Re-Counting the Prophets - Rabbi Pinchas Frankel

Test Your Haftarah IQ

Instructions:

Select the item from Column 2 that best fits the word(s) in Column 1. Indicate your answer by using the drop-down box in the middle.

All answers can be found at the this week's OU.ORG Haftarah Section.

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Column 1 Answer Column 2
1. Prophecy occurs when … communicates with … a. Hashem; only a king
b. a person; Hashem
c. Hashem; a person
2. Prayer occurs when … communicates with … a. Hashem; only a king
b. a person; Hashem
c. Hashem; a person
3. Two mountains mentioned in the Haftarah are … a. Sinai and Tavor
b. Tavor and Carmel
c. Carmel and Eival
4. In this Haftarah, Egypt is punished mainly because it … a. enslaved the Jewish People at the time of the Exodus
b. did not come to the aid of the Jewish People against the Babylonians
c. has a climate that is too hot (and there's too much sand)!
5. Babylonia was overthrown by … a. Egypt
b. Rome
c. Persia
6. As the army of Babylonia approaches, Egypt is described as … a. wells before water-carriers
b. trees before wood-choppers
c. bees before bee-keepers
7. The army of Egypt is described as a forest before … a. lightning strikes
b. gypsy-moths arrive
c. locusts overspread
8. Geographically, Babylonia was (and remains, but now known as "Iraq") to the … of Egypt. a. east
b. southwest
c. north
9. The Prophet of this Haftarah is … a. Yonah
b. Yirmiyahu
c. Yechezkel
10. Memphis is a city in … a. Babylon
b. Egypt
c. Tennessee
11. According to one opinion, "No" is … a. Nof
b. Yes-If
c. a suburb of Maybe-Not
d. Alexandria
12. The Original Serpent cried out when the Angels fulfilled Hashem's curse by cutting off its … a. head
b. tail
c. nose
d. toes
e. arms
f. legs
13. In this Haftarah, …. confirms the prophecy of … a. Yirmiyahu; Malachi
b. Yirmiyahu; Yechezkel
c. Yechezkel; Yirmiyahu
14. The Pharaoh referred to in this Haftarah is Pharaoh … a. Necho
b. Chofra
c. Amon-Re
d. Sugar-Ray
e. Farrakhan
15. In this Haftarah, we find a promise that Israel will be … a. the richest kingdom in the
world.
b. punished for its misdeeds,
but will never be destroyed
c. the largest kingdom in the world.
16. According to the RAMBAN, why was the Pharaoh of the Exodus, and Nevuchadnezzar, King of Babylonia punished - weren't they just carrying out Hashem's Will? a. They went farther than
Hashem wanted.
b. They didn't punish enough.
c. They punished each other, but not Israel.

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