Women in the Bible Quiz: Esther

Women in the Bible

This Quiz: Esther

1.) Who was Esther's father?
       Abihail
       Mordecai
       Eliezer
       Hammedatha

2.) What was Esther's Hebrew name?
       Shaashgaz
       Hagar
       Menistah
       Hadassah

3.) Who was Ahasuerus' queen at the beginning of the book of Esther?
       Amestris
       Esther
       Vashti
       Adah

4.) The king was angry at the queen during a party because:
       They ran out of wine
       She disobeyed him
       He was insane
       She wouldn't dance

5.) How long did Esther spend preparing herself to meet the king?
       3 months
       6 months
       12 months
       18 months

6.) Who tried to have King Ahasuerus kill all the Jews?
       Mordecai
       Haman
       Jezebel
       Absolom

7.) How much was offered to the king to be allowed to exterminate the Jews?
       30 pieces of silver
       100 talents of silver
       10,000 talents of silver
       500 choice bulls

8.) Esther invites the king to a banquet, and also invites who?
       Haman
       Mordecai
       Hathach
       Memucan

9.) Who discovered the guard's plot to kill the king?
       Esther
       Mordecai
       Haman
       Hathach

10.) Who was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai?
       Hathach
       Haman
       Shethar
       Memucan

11.) What gift did the king give Mordecai?
       His sceptor
       His ring
       His signet
       10,000 talents of silver

12.) Which feast do Jews celebrate because of their delivery at Esther's time?
       Pentecost
       Feast of Weeks
       Purim
       Feast of Booths