Find out how well you know the story of Queen Esther!

Hint: See “Level 2 Lesson Plan: Heroes of the Bible: Esther” for answers to the following questions.

1. What does Esther’s name mean?

2. What was Esther’s Jewish name?

3. What is the name of the king that Esther married?

4. What is the statement Queen Esther made before she went to petition the king to save her nation?

5. What is the name of the festival that celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from genocide, which is observed to this day?

6. How many years does the book of Esther span?

7. What is the present-day name of Persia, where the story of Esther is set?

8. The story of Esther chronologically occurs between which two books of the Bible?