Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy

The Jewish Princess -- Esther

Peter Combes – December 4, 2000

(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

 

  1. The story of the book of Esther takes place in:
  1. Egypt
  2. Babylon
  3. Persia
  4. Ethiopia
2.    According to the book of Esther, Queen Vashti was deposed for:
  1. plotting against the king
  2. holding orgies in the harem
  3. desecrating a shrine
  4. refusing to come to dinner
3.    Mordecai adopted his:
  1. slave
  2. step-daughter
  3. dancing-girl
  4. cousin
4.     Esther was a concubine of:
  1. Xerxes
  2. Darius
  3. Ahasuerus
  4. Sennacherib
5.    Mordecai refused to bow down to:
  1. the king
  2. Ishtar
  3. Herman
  4. Esther
6.    "What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?"  Haman suggested the gift of:
  1. a rich province
  2. a horse, a crown, and royal robes
  3. a remission of taxes
  4. a regency
7.    Haman was falsely accused of:
  1. rape
  2. bribery
  3. sedition
  4. blasphemy
8.   Esther asked the king to:
  1. forgive the sons of Haman
  2. exile the sons of Haman
  3. kill the sons of Haman
  4. promote the sons of Haman
9.   The king's order to massacre the Jews was countermanded by an order to:
  1. spill no blood
  2. let them defend themselves
  3. keep them in guarded camps
  4. issue them with heavy weapons
10.  The story is celebrated today by the Feast of Purim.  Purim means:
  1. virgins
  2. lots
  3. cleanliness
  4. purity