QUEEN ESTHER
What was Esther's Hebrew name?
A. Hadassah
B. Hannah
C. Miriam
D. Deborah
A — Hadassah
Who was Esther's older cousin and guardian?
A. Haman
B. Xerxes
C. Mordecai
D. Vashti
C — Mordecai
Who was the evil man who wanted to destroy the Jews?
A. Mordecai
B. Haman
C. Ahasuerus
D. Bigthan
B — Haman
What was Esther chosen to become?
A. A prophet
B. A queen
C. A soldier
D. A priest
B — A queen
Who was the king of Persia in the Book of Esther?
A. David
B. Solomon
C. Ahasuerus
D. Herod
C — Ahasuerus
Who raised Esther after her parents died?
A. Haman
B. Mordecai
C. King Ahasuerus
D. Ezra
B — Mordecai
Where did Mordecai sit each day?
A. In the palace
B. At the king's gate
C. In Esther's house
D. In the temple
B — At the king's gate
Why was Haman angry with Mordecai?
A. Mordecai stole his money
B. Mordecai refused to bow down to him
C. Mordecai insulted the king
D. Mordecai took his job
B — Mordecai refused to bow down to him
What did Mordecai tell Esther she needed to do to help save her people?
A. Run away
B. Talk to Haman
C. Go before the king
D. Become a soldier
C — Go before the king
Who was the queen before Esther?
A. Vashti
B. Ruth
C. Sarah
D. Rachel
A— Vashti
Why did Esther keep her Jewish identity secret at first?
A. Mordecai told her not to reveal it
B. She was afraid of the king
C. She didn't know she was Jewish
D. Haman told her to hide it
A — Mordecai told her not to reveal it
Why did Mordecai refuse to bow down to Haman?
A. He didn't like Haman
B. He was asleep
C. He was a Jew and would not bow to Haman
D. Esther told him not to
C — He was a Jew and would not bow to Haman
What did Haman build for Mordecai?
A. A throne
B. A house
C. A gallows
D. A prison
C — A gallows
What famous question did Mordecai ask Esther about being queen?
A. "Why are you afraid?"
B. "Who made you queen?"
C. "Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
D. "Will you become a soldier?"
C. "Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
What celebration is connected with the Jews being saved from Haman's plan?
A. Passover
B. Purim
C. Pentecost
D. Hanukkah
B — Purim
What happened when Esther went before the king without being invited?
A. The king became angry
B. The king sent her away
C. The king held out his golden scepter
D. The king called Haman
C — The king held out his golden scepter
What did Mordecai do when he learned that the Jews were going to be destroyed?
A. He left Persia
B. He celebrated
C. He put on sackcloth and ashes and mourned
D. He hid in Esther's room
C — He mourned in sackcloth and ashes
Who suggested that Haman build the gallows?
A. Esther
B. Mordecai
C. Haman's wife and friends
D. The king
C — His wife and friends
Before going to the king, what did Esther ask the Jews to do?
A. Fight Haman
B. Fast for three days
C. Leave the city
D. Hide in the palace
B — Fast for three days
What happened to the Jews after the king allowed them to defend themselves?
A. They were destroyed
B. They defeated their enemies
C. They left Persia
D. They surrendered
B — They defeated their enemies
What did Esther ask the king and Haman to attend?
A. A wedding
B. A feast
C. A battle
D. A birthday party
B — A feast
What honor did the king command Haman to give Mordecai?
A. A golden crown
B. Royal clothing and a ride through the city on the king's horse
C. A large house
D. A bag of gold
B — Royal clothing and a ride through the city on the king's horse
What happened to Haman in the end?
A. He became king
B. He escaped Persia
C. He was hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai
D. He became friends with Esther
C — He was hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai
Even though God's name is not directly mentioned in Esther, what does the story show us?
A. God had forgotten His people
B. God was working behind the scenes to protect His people
C. The king was more powerful than God
D. Esther saved everyone by herself
B — God was working behind the scenes to protect His people
Why did the Jews celebrate Purim?
A. To celebrate Esther's birthday
B. To remember how God delivered them from their enemies
C. To celebrate the king's birthday
D. To remember when Esther became queen
B — To remember their deliverance from their enemies