Esther 1
In what citadel did King Ahasuerus sit on his throne?
a. Shushan
b. Babylon
c. Jerusalem
d. Bethlehem
Answer: A. Shushan
Esther 1:2 “in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel,”
Who was carried away from Jerusalem with the captives?
A) Mordecai
B) Esther
C) Kish
D) Hegai
Answer: C) Kish
Esther 2:6
Who did King Ahasuerus promote above all the other officials?
A) Mordecai
B) Haman
C) Zeresh
D) Daniel
Answer: B) Haman
Esther 3:1 - “After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.”
What did Esther risk by going to the king without being called?
a) Losing her crown
b) Being put to death
c) Being sent away
d) Losing her family
Answer: b) Being put to death
Esther 4:11 - “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter.”
Esther went to see the king on the third day after fasting.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 5:1)
Verse: “Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace.”
The king could not sleep one night and asked for the book of records.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
(Esther 6:1)
Verse: “That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.”
What happened to Haman in the end?
a) He became king
b) He ran away
c) He was hanged
d) He made peace with Mordecai
Answer: c) He was hanged
(Esther 7:10)
Verse: “So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.”
The king gave Esther the house of Haman.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 8:1)
Verse: “On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews.”
True or False: The king asked Vashti what should be done to those who refuse to appear before the king.
a. True
b. False
Answer: B. False
Esther 1:13-15: “Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times …What shall we do to Queen Vashti, according to law, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus brought to her by the eunuchs?”
Esther was Mordecai’s biological daughter.
A. True
B. False
Answer B. False
Esther 2:7
Mordecai bowed and paid homage to Haman as commanded by the king.
A. True
B. False
Answer B. False
Esther 3:2 — “But Mordecai would not bow or pay him homage.”
Esther fasted before going to see the king.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
(Esther 4:16)
Verse: “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”
What day did Esther go before the king?
a) First day
b) Second day
c) Third day
d) Seventh day
Answer: c) Third day
(Esther 5:1)
Verse: “Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house.”
(Esther 6:11)
Verse: “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king ______ to honor!”
a) loves
b) delights
c) chooses
d) wishes
Answer: b) delights
The king and Haman came to Esther’s second banquet.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 7:1)
Verse: “So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther.”
What did the new decree allow the Jews to do?
a) Leave the city
b) Hide from enemies
c) Defend themselves
d) Build a temple
Answer: c) Defend themselves
(Esther 8:11)
Verse: “The king permitted the Jews… to gather together and protect their lives—to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people… that would assault them.”
How long did the king’s feast in Shushan last?
a. 3 days
b. 5 days
c. 7 days
d. 10 days
Answer: C. 7 days
Esther 1:5: “And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days…”
Why were officers appointed throughout the kingdom?
A. To collect taxes
B. To make judgments on disputes among the people
C. To gather young virgins for the king
Answer: C. To gather young virgins for the king
Esther 2:3 “and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins …”
The decree to destroy the Jews was sent only to the capital city of Shushan.
A. True
B. False
Answer B. False
Esther 3:13 — “And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces...”
Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes when he heard the decree.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 4:1)
Verse: “When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry.”
“Now it happened on the ______ day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace.”
Choices:
a) first
b) second
c) third
d) seventh
Answer: c) third
(Esther 5:1)
Haman was happy to lead Mordecai through the city in honor.
A. True
B. False
Answer: False (He did it, but he was humiliated.)
(Esther 6:12)
Verse: Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.
What did the king do when he heard Esther’s words?
a) Sat quietly
b) Left in anger
c) Called for guards
d) Ate more food
Answer: b) Left in anger
(Esther 7:7)
Verse: “The king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden.”
The new decree allowed the Jews to defend themselves against their enemies.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 8:11)
Verse: “By these letters the king permitted the Jews… to gather together and protect their lives—to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people… that would assault them.”
What was the king’s name who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia?
a. Haman
b. Xerces
c. Mordecai
d. Ahasuerus
Answer: D. Ahasuerus
Esther 1:1: “Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia),”
When was each woman allowed to take anything she desired from the
women’s quarters to the palace?
A. When she went to see the king
B. After she saw the king
C. After her beauty treatments
D. Before her beauty treatments
Answer: A. When she went to see the king
Esther 2:13 “Thus prepared, each young woman went to the king, and she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace.”
What method did Haman use to choose the day to destroy the Jews?
A) Dream interpretation
B) Consulting astrologers
C) Casting lots (Pur)
D) Asking the king
Answer: C) Casting lots (Pur)
Esther 3:7 — “In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month…”
Esther said anyone who goes to the king without being called could be put to death.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
Esther 4:11
“All the king’s servants… know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter.”
The king was angry when he saw Esther in the court.
A. True
B. Balse
Answer: False
(Esther 5:2)
Verse: “So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.”
What did Haman do after honoring Mordecai?
a) Celebrated
b) Went to the king
c) Hurried home mourning
d) Planned another banquet
Answer: c) Hurried home mourning
(Esther 6:12)
Verse: “Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.”
Esther revealed that she and her people were to be destroyed.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 7:4)
Verse: “For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated.”
The king took off his signet ring and gave it to Mordecai.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 8:2)
Verse: “So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai.”
True or False: King Ahasuerus sent out a decree declaring that one official language be spoken throughout his kingdom.
a. True
b. False
Answer: B. False
Esther 1:22: “Then he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, to each province in its own script, and to every people in their own language, that each man should be master in his own house, and speak in the language of his own people.”
Hegai was in charge of the young men in the palace.
A. True
B. False
Answer B. False
Esther 2:8
The decree to destroy the Jews was sent only to the capital city of Shushan.
A. True
B. False
Answer B. False
Esther 3:13 — “And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces...”
What did Mordecai ask Esther to do?
a) Hide in the palace
b) Go to the king and plead for her people
c) Send gifts to Haman
d) Leave the city
Answer: b) Go to the king and plead for her people
(Esther 4:8)
Verse: “Command her to go in to the king to make supplication to him and plead before him for her people.”
Who did Esther invite to her banquet in addition to the King?
a) Mordecai
b) Haman
c) Zeresh
d) Bigthan
Answer: b) Haman
(Esther 5:4)
Verse: “Let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
What did the king ask Haman to do for Mordecai?
a) Give him gold
b) Honor him publicly
c) Make him king
d) Send him away
Answer: b) Honor him publicly
(Esther 6:10)
Verse: “So the king said to Haman, ‘Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king’s gate.’”
What did Esther ask the king at the second banquet?
a) To give her gold
b) To save her people
c) To punish Mordecai
d) To build a palace
Answer: b) To save her people
(Esther 7:3–4)
Verse: “Then Queen Esther answered and said, ‘If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated.’”
(Esther 8:11)
Verse: “The king permitted the Jews… to gather together and ______ their lives.”
a) protect
b) risk
c) hide
d) surrender
Answer: a) protect
What did King Ahasuerus remember when his wrath subsided?
A. Queen Vashti’s beauty
B. What Queen Vashti had done
C. The promise he had made to Vashti when she became Queen
Answer: B. What Queen Vashti had done
Esther 2:1: “After these things, when the wrath
of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered
Vashti, what she had done, and what had been
decreed against her.
True or False: Esther received special treatment from Hegai.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Esther 2:9 “Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor;…”
Why did Haman become angry with Mordecai?
A) Mordecai stole from him
B) Mordecai refused to bow to him
C) Mordecai insulted the king
D) Mordecai was promoted instead
Answer: B) Mordecai refused to bow to him
Esther 3:2-5 —
“And all the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay him homage... When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath.”
What did Esther ask Mordecai and the Jews to do before she went to the king?
a) Pray and fast
b) Build a palace
c) Write letters
d) Hide from Haman
Answer: a) Pray and fast
(Esther 4:16)
Verse: “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day.”
“Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, ‘Let a ______ be made, fifty cubits high, and in the morning suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it.’”
a) tower
b) gallows
c) pillar
d) ladder
Answer: b) gallows
(Esther 5:14)
The book of records showed that Mordecai had warned the king about a plot.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 6:2)
Verse: “And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs… who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.”
What did the king give to Esther?
a) A crown
b) The house of Haman
c) A new robe
d) A feast
Answer: b) The house of Haman
(Esther 8:1)
Verse: “On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman.”
When did King Ahasuerus decide to hold a feast for all his officials and servants, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces?
a. as soon as he became king
b. in the third year of his reign
c. in the fifth year of his reign
d. in the tenth year of his reign
Answer: B. Ahasuerus
Esther 1:3 “that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants”
Who was Jeconiah?
A) A prophet
B) A king of Judah
C) A soldier
D) A priest
Answer: B) A king of Judah
Esther 2:6
The decree to destroy the Jews was sent only to the capital city of Shushan.
A. True
B. False
Answer B. False
Esther 3:13 — “And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces...”
Esther told Mordecai she would fast for one day before going to the king.
A. True
B. False
Answer: False
Esther 4:16)
Verse: “Fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise.”
The king promised Esther up to half of the kingdom.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 5:3)
Verse: “And the king said to her, ‘What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!’”
What did Haman suggest as a way to honor someone?
a) Give them gold
b) Invite them to a banquet
c) Dress them in a royal robe and parade them on a horse
d) Make them governor
Answer: c) Dress them in a royal robe and parade them on a horse
(Esther 6:8)
Verse: “Let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden… Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes.”
What happened to Haman at the end of the chapter?
a) He escaped
b) He was forgiven
c) He was hanged
d) He was sent away
Answer: c) He was hanged
(Esther 7:10)
Verse: “So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.”
How did Mordecai leave the king’s presence after receiving authority?
a) In sackcloth
b) In royal apparel
c) In ordinary clothes
d) In armor
Answer: b) In royal apparel
(Esther 8:15)
Verse: “So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple.”
What did the advisors say would be the result of giving Vashti’s position
to someone else?
a. All wives will honor their husbands
b. The king would appreciate a more obedient queen.
c. The king’s power in the kingdom would grow even more.
Answer: A. All wives will honor their husbands
Esther 1:19 “When the king’s decree which he will make is proclaimed throughout his empire (for it is great), all wives will honor their husbands, both great and small.”
Why did Mordecai raise Esther?
A) She was his daughter
B) She was his sister
C) She was his uncle’s daughter and had no parents
D) She was a servant in his house
Answer: C) She was his uncle’s daughter and had no parents
Esther 2:7
How did the city of Shushan react to the king’s decree?
A) Rejoiced
B) Was confused
C) Went to war
D) Celebrated
Answer: B) Perplexed (confused)
Esther 3:15 — “The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in Shushan the citadel. So the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Shushan was perplexed.”
Mordecai told Esther to go to the king and plead for her people.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 4:8)
Verse: “He also gave him a copy of the written decree… that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her, and that he might command her to go in to the king to make supplication to him and plead before him for her people.”
Haman was joyful after leaving the banquet, but became angry when he saw Mordecai.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 5:9)
Verse: “So Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai.”
The king discovered Mordecai had already been rewarded for saving his life.
A. True
B. False
Answer: False (Nothing had been done.)
(Esther 6:3)
Verse: “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this? And the king’s servants who attended him said, ‘Nothing has been done for him.’”
At the second day of the banquet, the king asked Queen Esther if she liked the dress he bought her?
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Esther 7:2
And on the second day, at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”
Who received the king’s signet ring?
a) Esther
b) Mordecai
c) Haman
d) Zeresh
Answer: b) Mordecai
(Esther 8:2)
Verse: “So the king took off his signet ring… and gave it to Mordecai.”
The king showed the riches of his glorious kingdom for _______ days.
a. 75
b. 100
c. 150
d. 180
Answer: D. 180 days
Esther 1:4 “when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.”
True or False: Esther told everyone about her family and background.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Esther 2:10: “Esther had not revealed her people
or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to
reveal it.
The king gave Haman his signet ring to authorize the decree against the Jews.
A. True
B. False
Answer A. True
Esther 3:10 — “So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman...”
“When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on ______ and ______, and went out into the midst of the city.”
Choices:
a) silk; linen
b) sackcloth; ashes
c) gold; silver
d) robes; crowns
Answer: b) sackcloth; ashes
(Esther 4:1)
“Haman told them of his great riches, the multitude of his children, everything in which the king had ______ him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.”
a) honored
b) punished
c) ignored
d) tested
Answer: a) honored
(Esther 5:11)
(Esther 6:9)
Verse: “Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most ______ princes.”
a) noble
b) strong
c) wise
d) rich
Answer: a) noble
Esther 7:4)
Verse: “For we have been sold, my people and I, to be ______, to be killed, and to be annihilated.”
a) honored
b) destroyed
c) moved
d) punished
Answer: b) destroyed
What did Esther request from the king?
a) To punish Mordecai
b) To revoke Haman’s letters
c) To build a new palace
d) To hold another banquet
Answer: b) To revoke Haman’s letters
(Esther 8:5)
Verse: “Let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman.”
What was the explanation for punishing Vashti for not obeying?
a. She disrespected the king
b. All women will despise their husbands
c. Women will want to rule the kingdom
Answer: B. All women will despise their husbands
Esther 1:17 “For the queen’s behavior will become known to all women, so that they will despise their husbands in their eyes, when they report, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in before him, but she did not come.”
When did any of the women return to the king?
A) Every day
B) 6 weeks
C) 6 months
D) When the king called for her
Answer: D. When the king called for her
Esther 2:14: “…She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name.”
What did Haman offer the king in exchange for permission to destroy the Jews?
A) A royal feast
B) 10,000 talents of silver
C) A new palace
D) A military alliance
Answer: B) 10,000 talents of silver
Esther 3:9 — “If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”
“Yet who knows whether you have come to the ______ for such a time as this?”
Choices:
a) palace
b) kingdom
c) throne
d) temple
Answer: b) kingdom
(Esther 4:14)
Esther invited only Haman and the king to her banquet.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 5:4)
Verse: “Let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
Haman suggested honoring Mordecai by giving him a royal robe and horse.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
(Esther 6:8)
Verse: “Let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden… Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes.”
Esther used two words to describe Haman. The first was adversary. What is the other?
a. Fool
b. Enemy
c. Traitor
d. Friend
Answer: b. Enemy
Esther 7:6
And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!”
(Esther 8:15)
Verse: “So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of ______ and white.”
a) blue
b) purple
c) red
d) gold
Answer: a) blue