Persian Empire, reign of Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) · around 483–473 BC
Esther Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Esther. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. How was Mordecai related to Esther?
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Answer: Her cousin. Esther was “his uncle’s daughter”: Mordecai was therefore her cousin, and he had taken her as his own daughter when her parents died. Esther 2:7
2. Which queen did Esther replace?
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Answer: Vashti. The king “set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.” Hadassah is Esther’s other name, and Zeresh is Haman’s wife. Esther 2:17
3. Which gesture by the king allowed someone to enter his presence uncalled without being put to death?
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Answer: Holding out the golden scepter. One law put to death anyone who came in uncalled, “except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live.” Esther 4:11