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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. Amos began with a message of what?
(a) Love.
(b) Contrition.
(c) Doom.
(d) Hope.

2. What Bible does Heschel use as the source for scripture passages?
(a) The Jerusalem Bible.
(b) The Hebrew Bible.
(c) The Protestant Bible.
(d) The Catholic Bible.

3. The author describes what era in the Old Testament?
(a) Ancient prophets era.
(b) Prophetic era.
(c) Early Christian era.
(d) Babylonian exile era.

4. How is it said that God killed the Assyrians?
(a) With loss in battle.
(b) With a flood.
(c) With a disease.
(d) With fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which prophet does Heschel not provide the reader his past?

3. For what does Heschel say God wants his people to obey?

4. What does Heschel say that the prophets looked towards?

5. What does Heschel say will change God's judgment about destruction?

(see the answer key)

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