Trei-Asar - Hoshea

The "Holy Dozen" IQ Quiz

Hoshea
Course #6

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. Quiz answers come from the educational material found at the Holy Dozen Course #6

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Column 1	Answer	Column 2
1. ”E Pluribus Unum,” a principle confirmed by the history of the Jewish People, means…		a. Give me Liberty or give me Death b. No Taxation Without Representation c. In Unity there is Strength
2. Complete the expression below: “To your palate a …”		a. Kiddush Cup b. Shofar c. Bottle of Schnapps
3. Fill in the blanks: “Israel has been _____; now they are among the nations as a ______ utensil”		a. kissed; valuable b. swallowed: useless c. praised; golden
4. The Prophet Hoshea was a contemporary of…		a. Moshe Rabbeinu b. Eliyahu HaNavi c. Yeshayahu HaNavi
5. The “style” of Hoshea tends to be …		a. abrupt b. flowing c. loving
6. One of the symbols that appear in this chapter, most often positive but here, negative, is the …		a. bear b. eagle c. dove
7. Fill in the blanks: “Sowing the _____ and reaping the _____”		a. corn; harvest b. wind; whirlwind c. barley; wheat
8. In this chapter, Israel is compared to a …		a. friendly deer b. raging fire c. wild donkey
9. The blowing of the Shofar marks the arrival and the departure of …		a. the summer and the winter b. each month of the Hebrew calendar c. the Divine Presence
10. The “Kri” refers to that version of the Biblical text that is …		a. read b. written c. thought about
11. The “Ktiv” refers to that version of the Biblical text that is …		a. read b. written c. shouted
12. Ashur and Mitzrayim …		a. were never world powers b. were enemies of Israel c. helped the Jewish People build the Temple
13. One of the great errors of the Jewish People that Hoshea criticized them for was …		a. eating “chametz” on Pesach b. praying to HaShem for Salvation c. seeking aid from Egypt
14. The Shofar was blown at …		a. Har Sinai b. Har Gerizim c. Har Everest
15. The Prophet Hoshea told the Jewish People that they were heading rapidly towards …		a. redemption b. disaster c. holiness
16. Fill in the blanks: To _____ is better than ____		a. sacrifice; to obey b. eat; to starve c. obey; to sacrifice

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