Esther: For Such a Time as This Bible Quiz

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1. In which city does the story of Esther take place?A) Babylon · B) Nineveh · C) Shushan (Susa) · D) Jerusalem

   Shushan (Susa) (Esther 1:2)

2. Which queen was removed for refusing to come at the king's command?A) Zeresh · B) Jezebel · C) Athaliah · D) Vashti

   Vashti (Esther 1:12, 19)

3. Who brought Esther up?A) Her cousin Mordecai · B) Her father Abihail · C) Hegai · D) Haman

   Her cousin Mordecai (Esther 2:7)

4. What was Esther's Hebrew name?A) Hannah · B) Hadassah · C) Huldah · D) Tamar

   Hadassah (Esther 2:7)

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

   Bigthan and Teresh (Esther 2:21-22)

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

   He would not bow to him (Esther 3:5)

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

   Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? (Esther 4:14)

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

   Fast for three days (Esther 4:16)

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

   He was hanged on the gallows he made for Mordecai (Esther 7:10)

10. Which feast remembers the deliverance in the book of Esther?A) Passover · B) Pentecost · C) Tabernacles · D) Purim

    Purim (Esther 9:26)