The Book of Esther

What happened to Esther's parents?

• They had died.

• They ran away and left her behind.

• They had been taken away from her.

Who adopted and brought up Esther?

• Hegai

• Hadassah

• Vashti

• Mordecai

After Queen Vashti was punished, what did the king's advisors suggest he do to find a new queen?

• Marry a foreign princess.

• Have a beauty contest.

• Marry a beautiful maid.

Mordecai found out a secret. What is it?

• King Xerxes does not love Esther.

• Haman wants to kill the king.

• The king's guards plan to kill the king.

• The king wants to kill all the Jews.

Why did Haman hated Mordecai and wanted to kill him?

• Mordecai was friends with King Xerxes.

• Haman had wanted to marry Esther.

• Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honour.

• The king had made everyone to bow down to Mordecai.

One night, King Xerxes found out that Mordecai was the one who saved his life from being killed by the guards.

What did the king do?

• He gave Mordecai gold and silver.

• He gave Mordecai a royal robe and horse and had a parade.

• He gave Mordecai a place to live in the palace.

Haman had a special plan to kill Mordecai.

What is it?

• Set Mordecai's house on fire.

• He wanted the king to execute Mordecai personally.

• He wanted to poison Mordecai.

• He wanted to hang Mordecai in front of his house.

Esther invited King Xerxes and Haman to two parties. At the end of the party, the king told her she could have anything she wanted.

What did Esther ask for?

• She wanted half of the kingdom.

• She wanted to die with Mordecai.

• That the king may save the lives of her people.

• She wanted to leave the palace with Mordecai.

What happened to Haman and Mordecai?

• Haman was thrown into prison and Mordecai became the chief jailer.

• Haman was hanged and Mordecai became second in rank to King Xerxes.

• Haman lost his job and became servant to Mordecai.

What do you learn from Esther?

• Each of us has great value to God.

• The purpose for every follower of Jesus is to be used by God and to be a Godly influence in the lives of others.

• We are to trust and obey God even when we don’t understand our circumstances.