Answers to the Esther Quiz

Esther
Question 1.) Who was Esther's father?
- Your answer: Abihail.
- Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 2:15
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Question 2.) What was Esther's Hebrew name?
       - Your answer: Hadassah
       - Your answer is correct.
      Hadassah was Esther's Hebrew name before her marriage; and she was called Esther by the king after it.
      See: Esther 2:7
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Question 3.) Who was Ahasuerus' queen at the beginning of the book of Esther?
       - Your answer: Vashti
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 1:9
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Question 4.) The king was angry at the queen during a party because:
       - Your answer: She disobeyed him
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 1:12
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Question 5.) How long did Esther spend preparing herself to meet the king?
       - Your answer: 12 months
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 2:12
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Question 6.) Who tried to have King Ahasuerus kill all the Jews?
       - Your answer: Haman
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 3:5-9
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Question 7.) How much was offered to the king to be allowed to exterminate the Jews?
       - Your answer: 10,000 talents of silver
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 3:9
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Question 8.) Esther invites the king to a banquet, and also invites who?
       - Your answer: Haman
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 5:12
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Question 9.) Who discovered the guard's plot to kill the king?
       - Your answer: Mordecai
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 6:2
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Question 10.) Who was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai?
       - Your answer: Haman
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 7:9
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Question 11.) What gift did the king give Mordecai?
       - Your answer: His ring
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 8:2
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Question 12.) Which feast do Jews celebrate because of their delivery at Esther's time?
       - Your answer: Purim
       - Your answer is correct.
      See: Esther 9:20-27