This Esther 6 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 6 .
Keep in mind, this Bible quiz on Esther chapter 6 is meant to be tricky, so ensure you cross-reference with Esther 6 in the KJV Bible to validate your answers at the end of the entire questions.
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Bible Quiz on Esther Chapter 6
Esther Chapter 6 Quiz Questions
Here’s a quiz based on Esther 6 from the KJV:
Esther 6 Questions
Question 1:
What caused King Ahasuerus to be sleepless during the night?
a) A loud noise from outside the palace
b) A prophetic dream
c) He drank too much wine
d) His own troubled thoughts
e) The chronicles were read before him
Question 2:
Who did the king inquire about to give him honor?
a) Mordecai
b) Haman
c) Esther
d) Zeresh
e) Harbonah
Question 3:
Which book was read to the king when he couldn’t sleep?
a) The book of dreams
b) The book of the chronicles
c) The book of prophecies
d) The book of laws
e) The book of tales
Question 4:
True or False: Mordecai was already honored for his deed before Esther 6.
a) True
b) False
Question 5:
What was Haman’s intention when he came to the king in the morning?
a) To speak to the king about his own honor
b) To request for a royal banquet
c) To speak about Esther’s request
d) To hang Mordecai
e) To congratulate the king
Question 6:
Fill in the blank: “Let the royal apparel be brought which the king _ to wear.”
a) refuses
b) is hesitant
c) useth
d) despises
e) loves
Question 7:
Besides the royal apparel, what else was supposed to be brought for the man whom the king delights to honor?
a) A sword
b) The crown
c) A ring
d) A horse
e) A chariot
Question 8:
Whose advice did Haman seek when he felt humiliated?
a) His wife’s
b) His servants’
c) Mordecai’s
d) Esther’s
e) The king’s
Question 9:
Where was Haman to proclaim Mordecai’s honor?
a) At the king’s gate
b) At Haman’s house
c) In the streets of the city
d) At the royal banquet
e) In the palace gardens
Question 10:
Which of these was NOT part of the honor Haman was to give Mordecai?
a) Proclaiming before him
b) Putting a crown on his head
c) Making him sit on the king’s throne
d) Leading him on horseback
e) Making him wear the king’s robe
Question 11:
True or False: Haman was excited about the honor he was to bestow on Mordecai.
a) True
b) False
Question 12:
Who said, “Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai”?
a) Esther
b) Ahasuerus
c) Harbonah
d) Zeresh
e) Haman
Question 13:
Select ALL that apply: What did Zeresh and Haman’s friends predict for Haman if Mordecai is of Jewish descent?
a) He will prosper
b) He will fall
c) He will rise in the king’s favor
d) He will not prevail against Mordecai
e) He will gain more wealth
Question 14:
Which of these events occurred first?
a) Haman’s entry into the court
b) The reading of the chronicles
c) The proclamation of Mordecai’s honor
d) The building of the gallows
e) Esther’s banquet
Question 15:
What did Haman do after being humiliated in front of Mordecai?
a) Went to the king’s banquet
b) Left in anger and plotted revenge
c) Built higher gallows
d) Apologized to Mordecai
e) Covered his head and went home
Question 16:
Who was already in the court early in the morning, wanting to speak to the king?
a) Esther
b) Mordecai
c) Haman
d) Zeresh
e) Harbonah
Question 17:
Which of these statements is NOT true regarding Esther 6?
a) Haman wanted to honor himself
b) Mordecai was paraded on horseback
c) The king remembered Mordecai’s good deed
d) Haman built the gallows specifically for Mordecai
e) Esther revealed her identity to the king
Question 18:
Who was the primary beneficiary of Haman’s plan for recognition by the king?
a) Esther
b) Haman
c) Ahasuerus
d) Mordecai
e) Zeresh
Question 19:
What was the height of the gallows that Haman had prepared?
a) Thirty cubits
b) Fifty cubits
c) Seventy cubits
d) Ten cubits
e) A hundred cubits
Question 20:
Who in the chapter is mentioned as having a mourning face?
a) Esther
b) Mordecai
c) Haman
d) Harbonah
e) Ahasuerus
Question 21:
Where did the king command Haman to take the apparel and the horse?
a) To the royal stables
b) To Haman’s house
c) To the city square
d) To the king’s gate
e) To Mordecai’s house
Question 22:
True or False: Haman was unaware of whom the king intended to honor.
a) True
b) False
Question 23:
Who prompted the king about the gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai?
a) Esther
b) Zeresh
c) Harbonah
d) Mordecai
e) Ahasuerus himself
Question 24:
Which of these was NOT a suggestion by Haman for honoring someone?
a) That they be paraded by one of the king’s most noble princes
b) That they be given a portion of the king’s treasury
c) That they wear the royal apparel
d) That they be led on the horse through the city streets
e) That a royal proclamation be made
Question 25:
How did Haman react when he realized he had to honor Mordecai?
a) He was indifferent
b) He was overjoyed
c) He was deeply saddened
d) He was outraged
e) He was filled with dread
Answers to Esther 6 Quiz Questions
Here are the answers to the quiz questions, along with explanations and verses from Esther 6 of the King James Version (KJV):
Answers to Esther Chapter 6 Questions
Question 1: Answer: e
Explanation: The king’s sleep was disturbed and the chronicles were read before him.
Verse: Esther 6:1 “On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.”
Question 2: Answer: a
Explanation: The king inquired about honoring Mordecai for his deed.
Verse: Esther 6:3 “And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?…”
Question 3: Answer: b
Explanation: The book of the chronicles was read to the king.
Verse: Esther 6:1 “…he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles…”
Question 4: Answer: b
Explanation: Mordecai was not honored for his deed until Esther 6.
Verse: Esther 6:3 “…Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.”
Question 5: Answer: d
Explanation: Haman came to the king to discuss hanging Mordecai.
Verse: Esther 6:4 “And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai…”
Question 6: Answer: c
Explanation: The royal apparel the king useth was mentioned.
Verse: Esther 6:8 “Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear…”
Question 7: Answer: d
Explanation: A horse that the king had ridden was to be brought.
Verse: Esther 6:8 “…and the horse that the king rideth upon…”
Question 8: Answer: a
Explanation: Haman sought the advice of his wife Zeresh after feeling humiliated.
Verse: Esther 6:13 “And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him…”
Question 9: Answer: c
Explanation: Haman was to proclaim Mordecai’s honor in the streets of the city.
Verse: Esther 6:9 “…and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.”
Question 10: Answer: c
Explanation: Making Mordecai sit on the king’s throne was not mentioned in the honor.
Verse: Esther 6:8-9 gives details of the honor, but does not mention the throne.
Question 11: Answer: e
Explanation: Haman was filled with dread when he had to honor Mordecai.
Verse: Esther 6:12 “And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.”
Question 12: Answer: c
Explanation: Harbonah mentioned the gallows Haman made for Mordecai.
Verse: Esther 6:10 “Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai…”
Question 13: Answer: b, d
Explanation: Haman’s fall and inability to prevail against Mordecai were predicted.
Verse: Esther 6:13 “…Behold, thou art fallen before him.”
Question 14: Answer: b
Explanation: The reading of the chronicles occurred before any other event mentioned.
Verse: Esther 6:1 tells of the reading of the chronicles.
Question 15: Answer: e
Explanation: Haman covered his head and went home after the humiliation.
Verse: Esther 6:12 “But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.”
Question 16: Answer: c
Explanation: Haman was in the court early in the morning.
Verse: Esther 6:5 “And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court…”
Question 17: Answer: e
Explanation: Esther did not reveal her identity in chapter 6.
Verse: Esther’s identity was revealed in chapter 7, not in chapter 6.
Question 18: Answer: d
Explanation: Mordecai was the primary beneficiary.
Verse: Esther 6 details how Mordecai was honored due to Haman’s suggestions.
Question 19: Answer: b
Explanation: The gallows were fifty cubits high.
Verse: Esther 6:10 “…the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai…”
Question 20: Answer: c
Explanation: Haman had a mourning face.
Verse: Esther 6:12 “But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.”
Question 21: Answer: d
Explanation: The king commanded Haman to take the apparel and the horse to the king’s gate.
Verse: Esther 6:10 “Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate…”
Question 22: Answer: a
Explanation: Haman was unaware of whom the king intended to honor.
Verse: Esther 6:6 “…And Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?”
Question 23: Answer: c
Explanation: Harbonah prompted the king about the gallows.
Verse: Esther 6:10 “Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains before the king…”
Question 24: Answer: b
Explanation: Haman did not suggest giving a portion of the king’s treasury.
Verse: Esther 6:7-9 describes Haman’s suggestions, but does not mention the king’s treasury.
Question 25: Answer: e
Explanation: Haman was filled with dread when he had to honor Mordecai.
Verse: Esther 6:12 “But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.”
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