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Delving into Esther

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Delving into Esther game quiz
"A look at one of the greatest short stories in the Bible."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who in this book was "hoist on his own petard," so to speak?
    Esther
    Mordecai
    Haman
    Xerxes


2. Xerxes chose Esther as his queen. Of what nation was Xerxes king?
    Persia
    Rome
    Babylon
    Israel


3. When Mordecai asked Esther to intercede on behalf of her doomed people, she readily agreed.
    True
    False


4. When Esther agreed to go into the king, she resolved, "If I ____, I ___."
    Answer: (One Word, KJV)


5. When Esther appeared before Xerxes unsummoned, she knew he could kill her for her defiance. But what did he do instead?
    Kissed her
    Extended his scepter
    Imprisoned her
    Rebuked her but gave her what she wanted


6. Unlike rain on your wedding day (which is just bad luck), the Book of Esther is truly ironic. In it, Haman told the king that if he wished to honor a man, the king ought to parade that man about in royal apparel. Who did the king then honor in this way?
    Haman
    Mordecai
    Esther
    Vashiti


7. Why did the king decide to hang Haman?
    Because he tricked the king into slaughtering the Jews
    Because he appeared to try to rape Esther
    Because he was engaged in a plot to overthrow the king
    Because the king was jealous of his intelligence and might


8. After Esther interceded, the king revoked his decree to slaughter the Jews.
    True
    False


9. What does Esther's Hebrew name mean?

    Star
    Savior
    Branch
    Myrtle


10. This event of deliverance is still commemorated today in what Jewish feast?
    Purim
    Yom Kippur
    Rosh Hashanna
    First Fruits


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