Esther: For Such a Time as This: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Esther, a Jewish orphan, became queen of Persia and risked her life before the king to save her people from Haman's plot.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Esther: For Such a Time as This, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. In which city does the story of Esther take place?
   A) Babylon
   B) Nineveh
   C) Shushan (Susa)
   D) Jerusalem
2. Which queen was removed for refusing to come at the king's command?
   A) Zeresh
   B) Jezebel
   C) Athaliah
   D) Vashti
3. Who brought Esther up?
   A) Her cousin Mordecai
   B) Her father Abihail
   C) Hegai
   D) Haman
4. What was Esther's Hebrew name?
   A) Hannah
   B) Hadassah
   C) Huldah
   D) Tamar
5. Whose plot to kill the king did Mordecai uncover?
   A) Haman and Zeresh
   B) Harbonah and Hegai
   C) Bigthan and Teresh
   D) Memucan and Carshena
6. Why was Haman angry with Mordecai?
   A) He stole Haman's money
   B) He insulted the king
   C) He married Esther
   D) He would not bow to him
7. What did Mordecai say to Esther?
   A) Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
   B) Run away from Shushan
   C) Keep silent forever
   D) Do not trust the king
8. What did Esther ask the Jews to do before she went to the king?
   A) Bring her gifts
   B) Fast for three days
   C) Gather an army
   D) Leave the city
9. What happened to Haman in the end?
   A) He became king
   B) He fled to Egypt
   C) He was hanged on the gallows he made for Mordecai
   D) He was forgiven
10. Which feast remembers the deliverance in the book of Esther?
    A) Passover
    B) Pentecost
    C) Tabernacles
    D) Purim

Answers

1. C) Shushan (Susa) (Esther 1:2)
2. D) Vashti (Esther 1:12, 19)
3. A) Her cousin Mordecai (Esther 2:7)
4. B) Hadassah (Esther 2:7)
5. C) Bigthan and Teresh (Esther 2:21-22)
6. D) He would not bow to him (Esther 3:5)
7. A) Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? (Esther 4:14)
8. B) Fast for three days (Esther 4:16)
9. C) He was hanged on the gallows he made for Mordecai (Esther 7:10)
10. D) Purim (Esther 9:26)