked for anything that Hegai (the eunuch) suggested.
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How long did Esther ask everyone to fast?
3 days.
400
Why did Mordecai tear his clothes when he heard of the king's decree?
It is an outward sign of grief, sorrow, and loss.
400
What did Mordecai tell Esther she might have become a Queen for?
To save the Jews from this threat from Haman/For such a time as this.
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What was King Xerxes decree after his banquets with Queen Esther?
He decreed for all Jews to be able to unite to defend themselves and to destroy anyone who would threaten them.
500
What did Mordecai hear while on duty at the King's gate?
Mordecai heard two guards plotting to kill the King.
500
Why did King Xerxes gave Haman his ring?
Because the ring was the signature of the King and meant the King was giving full power and authority to Haman to do what Haman had asked to do.
500
What did Haman's wife and friends tell him to do?
To set up a sharpened pole 75 feet tall on which to impale Mordecai?
500
What did Mordecai tell Esther would happen if she refused to risk her life by going before the King unrequested?
Esther and her entire family would perish and rescue for the Jews would come from some other place.
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What did the Jews do to commemorate the days when they were able to fight back and defeat those who wished to destroy them?
They created a two-day celebration called Purim to remember when they were delivered from their enemies.