This Esther 2 quiz features 25 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 2.
Keep in mind, this Bible quiz on Esther chapter 2 is meant to be tricky, so ensure you cross-reference with Esther 2 in the KJV Bible to validate your answers at the end of the entire questions.
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Bible Quiz on Esther Chapter 2
Esther 2 Quiz Questions
Here are 25 tricky questions on Esther 2 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible:
Esther Chapter 2 Quiz Questions
Question 1:
Who among the following was NOT mentioned as a servant of King Ahasuerus in Esther 2?
a) Bigthan
b) Teresh
c) Mordecai
d) Haman
e) Hegai
Question 2:
Which virtue was NOT one of the qualities sought in young women brought to Shushan the palace?
a) Beauty
b) Youth
c) Wisdom
d) Virginity
e) Good health
Question 3:
For how long were the women to receive beauty treatments before seeing the King?
a) Six months
b) One year
c) Twelve months
d) Seven months
e) Eight months
Question 4:
True or False: Esther requested many things before going in unto the king.
a) True
b) False
c) It wasn’t specified
d) Only on special occasions
e) Only when advised by Hegai
Question 5:
When the king loved Esther above all the women, what did he place upon her head?
a) A tiara
b) A golden crown
c) A necklace
d) A veil
e) A diadem
Question 6:
Esther was taken unto King Ahasuerus into his house royal in which month?
a) Adar
b) Nisan
c) Tebeth
d) Elul
e) Sivan
Question 7:
Fill in the blanks: “He ___ two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on King Ahasuerus.”
a) Rebuked
b) Reprimanded
c) Loved
d) Trusted
e) Hated
Question 8:
Which of the following was NOT a result of the king’s affection for Esther?
a) He set the royal crown upon her head.
b) He made her queen.
c) He prepared a great feast.
d) He declared a public holiday.
e) He gave gifts with royal generosity.
Question 9:
Esther did not reveal her kindred or her people at the command of:
a) Hegai
b) Mordecai
c) The king’s chamberlain
d) Bigthan
e) Teresh
Question 10:
Multiple Responses: Which of the following provisions were given for the purification of the women?
a) Oil of myrrh
b) Sweet odors
c) Oil of olive
d) Spices
e) Frankincense
Question 11:
What was Mordecai’s relation to Esther?
a) Father
b) Brother
c) Uncle
d) Cousin
e) Distant relative
Question 12:
True or False: Esther was known by another name.
a) True
b) False
c) It wasn’t specified
d) Only among her relatives
e) Only in the palace
Question 13:
What did the maidens receive before going to the king?
a) Blessings
b) Counsels
c) Tokens
d) Whatsoever they desired
e) Only what Hegai gave
Question 14:
Except for which of the following, nothing should be done with the king’s concubines after they went in unto him?
a) They can’t see the king
b) They should return to their own families
c) They can see the king if called by name
d) They should leave the palace forever
e) They should stay in the harem
Question 15:
In which part of the palace was Mordecai sitting daily?
a) King’s gate
b) Outer court
c) Royal hall
d) Queen’s chamber
e) Treasury
Question 16:
The king’s chamberlains were keepers of what?
a) The treasury
b) The women
c) The feast
d) The door
e) The crown
Question 17:
Who was responsible for Esther’s upbringing after her parents died?
a) Hegai
b) The King
c) Mordecai
d) Bigthan
e) Teresh
Question 18:
Who discovered the plot against the king?
a) Esther
b) Hegai
c) Teresh
d) Mordecai
e) Bigthan
Question 19:
Which of the following items was NOT mentioned in Esther 2?
a) Oil of myrrh
b) Sweet waters
c) Bigthan
d) King’s chamberlains
e) Vashti’s removal
Question 20:
Multiple Responses: Who were the two chamberlains that sought to lay hands on the King?
a) Hegai and Teresh
b) Bigthan and Mordecai
c) Bigthan and Teresh
d) Mordecai and Hegai
e) Bigthan and Hegai
Question 21:
Which verse mentions Esther not showing her kindred nor her people?
a) Esther 2:10
b) Esther 2:7
c) Esther 2:12
d) Esther 2:16
e) Esther 2:20
Question 22:
In the second gathering of the maidens, who was appointed to assemble the virgins?
a) Mordecai
b) Hegai
c) Bigthan
d) Teresh
e) It wasn’t specified
Question 23:
True or False: The matters of Bigthan and Teresh were known to Esther by a dream.
a) True
b) False
c) It wasn’t specified
d) Only Bigthan’s matter
e) Only Teresh’s matter
Question 24:
How did the king document the deeds of greatness performed in his reign?
a) In a scroll
b) In a book
c) In a diary
d) In stone tablets
e) On a mural
Question 25:
Which of the following did NOT happen in the month of Tebeth?
a) Esther was taken to the king
b) The king’s feast was held
c) Bigthan and Teresh were hanged
d) Esther was crowned
e) Mordecai sat at the king’s gate
Answers to Esther 2 Quiz Questions
Here are the answers to the questions, along with explanations from the book of Esther, chapter 2 (KJV):
Answers
Question 1:
Answer: d) Haman
Explanation: Haman is not mentioned in Esther 2. Bigthan and Teresh are mentioned as the king’s chamberlains in Esther 2:21.
Question 2:
Answer: c) Wisdom
Explanation: Esther 2:3 mentions virginity, beauty, and youth as the qualities sought, but wisdom is not mentioned.
Question 3:
Answer: c) Twelve months
Explanation: Esther 2:12 says, “after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women”.
Question 4:
Answer: b) False
Explanation: Esther 2:15 notes that Esther “required nothing” but what Hegai, the king’s chamberlain advised.
Question 5:
Answer: b) A golden crown
Explanation: Esther 2:17 states that the king “set the royal crown upon her head”.
Question 6:
Answer: c) Tebeth
Explanation: Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth (Esther 2:16).
Question 7:
Answer: e) Hated
Explanation: Esther 2:21 mentions that Mordecai “hated two of the king’s chamberlains” who plotted against the king.
Question 8:
Answer: d) He declared a public holiday
Explanation: Esther 2:18 talks about the king making a great feast and giving gifts, but no public holiday is mentioned.
Question 9:
Answer: b) Mordecai
Explanation: Esther 2:20 says that Esther “did the commandment of Mordecai” and didn’t reveal her kindred or her people.
Question 10:
Answer: a) Oil of myrrh and d) Spices
Explanation: Esther 2:12 mentions the purification process using “six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women”.
Question 11:
Answer: d) Cousin
Explanation: Esther 2:7 identifies Mordecai as Esther’s cousin.
Question 12:
Answer: a) True
Explanation: Esther 2:7 states that Esther had another name, Hadassah.
Question 13:
Answer: d) Whatsoever they desired
Explanation: Esther 2:13 mentions that when the maidens went to see the king, “whatsoever she desired was given her”.
Question 14:
Answer: c) They can see the king if called by name
Explanation: Esther 2:14 states that once a woman went to the king, she could return only if “the king delighted in her and she were called by name”.
Question 15:
Answer: a) King’s gate
Explanation: Esther 2:19 and 2:21 both mention that Mordecai sat at the king’s gate.
Question 16:
Answer: d) The door
Explanation: Esther 2:21 refers to Bigthan and Teresh as the king’s chamberlains that kept the door.
Question 17:
Answer: c) Mordecai
Explanation: Esther 2:7 states that Mordecai took Esther as his own daughter when her parents died.
Question 18:
Answer: d) Mordecai
Explanation: Esther 2:22 says that the matter of the plot against the king came to Mordecai’s knowledge.
Question 19:
Answer: b) Sweet waters
Explanation: Esther 2 doesn’t mention “sweet waters”. It does mention “sweet odours” in verse 12.
Question 20:
Answer: c) Bigthan and Teresh
Explanation: Esther 2:21 mentions both Bigthan and Teresh as the ones who sought to lay hands on the King.
Question 21:
Answer: a) Esther 2:10
Explanation: This is the verse which mentions Esther not revealing her kindred or her people.
Question 22:
Answer: e) It wasn’t specified
Explanation: The second gathering of virgins is mentioned in Esther 2:19, but there’s no specific person assigned to assemble them.
Question 23:
Answer: b) False
Explanation: Esther 2:22 states that Mordecai informed Esther of the plot, not through a dream.
Question 24:
Answer: b) In a book
Explanation: Esther 2:23 mentions the deeds were written “in the book of the chronicles”.
Question 25:
Answer: c) Bigthan and Teresh were hanged
Explanation: While Esther 2:23 talks about them being hanged, it doesn’t specify the month. Only Esther’s introduction to the king is associated with Tebeth in Esther 2:16.
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