Persian Empire, reign of Ahasuerus · around 483-473 BC
Mordecai Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Mordecai. 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. Which tribe did Mordecai belong to?
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Answer: Benjamin. Mordecai is introduced as “a certain Jew… the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite.” Esther 2:5
2. Before whom did Mordecai refuse to bow?
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Answer: Haman. The king had promoted Haman, and the servants at the king’s gate bowed before him: “But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.” Esther 3:1–2
3. In which city did Mordecai live at the time of the events in this book?
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Answer: Susa. “Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai”; he had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives. Esther 2:5–6