Esther

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1. What was the Hebrew name of Queen Esther?

 Hadassah
 Deborah
 Miriam
 Abigail

Clue: Esther 2:7

2. Who was Esther’s cousin and guardian?

 Ezra
 Mordecai
 Nehemiah
 Haman

Clue: Esther 2:5-7

3. Which Persian king made Esther queen?

 Cyrus
 Darius
 Ahasuerus
 Artaxerxes

Clue: Esther 2:16-17

4. Who was removed from being queen before Esther was chosen?

 Vashti
 Ruth
 Athaliah
 Jezebel

Clue: Esther 1:10-12; Esther 1:19

5. Who plotted to destroy the Jews throughout the Persian Empire?

 Bigthan
 Teresh
 Haman
 Memucan

Clue: Esther 3:5-6

6. What did Esther ask the Jews in Susa to do for her before she approached the king?

 Offer sacrifices
 Fast for three days
 Leave the city
 Build an altar

Clue: Esther 4:15-16

7. What did the king hold out to Esther when he accepted her approach?

 A silver cup
 A royal sword
 The golden scepter
 A signet ring

Clue: Esther 5:1-2

8. How tall was the gallows that Haman prepared for Mordecai?

 Twenty cubits
 Thirty cubits
 Fifty cubits
 Seventy cubits

Clue: Esther 5:14

9. What honor did Mordecai receive after the king learned he had never been rewarded?

 He was made governor immediately
 He was clothed in royal apparel and led through the city
 He was given Haman’s house at once
 He was crowned king

Clue: Esther 6:6-11

10. What annual Jewish feast was established in the book of Esther?

 Passover
 Pentecost
 Purim
 Tabernacles

Clue: Esther 9:20-28