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Esther Questions and Answers All Chapters New King James Chapter 1 Esther Questions and Answers All Chapters New King James Chapter 1 .q According to Esther 1:1, over how many provinces did King Ahasuerus reign? (1 pt) .a 127 Provinces. .q According to Esther 1:2 Fill in the blanks: "in those days when king _______ sat on the throne of his _______ which was in Shushan the _______ ," (3 pts) .a Ahasuerus, kingdom, citadel .q According to Esther 1:3 In which year of King Ahasuerus' reign did he make the feast ? Be specific. (1 pt) .a The third year .q According toEsther 1:4 How many days long was his feast for the officials and servants? (1 pt) .a 180 days .q According to Esther 1:5 where was the seven day feast? Fill in the blank: “in the _____, of the _______, of the king's ______.” (3 pts) .a In the court of the garden of the king's palace. .q According to Esther 1:6, on what were the linen curtains hanging? (2 pts) .a Silver rods on marble pillars. .q According to Esther 1:6, what colors were the linen curtains? (2 pts) .a Blue and white .q According to Esther 1:6, what color were the fasteners for the curtains? (1 pt) .a purple .q According to Esther 1:6, what 4 colors/materials were in the mosaic pavement? (4 pts) .a alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble .q According to Esther 1:7, of what precious material were the drinking vessels made?(1pt) .a gold .q According to Esther 1:8, fill in the blanks "In accordance with the ______ , the drinking was not compulsory for so the ______ had ordered the _________ of his ________ , that they should do according to each man's pleasure.” (4pts) .a law, king, officers, household .q According to Esther 1:9,where did Queen Vashti make her feast? (1 pt) .a Royal palace .q According to Esther 1:10, how many eunuchs did he send to fetch Vashti? (1 pt) .a Seven .q According to Esther 1:11, fill in the blank: “to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown, in order to show her beauty to the people and officials, for she was ___________ to behold (1 pt) .a beautiful .q According to Esther 1:12, What burned within the king? Be specific. (1 pt) .a His anger. .q According to Esther 1:13, Who understood the times? (1 pt) .a Wise men .q According to Esther 1:14, Who were the closest to the king? (7 pts) .a Carshena, Admatha, Shetar, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena,and Memucan .q According to Esther 1:15, Who did not obey the command of the king? (1 pt) .a Queen Vashti .q According to Esther 1:16, Who answered the king and the princes? (1 pt) .q Memucan .q According to Esther 1:17. The queen's behavior will become known to how many women? (1 pt) .a All .q According to Esther 1:18, fill in the blanks. "This very day the noble ________ of Persia and _____ will say to all the ________ officials that they have heard of the _______ of the queen. Thus there will be ________ contempt and wrath.” (5 pts) .a Ladies, Media, king's, behavior, excessive .q According to Esther 1:19 What kind of decree did the king make? (1 pt) .a Royal .q According to Esther 1:20, What will happen after the king's decree is read throughout his empire? (1 pt) .a All wives will honor their husbands. .q According to Esther 1:21who's advice did the king follow? ( 1pt) .a Memucan. .q According to Esther 1:22. in what language was the letters to be sent? (1pt) .a to each province in his own script. Chapter 2 Esther Chapter 2 Questions .q According to Esther 2:1, What three things did King Ahasueras remember when his wrath subsided? (3 pts) .a Vashti, What she had done, and what had been decreed against her. .q According to Esther 2:2 Fill in the blanks. “Then the king's servants who attended him said, 'Let beautiful young ______ be sought for the _______'”. (2 pt) .a virgins, king. .q According to Esther 2:3, Where would the officals bring the young virgins? (1 pt) .a Shushan the Citadel .q According to Esther 2:3, What would Hegai give the women? (1 pt) .a beauty preparations. .q According to Esther 2:4 What was the former queen's name? (1 pt) .a Vashti. .q According Esther 2:5 Mordecai was the son of _______, the son of _______, the son of _______, a _________. (4 pts) .a Jair, Shimei, Kish, Benjamite. .q According to Esther 2:6 Who was the king of Judah who had been carried away from Jerusalem? (1 pt) .a Jeconiah .q According toEsther 2:7, What was another name for Esther (1pt) .a Hadassah .q According to Esther 2:8, To where was Esther taken? (1 pt) .a To Shushan the Citadel .q According toEsther 2:9, What else was given to her besides her allowance? (3 pts) .a beauty prepations, seven choice maidservants, the best place in the women's house. .q According toEsther 2:10, True or False? Everybody knew Esther was Jewish. (1 pt) .a False .q According to Esther 2:11, Who paced in front of the women's quarters? (1 pt) .a Mordecai .q According to Esther 2:11, What did Mordecai do every day? (1 pt) .a Paced in front of the women's quarters. .q According to Esther 2:12, How many months of preparation did each woman complete before her turn to go to the king? (1 pt) .a 12 months. .q According to Esther 2:12, What was the beauty preparation for the first six months? (1 pt) .a oil of myrrh. .q According to Esther 2:12, What was the beauty preparation named for the last six months? (1 pt) .a Perfumes. .q According to Esther 2:13, What was each woman allowed to take with her to the palace? (1 pt) .a Whatever she desired. .q According to Esther 2:14, After she went in to the king, then to which house did she go in the morning? (1 pt) .a the second house. .q According to Esther 2:14, Who was in charge of the concubines? (1 pt) .a Shaashgaz. .q According to Esther 2:15 What is Esther's dad's name? (1 pt) .a Abihail. .q According to Esther 2:15, Who was the eunuch that gave Esther advice on what to take to the king's palace? (1 pt) .a Hegai .q According to Esther 2:16, What is the name of the tenth month? (1 pt) .a Tebeth .q According to Esther 2:17, Who obtained grace and favor in who's sight? (2 pt) .a Esther, the king .q According to Esther 2:18, What was the name of the feast? (1pt) .a The Feast of Esther .q According to Esther 2:18, Who came to the Feast of Esther? (2 pt) .a Officials, servants .q According to Esther 2:19 Who sat within the king's gate? (1 pt) .a Mordecai .q According to Esther 2:19, True or False: After Esther was made the queen, no more virgins were gathered. (1 pt) .a False q. According to Esther 2:20, What did Esther not reveal? (2 pt) .a Her family and her people. .q According to Esther 2:21, Who were the king's gatekeepers? (2 pts) .a Bigthan and Teresh .q According to Esther 2:22 Fill in the blanks: “So the matter became known to _______, who told ______ _________, and __________ informed the __________ in Mordecai's name.” (4 pts) .a Mordecai, Queen Esther, Esther, king .q According to Esther 2:23 What happened to the gatekeepers? (1 pt) .a They were hanged on gallows. .q According to Esther 2:23, What was written in the chronicles, in the presence of the king? (1 pt) .a The gatekeepers were hanged, and Mordecai had told the king about the plot. Chapter 3 .q According to Esther 3:1, Whom did King Ahasuerus promote? (1 pt) .a Haman .q According to Esther 3:1, Who was Haman's father? (1 pt) .a Hammedatha .q According to Esther 3:1, From what tribe was Hammedatha? (1 pt) .a He was an Agagite. .q According to Esther 3:2 Mordecai didn't bow and do what to Haman? (1 pt) .a pay homage. .q According to Esther 3:3, What did the servants ask Mordecai? (1 pt) .a Why do transgress the king's command? q. According to Esther 3:4, Why didn't Mordecai bow to Haman? (1 pt) .a Because he was a Jew. .q According to Esther 3:4, Who spoke to Mordecai daily?(1 pt) .a The king's servants who were within the king's gate. .q According to Esther 3:4, With whom did the king's servants talk, after talking with Mordecai? (1 pt) .a Haman .q According to Esther 3:5 How did Haman react when Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage? (1 pt) .a He was filled with wrath. .q According to Esther 3:6, True or False, Haman punished Mordecai for not bowing. (1 pt) .a False .q According to Esther 3:6 On how many Jews did Haman want to lay hands? (1 pt) .a All the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasurerus .q According to Esther 3:7, What is name of the first month of the year? (1 pt) .a Nisan q.
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