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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the ultimate purpose of ecstasy?
(a) Union with the divine.
(b) Pathos.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Knowledge of one's self.

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

3. What happened to prophets when God called them to do his work?
(a) They were glorified.
(b) They were honored.
(c) They were shunned.
(d) They were shown respect.

4. In contrast to the Stoic sage, Heschel characterizes the prophet as what?
(a) Homo apathetikos.
(b) Homo sapiens.
(c) Homo sympathetikos.
(d) Sui generis.

5. "The Prophets" was written for which religious groups?
(a) Jews and Orthodox.
(b) Jews and Muslims.
(c) Jews and Christians.
(d) Christians and Muslims.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeremiah was a prophet when what happened to Jerusalem?

2. How many children did Hosea have?

3. What does Heschel describe as not a goal, but a challenge, a commitment, a state of tension?

4. Heschel states that it is important to distinguish between the objective and subjective aspects of what?

5. Who was Marcion?

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