Re-Counting the Prophets - Rabbi Pinchas Frankel

Test Your Haftarah IQ

Haftarah of Parshat Ki Tisa - 5760

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.

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Column 1 Answer Column 2
1. The mountain where the contest was held was … a) Mt. Sinai
b) Mt. Gilad
c) Mt. Carmel
2. The Yom Kippur Prayer most closely associated with the Haftarah is … a) "Kol Nidre"
b) "Neilah"
c) "Tashlich"
3. True or False?
The Ashkenazic and Sefardic customs for this week's Haftarah are identical.
a) True
b) False
4. The drought in the Haftarah was imposed by … a) Hashem
b) Rabbi Akiva
c) Eliyahu HaNavi
5. Who was leading a "double-life?" a) Ovadiahu
b) Eliyahu
c) Yeshayahu
6. What did Achav and Eliyahu call each other when they met? a) Trouble-makers for Israel
b) Rain-makers for Israel
c) Bread-bakers for Israel
7. How many prophets of Baal participated in the contest? a) 0
b) 450
c) 4,500
8. How many prophets of the Asherah Cult participated? a) 0
b) 400
c) 4,000
9. After the Jewish People witnessed the Miracle, what did they do? a) They bowed and called out,
"Hashem is G-d!"
b) They greeted each other with
"Shalom Aleichem!"
c) They danced and sang "Hava Nagila!"
10. How many calves were made by Yeravam ben Nevat? a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
11. A contender for "most wicked woman in the Bible" a) Esther
b) Rachel
c) Jezebel
12. A contender for "most righteous woman in the Bible" a) Vashti
b) Esther
c) Jezebel
13. The Prophet Ovadiah was a descendant of … a) Mordechai
b) Yaakov
c) Esav
14. Eliyahu HaNavi … a) Rode the streets of Yerushalayim in a chariot of gold.
b) Fought against Goliath in a chariot of iron.
c) Mounted to Heaven in a chariot of fire.
15. The Book of the Bible from which the Haftarah is taken is … a) Melachim 1
b) Melachim 2
c) Melachim 3
16. According to the Prophet Malachi, who will usher in the Mashiach? a) Malachi
b) Achav
c) Eliyahu

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