This Esther 1 quiz features 30 thought-provoking questions carefully crafted to cover all the verses in the chapter.
Each question is followed by five possible answers, giving you ample opportunity to challenge your knowledge and understanding of this Esther chapter 1.
Keep in mind, this Bible quiz on Esther chapter 1 is meant to be tricky, so ensure you cross-reference with Esther 1 in the KJV Bible to validate your answers at the end of the entire questions.
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Bible Quiz on Esther Chapter 1
Esther 1 Quiz Questions
Question 1:
In the days of which king was Queen Vashti dethroned?
a) David
b) Saul
c) Ahasuerus
d) Solomon
e) Cyrus
Question 2:
How many provinces did the king reign over?
a) 50
b) 70
c) 120
d) 100
e) 127
Question 3:
How many days did the feast that King Ahasuerus threw last?
a) 14 days
b) 7 days
c) 180 days
d) 40 days
e) 100 days
Question 4:
Where was the feast held?
a) The palace garden
b) The king’s court
c) Shushan the palace
d) The royal house
e) The queen’s chamber
Question 5:
True or False: The drink vessels were of different kinds.
Question 6:
Which of the following was NOT part of the decorations mentioned during the feast?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Purple
d) Green
e) Marble
Question 7:
The wine served at the king’s feast was served in what?
a) Silver cups
b) Golden vessels
c) Glass bottles
d) Brass jars
e) Wood goblets
Question 8:
How was the wine served to the guests?
a) Only when asked for
b) According to the law
c) In moderation
d) Only at the end of the meal
e) Only with certain dishes
Question 9:
What was Vashti’s relation to the king?
a) His sister
b) His mother
c) His daughter
d) His wife
e) His advisor
Question 10:
Vashti also made a feast for whom?
a) The women
b) The children
c) The elders
d) The servants
e) The governors
Question 11:
On which day of the feast did the king ask for Queen Vashti?
a) First
b) Third
c) Fifth
d) Seventh
e) Ninth
Question 12:
Which of these was NOT a reason the king wanted Vashti to come?
a) To show her beauty
b) To dine with him
c) To wear her royal crown
d) To dance
e) To meet some important guests
Question 13:
Who delivered the king’s command to Queen Vashti?
a) The king himself
b) Mordecai
c) The chamberlains
d) Esther
e) The head servant
Question 14:
How did Vashti respond to the king’s command?
a) She immediately obeyed
b) She asked for some time
c) She declined politely
d) She refused
e) She sent a gift instead
Question 15:
True or False: Vashti’s refusal to come made the king happy.
Question 16:
Before the king acted on Vashti’s refusal, whom did he consult?
a) His friends
b) The wise men
c) The people
d) The priests
e) The magicians
Question 17:
Which of the king’s wise men understood the times and were closest to him?
a) Memucan and Meres
b) Marsena and Tarshish
c) Carshena and Admatha
d) Admatha and Marsena
e) Tarshish and Memucan
Question 18:
For whom did Queen Vashti’s actions set a precedent?
a) Other queens
b) The servants
c) The princes
d) All wives
e) Only the women of the palace
Question 19:
What did Memucan predict would happen in response to Vashti’s actions?
a) A feast in her honor
b) A surge in respect for the king
c) Despise their husbands
d) Increased loyalty towards the king
e) An uprising in the palace
Question 20:
Memucan suggested that Vashti’s refusal to obey the king should be made known how?
a) In a written law
b) By word of mouth
c) By a public announcement
d) In a royal decree
e) Through messengers in all provinces
Question 21:
Complete the verse: “All the wives shall give to their husbands _.”
a) Gifts and treasures
b) Respect and obedience
c) Honour
d) Gold and silver
e) Love and faithfulness
Question 22:
After Vashti’s removal, who was to be given her royal estate?
a) Her children
b) Another that is better than she
c) The king’s advisors
d) The people of Shushan
e) The chamberlains
Question 23:
Which of the following was NOT a suggested outcome of the king’s decree?
a) Joy among princes
b) Increased loyalty to the king
c) Peace in every province
d) Honor for husbands
e) Respect from all wives
Question 24:
What was one desired result of the decree about Vashti?
a) For the king to be exalted
b) For the people to be obedient
c) For all husbands to be great
d) For all wives to honor their husbands
e) For all provinces to pay tribute
Question 25:
True or False: The king’s commandment about Vashti was published in all provinces.
Question 26:
In how many languages was the king’s decree published?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) According to the language of each people
e) In the official language of the palace
Question 27:
“Except” Question: Which of the following did NOT occur in Esther chapter 1?
a) The queen held a feast for the women
b) The king held a feast for 180 days
c) The chamberlains delivered the king’s message to Vashti
d) Esther was crowned queen
e) The king’s decree was published in every province
Question 28:
Which of these statements is FALSE based on Esther 1?
a) The king displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom
b) Queen Vashti always obeyed the king’s commands
c) The king’s feast lasted seven days
d) The wine was given according to the state
e) The king consulted wise men who knew the times
Question 29:
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of the king’s riches displayed during the feast?
a) Honor of his excellent majesty
b) Gold and silver
c) Horses and chariots
d) White, green, and blue hangings
e) Beds of gold and silver
Question 30:
Multiple Response: Select ALL that apply. Which of these colors were mentioned in relation to the hangings and cords during the feast?
a) White
b) Blue
c) Green
d) Purple
e) Red
Answers to Esther 1 Quiz Questions
Question 1: Answer – c) Ahasuerus
Explanation: Esther 1:1 states, “Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus…”
Question 2: Answer – e) 127
Explanation: As mentioned in Esther 1:1, “…this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces.”
Question 3: Answer – c) 180 days
Explanation: “And he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.” (Esther 1:3-4)
Question 4: Answer – c) Shushan the palace
Explanation: Esther 1:5, “And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace…”
Question 5: Answer – True
Explanation: “And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,)” (Esther 1:7)
Question 6: Answer – d) Green
Explanation: The decorations are described in Esther 1:6, “Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver…”
Question 7: Answer – b) Golden vessels
Explanation: Esther 1:7, “And they gave them drink in vessels of gold…”
Question 8: Answer – b) According to the law
Explanation: “And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel…” (Esther 1:8)
Question 9: Answer – d) His wife
Explanation: Esther 1:9 mentions, “Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.”
Question 10: Answer – a) The women
Explanation: As stated in Esther 1:9, “Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women…”
Question 11: Answer – d) Seventh
Explanation: Esther 1:10 says, “On the seventh day…”
Question 12: Answer – d) To dance
Explanation: Esther 1:11 details the king’s command, “To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty…”
Question 13: Answer – c) The chamberlains
Explanation: Esther 1:10-11 states, “On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king…”
Question 14: Answer – d) She refused
Explanation: “But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains…” (Esther 1:12)
Question 15: Answer – False
Explanation: Esther 1:12 mentions, “…therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.”
Question 16: Answer – b) The wise men
Explanation: “Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times…” (Esther 1:13)
Question 17: Answer – e) Tarshish and Memucan
Explanation: These names are listed in Esther 1:14, “For so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment: And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan…”
Question 18: Answer – d) All wives
Explanation: Esther 1:17 says, “For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes…”
Question 19: Answer – c) Despise their husbands
Explanation: Referencing Esther 1:17, “For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes…”
Question 20: Answer – d) In a royal decree
Explanation: Esther 1:20, “And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire…”
Question 21: Answer – c) Honour
Explanation: Esther 1:20 states, “All the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.”
Question 22: Answer – b) Another that is better than she
Explanation: “And let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.” (Esther 1:19)
Question 23: Answer – b) Increased loyalty to the king
Explanation: Esther 1:20-21 talks about wives giving their husbands honor and the decree being for all people, but not about increased loyalty to the king.
Question 24: Answer – d) For all wives to honor their husbands
Explanation: As mentioned in Esther 1:20, “All the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.”
Question 25: Answer – True
Explanation: “And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language…” (Esther 1:21-22)
Question 26: Answer – d) According to the language of each people
Explanation: As stated in Esther 1:22, “…into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language…”
Question 27: Answer – d) Esther was crowned queen
Explanation: Esther being crowned queen doesn’t occur in Esther chapter 1.
Question 28: Answer – b) Queen Vashti always obeyed the king’s commands
Explanation: Esther 1:12 details her refusal, “But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment…”
Question 29: Answer – c) Horses and chariots
Explanation: Esther 1:4-6 describes the riches displayed but does not mention horses and chariots.
Question 30: Answer – a) White, b) Blue, c) Green
Explanation: Esther 1:6 mentions, “Where were white, green, and blue, hangings…”
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