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WorksheetsMegillat Esther
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
How many provinces did Achashverosh rule?
150
120
127
248
*What else is connected to the number 127?
The age of Moshe Rabbenu
The number of chapters in Sefer Tehilim
The number of positive Mitzvot
The age of Sarah Imenu
How long did Achashverosh's first party last?
180 days
7 days
3 days
14 days
*The Rabbis learn from the words Kavod and Tiferet that Achashverosh wore these at his party
Bigdei Adam HaRishon
Bigdei Kohen Gadol
Bigdei Shesh
Bigtan v'Teresh
*The words in Perek Alef that are read to the sad tune of Megillat Eicha are:
ויהי בימי אחשורוש
להיות כל איש שרר בביתו
וכלים מכלים שונים
אשר לא תבוא ושתי
*How is Memuchan's name spelled when he makes his suggestion in Perek Alef?
ממכן
ממוכן
מומוכן
מומכן
Which servant of the King is mentioned both in Perek Alef and Perek Zayin
חרבונה
המן
תרשיש
כרשנא
*Which servant of the King has a name which is also the name of a city and of a precious stone?
מרס
יהלום
תרשיש
חרבונה
*In one other place in Tanach, the words V'yafked (he should appoint) and V'yikb'tzu (they should gather) appear, referring to:
Gathering Yaakov's sons around his bed
Gathering grain in Egypt
Gathering mahn on Shabbat
Gathering Bnei Yisrael at Har Sinai
In what special way is the verse Ish Yehudi read?
It is read to the tune of Eicha
It is said by the congregation and repeated by the reader
It is read extra quietly
It is read twice by the reader
What tribe was Mordechai from?
Reuven
Binyamin
Ephraim
Yissachar
*Which four letters are read with three different sets of vowels in the same Passuk?
ממכן
תנתן
משתה
הגלה
Which king exiled Mordechai from Yerushalayim?
Titus of Rome
Achashverosh of Persia
Nevuchadnetzar of Bavel
Antiochus of Greece
What was Esther's other name?
Hadassah
Aravah
Tamara
Hadarah
Who was the officer of the king in charge of the women before they went to the king?
Charvonah
Sha'ashgaz
Hegai
Memuchan
Why didn't Esther reveal her Jewish identity?
Because she was afraid
Because Mordechai had commanded her not to
Because she knew the King was anti-Semitic
Because she had heard about Haman
*Who, like Mordechai, stood from afar to see "what would be done - ye'aseh" to another?
Aharon
Reuven
Miriam
Yehoshua
How long was each young woman prepared before going to the king?
7 days
30 days
180 days
12 months
*What is a word in chapter 2 whose meaning would be changed if you put the accent on another syllable
Hoglah
Ba'ah
l'kachah
yoshev
In what month was Esther brought to the King?
Tishrei
Tevet
Nissan
Av
In what year of the King's reign was Esther brought to him?
1
3
7
12
Who was the officer of the King in charge of the women After they went to the King
Hegai
Charvonah
Memuchan
Sha'ashgaz
Which of the following is NOT a way that the King celebrated choosing Esther?
Made a party
Marched her through Shushan
Forgave taxes
Sent gifts
Where was Mordechai to be found
At home
Teaching Jewish children in school
In the King's gate
In the outer court of the King
How was Achashverosh saved from Bigtan and Teresh's assassination plot?
Esther told him in Mordechai's name
Mordechai told him
They were overheard by the Revolutionary Guard
The King's taster died from tasting his wine
When Haman is called Ha-Agagi, it means that he is descended from:
Gog and Magog
Amalek
Yishmael
Yavan
*In Perek Gimmel there is a Ktiv/Keri on the word
Lifneihem/Bifneihem
Laharog/Ve-Laharog
Achashrash/Achashveirosh
B'omram/K'omram
*Who else was told something "yom va-yom" as Mordechai was?
Yosef
Moshe
Yaakov
Avraham
*Haman disdained (ויבז) killing only Mordechai. Of who else is the same term used?
Amalek
Esav
Yishmael
Lavan
In what month did Haman do his lottery?
Adar
Tishrei
Nissan
Tishrei
In what year of Achashverosh's reign did Haman hatch his plot?
3
7
12
20
What did Haman NOT say about the Jews
They are scattered
They look different
They have different laws
They disobey the King's laws
How much money did Haman offer to Achashverosh as a bribe to kill the Jews?
A million dollars
10,000 loaves of silver
20,000 talents of gold
80,000 Shekalim
On what day was the evil decree written and sent?
13 Adar
14 Adar
13 Nissan
14 Nissan
Which passuk in Perek Gimmel is read to the melody of Megillat Eicha
The first
The last
The one about the bribe
The one where Mordechai would not bow
Which is NOT a way that Mordechai displayed mourning?
Sackcloth and ashes
Crying out
Ripping his clothes
Covering his mirrors
Why did Mordechai only go "up until" the King's gate but no further?
Because of his wardrobe
Because of his odor
Because Haman did not let him go further
Because the gate was locked
Which word describes Esther's reaction to Mordechai's behavior?
ותתאבל
ותתפלל
ותתחלחל
ותתבלבל
What did Esther offer Mordechai but he turned down?
A bath
Clothes
An audience with the King
A bottle of wine
Who was the courtier who carried messages between Mordechai and Esther?
Memuchan
Terach
Hatach
Serach
What did Mordechai command Esther to do?
Make a party for the King
Make two parties for the King
Go immediately and plead for her people
Kill Haman
What was Esther's response to Mordechai's command?
She said that it was dangerous - she could be killed
She said that it is better to make the King a party
She said "Why should I worry - I'm safe in the palace"
She said, "I'm finished taking your orders."
Mordechai responded to Esther's hesitation by saying "Who knows if..."
Achashverosh will stretch out his scepter
This is why you became Queen
Haman will wait a year
You will succeed in going to the King
Before she went to Achashverosh Esther requested that Mordechai
Gather the Jews and fast for three days
Accept the clothes that she sent
Daven on her behalf
Suggest the menu for the King's party
Which words of Esther at the end of Perek Dalet are read in the tune of Megillat Eicha
כאשר שכולתי שכלתי
פקוד פקדתי אתכם
אבוד תאבדון מהר
וכאשר אבדתי אבדתי
What does Esther first request of Achashverosh in Perek 5?
To save the Jews
To come with Haman to her party
To kill Haman
To run a new beauty contest
*What is special about the words יבוא המלך והמן היום ?
They hint at the fall of Haman
They each have the same Gematriya
They hint at the the four kingdoms that ruled the Jews
They hint at the name of Hashem
What does Esther request from Achashverosh at the first party?
To save the Jews
To kill Haman
To come to a second party
To give her more servants
*What does Esther hint that she will do at the second party
Reveal her identity
Reveal her enemy
Serve the Kings favorite foods
Unveil an even greater party
What changed Haman's happy mood when he left the second party
Indigestion
Impatience at waiting until Purim
Mordechai not showing him respect
The King not showing him respect
What did Haman's wife Zeresh suggest?
Having patience
Changing the day of the lottery to an earlier time
Killing the King
Asking the King to hang Mordechai now
What did the King do when he couldn't sleep?
Counted sheep
Drank wine
Had the Book of Remembrance read
Took a sleeping potion
What did the book of remembrance reveal?
That the King owed money to the rulers of India
That Mordechai had saved the King's life
That Haman had been promoted
That Achashverosh was not born to royalty
When the King asked Haman what is to be done to someone the King wishes to honor, what did Haman immediately think?
Tough question
He means me!
He's testing me
He means Mordechai
What did Haman answer?
King's garment, horse, march and cry "Thus..."
Kings crown, horse, and scepter
King's garment, scepter, horse, and cry "Thus.."
King'a pet poodle, TV set, favorite recliner, and giftcard to Amazon.
What did Achashverosh tell Haman to do with the garment and horse?
Put them on and march around town
Put them on Mordechai and march him around town
Put them in the closet and the stable
Put the garment on the horse.
*About whom else does it say in the Torah ככה יעשה לאיש
A brother-in-law who won't marry his widowed sister-in-law
A man who commits a sin for which the punishment is lashes
A man who rebuilds the city of Yericho
A man who moves the boundary of his neighbor's field
What is different in Perek Vav about the advice Haman gets?
Zeresh speaks first
His advisors speak first
The advice is much more optimistic
He never gets to hear the advice
How does Haman act on the advice he gets at the end of Perek 7?
He rejects it
He humbles himself before Mordechai
He doesn't have a chance to act
He says he will think about it.
What shoresh that means disconcerting speed appears in the last verse of Perek 7 and two more times in the Megillah
ב.ו.א
ד.ב.ר
ח.פ.ז
ב.ה.ל
How much does the King offer to give Esther
The whole kingdom
Half the kingdom
10,000 loaves of silver
600,000 gold coins
Esther says she wouldn't have bothered the King if the Jews were to be
Enslaved
Drafted
Killed
Trained as mine-sappers
Haman's reaction to his unmasking is captured in the word
ויבז
ויתאפק
נבעת
נופל
The special thing about the words כי כלתה אליו הרעה is
That they hint at Haman's age
That they hint to the name of Hashem
That they add up to 613
Nothing - just words
When Achashverosh returned to the party from the garden, he found
Haman with a knife at Esther's throat
Esther and Haman laughing together
Haman on his knees before Esther
Haman falling on Esther's "bed"
What did Achashverosh accuse Haman of?
Bad taste
Trying to take the Queen
Trying to kill the Queen
Trying to change the sheets
When Achashverosh accused Haman, what did the nearby servants do?
Covered Haman's face
Slit Haman's throat
Clucked their tongues at Haman
Pointed fingers at Haman
What did Charvonah do?
Accused Haman of attacking Esther
Nothing
Pointed out the gallows Haman had made to the King
Begged the King to spare Haman's life
*What are the names of the very rare trup sign on the words אשר עשה
מרכא כפולה
ירח בן יומו
קרני פרה
זקף גדול
What is the name of the very elaborate and rare trup sign on a Haman in Perek 7?
מרכא כפולה
ירח בן יומו
קרני פרה
זקף גדול
What did the King give Esther at the beginning of Perek 8
The house of Haman
The signet ring
The lives of the Jews
The money Haman had offered the King
What did the King give Mordechai at the beginning of Perek 8?
The House of Haman
The signet ring
The job of Viceroy
HIs personal phone number
What did Esther request from Achashverosh in Perek 8
To kill Haman
To hang Haman's sons
To undo Haman's decree
To name a sushi roll after her
What did Achashverosh answer to Esther's request in Perek 8
The sushi roll will be called The Queen Salmon
I will have Haman's son's hanged
I will execute Haman
I cannot undo a decree but you can issue another
On what day was the decree of Mordechai made and sent
13 Adar
23 Sivan
12 Nissan
9 Av
*What word in Perek 8 do some Ashkenazic congregations repeat?
Laharog/V'laharog
L'abed/V'l'abed
Patshegen/Matshegen
Medina/U-Medina
What is special about the verses that begin "U-Mordecha" and "La'Yehudim?"
They are read in the melody of Megillat Eicha
They are read in a softer voice
They are said first by the congregation and repeated by the reader
They are skipped by Ashkenazim
When else do we say the verse ליהודים היתה אורה ושמחה וששון ויקר?
Hatarat Nedarim
Havdallah
Kiddush
Kiddush Levanah
Many of the things that happen in Perek 8 are exact reversals of things that happened in Chapters
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
4 and 5
At the end of Perek 8, non-Jews were מתיהדים. In which holiday were Jews מתיונים
Pesach
Shavuot
Chanukah
Tisha B'Av
What number month is Adar?
First
Sixth
Ninth
Twelfth
What are the two words that sum up the reversal in the story
הוא הגורל
ונהפוך הוא
ומרדכי יצא
לא יסוף
What word at the beginning of Perek 9 do some Ashkenazic congregation read in two ways
לפניהם
ולהרוג
כאמרם
אחשרש
What is special about the word והאחשדרפנים
We do not know the translation
It is repeated in two ways
It is the longest word in the Torah
It is the longest word in the Tanach
How many enemies did the Jews kill in Shushan on the first day of fighting?
100
500
1000
10,000
What is unusual about the way the ten sons of Haman are read?
There is a special melody
The are written one way but read another
The are read in one breath
The are read twice
What two things did Esther request of Achashverosh after the sons of Haman were killed?
To make a national holiday and to forgive taxes
To allow Shushan another day to fight and to hang the bodies
To allow Shushan another day to fight and to drag the bodies through the streets
To make a national holiday and to drag the bodies through the streets
What is the word for unwalled cities
Prazot
Petuchot
Avirot
Shushanot
On what day do unwalled cities celebrate Purim?
13 Adar
14 Adar
15 Adar
16 Adar
On what day do walled cities observe Purim
13 Adar
14 Adar
15 Adar
16 Adar
Purim is observed on the day that
Esther fasted
Haman made his decree
The Jews rested after fighting their enemies
The Jews fought their enemies
What two Mitzvot of Purim did the Jews do themselves in the original Purim
Mishloach Manot and Matanot La'Evyonim
Mishteh and Mishloach Manot
Mikra Megillah and Mishloach Manot
Mikra Megillah and Matanot La'Evyonim
Which Mitzvah did Mordechai add in his letter to the Jews?
Mishloach Manot
Matanot La'Evyonim
Mishteh
Kiddush
*From which word do we learn the Mitzvah to read the Megillah
Nizkarim
Na'asim
VaYichtov
VaTichtov
*The word that is the source of folding the Megillah like a letter when reading in public is
Sefer
Ma'amar
Devar
Igeret
How is the last description of Haman different from all the others?
It adds the the word KOL ha-Yehudim
It gives Haman's grandfather's name
It connect Haman to King Agag of Amalek
It lists Haman's mother's name
The name Purim is derived from the word for
Bulls
Poor people
Lottery
Google forms
How is the King's name written in Perek 10?
אחשורוש
אחשרש
אחשורש
ארתחשסתא
What does Achashverosh do in Perek 10?
Imposes a tax
Conquers nations
Marries Esther again
Establishes a dynasty
Aside from Mordechai, who else was משנה למלך?
Aharon
Yosef
David
Yehonatan
