Re-Counting the Prophets - Rabbi Pinchas Frankel

Test Your Haftarah IQ

Parshat Yitro

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 this week's OU.ORG Haftarah Section.

Good Luck!

Column 1 Answer Column 2
1. RASHI was … a. the last King of Israel
b. a left-handed Prophet
c. a great commentator on all of the Torah
2. The sin of Uzziahu was that … a. he was a Priest who wanted also to be King
b. he was a King who wanted
also to be a Priest
c. he was an ordinary Priest who wanted to be High Priest
3. True or False?
Ashkenazim and Sefardim read the exact same Haftarah this week
a. True
b. False
4. Which family were Priests who wanted also to be Kings? a. the Sopranos
b. the Samaritans
c. the Hasmoneans
5. The Seraphim are associated with … a. heavenly fire
b. heavenly water
c. heavenly fire-water
6. Why were Yeshayahu's lips burned with a coal? a. He prophesied outside the
Land of Israel
b. He spoke well of the
Muggles
c. He spoke ill of the Jewish People
7. The stump referred to in the Haftarah contained … a. gold
b. moss
c. an indestructible seed of holiness
8. Who "could have been" the Mashiach? a. Chizkiahu
b. Yeshayahu
c. Yirmiyahu
9. Which mountain trembled violently? a. Carmel
b. Sinai
c. Tavor
10. The conspirators in today's Haftarah were… a. Retzin and Ratzon
b. Retzin and Pekach
c. Pekach and Mekach
11. Yeshayahu is compared to one who lives in a … a. cave
b. big city
c. small town
12. The expression "Kedosh Yisrael," the "Holy One of Israel" appears ____ times in the Book of Yeshayahu a. 3 times
b. 30 times
c. 300 times
13. The disease that afflicted King Uzziahu was … a. Smallpox
b. Influenza
c. Tzaraat
14. The door-posts of the Temple … a. Jumped up and down
b. Rotated in a circle and
emitted smoke
c. Moved several "amot"
15. The Mission of the Prophet is to be a … a. Prosecuting Attorney
against the Jewish People
b. Defense Attorney for the
Jewish People
c. Judge of the Jewish People
16. Uzziahu violated the Jewish version of … a. Separation of "Church" and
State
b. Habeas Corpus
c. Assumption of Innocence until proven guilty
17. The reaction of Yeshayahu to the Call of the Seraphim was … a. "Long live the King"
b. "I will surely live"
c. "I will surely die"
18. The Jews at Mt. Sinai … a. Only heard two of the Ten
Commandments directly from G-d
b. Heard all ten of the Ten
Commandments directly from
G-d
c. Heard none of the Ten Commandments directly from G-d
19. Baby Moshe reached for the … a. Hot coal
b. Pharaoh's crown
c. Angel's nose

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