Esther Bible Quiz
10 questions on Esther: finish its best-known verses, name the chapter a verse comes from, and test what you know about the book. Esther has 167 verses in the King James Version, and every answer below links to the verse or page it comes from.
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Question 1
Fill in the missing word
“So they hanged Haman on the ▁▁▁▁▁ that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.”
Esther 7:10 - Asoles
- Bseers
- Cgallows
- Dlepers
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C. gallows
“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.” — Esther 7:10 (KJV)
Read Esther 7Question 2
In which chapter of Esther is this verse?
“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.”
- AEsther 4
- BEsther 8
- CEsther 9
- DEsther 10
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B. Esther 8 — This is Esther 8:15 — chapter 8 of Esther.
“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.” — Esther 8:15 (KJV)
Read Esther 8Question 3
Fill in the missing word
“As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the ▁▁▁▁▁ which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.”
Esther 9:22 - Abeing
- Bback
- Cmaster
- Dmonth
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D. month
“As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.” — Esther 9:22 (KJV)
Read Esther 9Question 4
Fill in the missing word
“And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his ▁▁▁▁▁, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.”
Esther 5:11 - Achildren
- Bcattle
- Cprophets
- Dwaters
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A. children
“And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.” — Esther 5:11 (KJV)
Read Esther 5Question 5
In which chapter of Esther is this verse?
“To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.”
- AEsther 1
- BEsther 2
- CEsther 3
- DEsther 4
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A. Esther 1 — This is Esther 1:11 — chapter 1 of Esther.
“To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.” — Esther 1:11 (KJV)
Read Esther 1Question 6
Which group of books is Esther part of?
- ALaw (Torah)
- BPoetry & Wisdom
- CHistory
- DMinor Prophets
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C. History — Esther is one of the books of History, the books from Joshua to Esther.
All 66 books by groupQuestion 7
Fill in the missing word
“Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the ▁▁▁▁▁ of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.”
Esther 2:15 - Akeeper
- Bmaker
- Cdragon
- Dseer
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A. keeper
“Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.” — Esther 2:15 (KJV)
Read Esther 2Question 8
Fill in the missing word
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my ▁▁▁▁▁ will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”
Esther 4:16 - Amaidens
- Bgoings
- Cprayers
- Dmembers
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A. maidens
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.” — Esther 4:16 (KJV)
Read Esther 4Question 9
In which chapter of Esther is this verse?
“Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:”
- AEsther 4
- BEsther 6
- CEsther 9
- DEsther 10
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B. Esther 6 — This is Esther 6:8 — chapter 6 of Esther.
“Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:” — Esther 6:8 (KJV)
Read Esther 6Question 10
Fill in the missing word
“And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the ▁▁▁▁▁ of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.”
Esther 3:8 - Aprovinces
- Bfeasts
- Cministers
- Dchronicles
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A. provinces
“And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.” — Esther 3:8 (KJV)
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