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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 9-11; Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prophets were hypersensitive to what?
(a) Religious fanatics.
(b) Things that offended God.
(c) Expensive habits.
(d) People calling them crazy.

2. Who imprisoned Jeremiah?
(a) Assyrians.
(b) Babylonians.
(c) Israelites.
(d) Canaanites.

3. Who was Hezekiah?
(a) A brother of Isaiah.
(b) A king.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) A prophet.

4. Why does Heschel call the prophet he discusses after Habakkuk the "Second Isaiah"?
(a) Because he follows Isaiah.
(b) None of the answers is correct..
(c) Because he is Isaiah's son.
(d) Because he is never named.

5. Jeremiah was a prophet when what happened to Jerusalem?
(a) It fell.
(b) It became the capital of the Assyrian empire.
(c) It was the center of culture.
(d) It prospered.

Short Answer Questions

1. God answers Habakkuk that God's hand is constantly working even though what?

2. What does Heschel use to solidify his facts about the prophets?

3. What was Micah's message?

4. What does Heschel claim is God's ultimate goal?

5. How does Heschel describe the time that Jeremiah lived?

(see the answer key)

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