The Book of Esther Quiz Flashcards

#1

What was Esther's Hebrew name before she became queen?

📖 Esther 2:7

#2

Why did King Ahasuerus remove Queen Vashti from her position?

📖 Esther 1:10-19

#3

Who was Esther's cousin and guardian who raised her?

📖 Esther 2:7

#4

What position did Haman hold in King Ahasuerus's court?

📖 Esther 3:1

#5

Why did Mordecai refuse to bow to Haman?

📖 Esther 3:2-5

#6

What decree did Haman convince King Ahasuerus to issue against the Jewish people?

📖 Esther 3:13

#7

What did Mordecai ask Esther to do when he learned of Haman's plot?

📖 Esther 4:8

#8

What fasting and prayer preparation did Esther request before she approached King Ahasuerus?

📖 Esther 4:15-16

#2

She refused to obey his command to appear before him and his guests

Vashti refused to obey the king's command to display herself before his nobles and guests during a banquet, which the king and his advisers viewed as disrespect to royal authority (Esther 1:10-19).

Esther 1:10-19

#1

Hadassah

Esther's Hebrew name was Hadassah, meaning 'myrtle,' but she used the name Esther when she entered King Ahasuerus's court (Esther 2:7).

Esther 2:7

#4

He was the highest official and sat above all other nobles

Haman was promoted to a high position of honor and authority above all other nobles in the kingdom, making him the highest official after the king (Esther 3:1).

Esther 3:1

#3

Mordecai

Mordecai was Esther's cousin who adopted and raised her after her parents died, and he remained her protector and advisor throughout her time in the palace (Esther 2:7, 2:11).

Esther 2:7

#6

To destroy, kill, and annihilate all Jews on a specific day appointed throughout the kingdom

Haman persuaded the king to issue a decree to destroy, kill, and annihilate all Jews, young and old, on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar (Esther 3:13).

Esther 3:13

#5

The text does not explicitly state his reason; it only shows he would not show respect to Haman

The Book of Esther does not explicitly explain Mordecai's reason for refusing to bow to Haman, though later Jewish tradition and interpreters have suggested various reasons (Esther 3:2-5).

Esther 3:2-5

#8

She asked Mordecai and the Jews to fast for three days and nights while she and her attendants also fasted

Esther asked Mordecai to have all the Jews in Susa fast for her, and she and her attendants would do the same for three days and nights before she approached the king (Esther 4:15-16).

Esther 4:15-16

#7

To go to the king and plead for the lives of her people

Mordecai told Esther to go to the king and plead with him to save her people from destruction, reminding her that she had come into her royal position for such a time as this (Esther 4:8, 4:13-14).

Esther 4:8

#9

How did Esther initially reveal Haman's plot to the king?

📖 Esther 7:1-6

#10

What festival was established after the Jewish people were saved from Haman's plot?

📖 Esther 9:20-22

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#10

Purim, a festival celebrating the deliverance of the Jews

The festival of Purim was established to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot, celebrated on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar (Esther 9:20-22).

Esther 9:20-22

#9

At a banquet where she had invited both the king and Haman, she revealed that Haman had plotted to destroy her people

Esther prepared a banquet for the king and Haman, and at the banquet revealed that Haman had plotted the destruction of her people (Esther 7:1-6).

Esther 7:1-6

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