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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Why was Achashverosh upset about the way he killed Vashti?
He used שרייפה, which is a very lowly way of killing
He wanted to use סקילה, which is a very painful death
He used סקילה, which is a very boring death
He wanted to use שרייפה, which is a very fun killing to watch
Why does Achashverosh only want single women for his new wife?
so that she doesn't already have her own routine
because Vashti was single before marrying him
that's his מנהג
he didn't want too many women coming
Why were the girls from פרס rejected for the 'beauty contest'?
מידה כנגד מידה for calling the Jewish women ugly
they were all married
they smelled bad
מידה כנגד מידה for intermarrying
Who left the 'beauty contest' בבזיון גדול?
שקנהז - daughter of haman
פרשנדסא - daughter of haman
ושתי - daughter of mordechai
אסתר - daughter of mordechai
Which שבט is Mordechai from?
יהודה
בנימין
Who is מירא דכיא? Why? What does it mean?
Mordechai was "pure myrrh" because he was like the best of the spices/generation.
Haman was "pure myrrh" because he was the spiciest man of the generation - like myrrh.
Esther was "pure myrrh" because she was like the sweetest and palest plant - like myrrh.
Achashverosh was "pure myrrh" because he smelled the strongest - like myrrh.
Who never finished up the job of killing out Amalek (causing Haman to be born)?
Shaul
Mordechai
Daniel
Nevuchadnetzer
The חטא of Bnei Yisroel going to Achashverosh's feast 'reminded' Hashem of when Bnei Yisroel _______.
bowed to Nevuchadnetzer's עבודה זרה
bowed to Balshatzar's עבודה זרה
did the חטא העגל
kept אגג alive
Reading the מגילה is a קידוש 'ה in contrast to ______________.
the חילול 'ה of Nevuchadnetzer's ע"ז
the קידוש 'ה of Nevuchadnetzer's ע"ז
the חילול 'ה of סעודת אחשורש
the קידוש 'ה of סעודת אחשורש
We have a פורים seudah in contrast to ______________.
Achashverosh's seuda
Nevuchadnetzer's seuda
Achashverosh's ע"ז
Nevuchadnetzer's ע"ז
Which two of the following are NOT one of the reasons for the name Hadassa?
She had a pale-greenish complexion like הדסים.
הדסים have a sweet smell but a bitter taste, just like she was sweet for Mordechai but bitter for Haman.
Her skin was soft like the leaves of הדסים.
She ate הדסים in order to keep Kosher in the palace.
Which two of the following are NOT one of the reasons for the name Esther?
People said she was as beautiful as the moon (אסתהר).
She hid herself for 4 years and she hid her Jewish identity.
She wore a vail to her wedding with Achashverosh, and it completely hid her face.
When she talked to Achashverosh, she spoke with a lisp (by hiding her tongue behind her teeth). She did this so that he wouldn't want to marry her.
Hashem gave Esther a ___ של ___ so that people would consider her beautiful.
חוט של חסד
חסד של חוט
צעיף של יופי
יופי של צעיף
2 reasons as to why Esther wasn't obligated to sacrifice her life instead of marrying Achashverosh:
she didn't want to go
it was for Achashverosh's pleasure
she wasn't even Jewish
she didn't mind going
In what year did Achashverosh's decree go out?
7th
10th
3rd
9th
What did Esther eat in order to keep Kosher?
poppy seeds
הדסים
vegetables
meat
Why does Achashverosh make all the women wait 12 months before meeting him?
to make sure they're completely healthy (no seasonal allergies)
he's wicked
he wants them to enjoy their last year of somewhat freedom
to let them think about whether they want to become queen
What happens with the women who Achashverosh rejects?
They become פלגשים in a separate palace
They get hanged
They get sent back home
They become water-carriers
Esther was taken to Achashverosh in the __ month of the __ year.
10th month; 7th year
7th month; 8th year
13th month; 7th year
10th month; 100th year
Which one of the following is NOT something Avashverosh tries in order to know Esther's nationality?
makes a party
reduces taxes in her honor
sends out presents to all the officers
steals all of her belongings and doesn't give it back until she reveals it
Which one of the following is NOT a reason that the officers loved Mordechai's plan in getting Esther to reveal her nationality?
Haman hopes his daughter will become queen this time.
The princes had been jealous that their daughters hadn't been chosen.
Haman and his friends had been suspicious that Esther was Jewish, but now they knew for sure that their suspicion was false because Mordechai just "went against" her.
They loved Mordechai, so they loved all of his ideas.
Fill in the blanks: "___ ___ כל ___ אשר שמתי ב___, לא ___ עליך כי אני "
המחלה; מצרים; אשים; ה' ראפיך
השמחה; ירושלים; אשים; ה' ראפיך
המחלה; ירושלים; אשים; ה' עליך
השמחה; מצרים; אשים; ה' ראפיך
Fill in the blanks: " ___ האומר ___ בשם אומרו ___ גאולה"
(a)
