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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Marcion?
(a) A Greek.
(b) A Gnostic.
(c) A Christian.
(d) A Jew.

2. What appears to us as wild emotionalism in the prophets, Heschel says may seem like what to the prophets themselves?
(a) Proper behavior.
(b) Passion.
(c) Sentimentality.
(d) Restraint.

3. When did Heschel examine the state of mind of the prophets with respect to the theory of ecstasy?
(a) When they were speaking.
(b) When they were receiving the words of God.
(c) When they were prophesying.
(d) When they were praying.

4. What attitude does Heschel take to other points of view that he uses in his book?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Supportive.
(c) Disparaging.
(d) Derogatory.

5. To what does Heschel compare the words of the prophet?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A breeze.
(c) Running water.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heschel see as the point when freedom is lost?

2. What are two unique features of a prophet?

3. Jeremiah felt that his time was one of what?

4. From what civilization do we get the legacy that great poetry comes into being through madness?

5. What subject area did Philo develop?

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