Re-Counting the Prophets - Rabbi Pinchas Frankel

Test Your Haftarah IQ

Haftarah of Parshat Pekudei - 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. King Solomon (Shlomo) built … a. The First Temple
b. The Second Temple
c. The Third Temple
2. The craftsman who worked in copper for the First Temple was … a. Bezalel
b. Ahaliav
c. Chiram
3. The main craftsman of the Mishkan was … a. Bezalel
b. Ahaliav
c. Chiram
4. The common feature of all of Shlomo's construction was … a. asbestos
b. a magical creature, called
the "Barak"
c. cedar wood from the Levanon
5. The names of the columns at the entrance to the Temple were … a. Yachin and Boaz
b. Ruth and Boaz
c. Ruth and Noomi
6. The place of the "Aron" was … a. The "Holy of Holies"
b. Tel Aviv
c. Baghdad
7. True or False?

The K'ruvim made by Shlomo were smaller than those in the Mishkan

a. True
b. False
8. The Temple gates didn't open until … a. The tiger was chased away
b. Shlomo commanded them
to open
c. Shlomo mentioned the name of his father
9. "Yerach Ha-Etanim" was the name of the Month of … a. Nisan
b. Elul
c. Tishrei
10. It is called by that name because … a. The "Avot" were born then
b. A lot of Mitzvot can be had
then
c. The Creation of the World
took place then
d. It is the harvest time of
nutritious food
e. All of the above
11. Why did Shlomo make new altars? a. Hashem told him so
b. David told him so
c. He thought it was a neat
idea
12. What was in the "Aron?" a. Only the Broken Tablets
b. Only the Unbroken Tablets
c. The Broken and the
Unbroken Tablets
13. How many "Kohanim" blew silver trumpets? a. none
b. one
c. one hundred twenty
14. What do we learn from "And the King turned his face about and blessed" a. No one is allowed to sit in
the Temple Courtyard except a
King in the Line of David
b. Priests have to face the
People when they bless them
c. Praise of a King should precede personal requests
15. What was an important way in which Shlomo and Eliyahu were alike? a. They were both left-handed
b. They both brought down fire
from Hashem before the entire
People
c. Each had a disciple named Elisha
Extra Credit!
16. What is pi?
a. A mathematical constant
b. A tasty dessert
c. Best, when served with ice-cream

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