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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heschel claim is God's ultimate goal?
(a) To destroy people.
(b) To build a people.
(c) To purify people.
(d) To chastise people.

2. The author states that a prophet looked at things that seemed what to other people?
(a) Odd.
(b) Trivial.
(c) Sacred.
(d) Extraneous.

3. Hosea was aware that his relationship with his wife mirrored the relationship of whom?
(a) God's people and their kings.
(b) God and his people.
(c) God and Hosea.
(d) God's people and Hosea.

4. According to Heschel, the prophets had no ideas about God, but had what?
(a) An experience of him.
(b) A relationship.
(c) An obedience.
(d) An understanding.

5. For what does Heschel say God wants his people to obey?
(a) Out of love.
(b) Out of fear.
(c) Because they want to.
(d) Out of obedience.

6. How does Heschel describe the time that Jeremiah lived?
(a) One of war.
(b) One of injustice.
(c) One of peace.
(d) One of anger and wrath.

7. How does Heschel describe freedom?
(a) As a right of man.
(b) As a benefit for humans.
(c) As a gift from man to God.
(d) As a gift from God to man.

8. Heschel says God hates sin but is also what?
(a) Judgmental.
(b) Forgiving.
(c) Intolerant of injustice.
(d) Vengeful.

9. What does Heschel say will change God's judgment about destruction?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A change in history.
(c) A new prophet's heartfelt request.
(d) A change in man's heart and actions.

10. What changed with Second Isaiah?
(a) The situation.
(b) The king.
(c) The weather.
(d) The people.

11. Hosea describes Israel as the unfaithful wife and God as Israel's what?
(a) Leader.
(b) Husband.
(c) Son.
(d) Father.

12. What does Heschel say that Habakkuk is tormented by?
(a) The great lack of worshipping the true God.
(b) The idolatry of the people.
(c) The fact that God allows evil to prevail.
(d) The lack of listening to the prophets.

13. How does Heschel describe the time during Second Isaiah?
(a) Filled with death and destruction.
(b) Filled with repentance.
(c) Filled with doom and hope.
(d) Filled with tears and joy.

14. The prophets were outraged because of what?
(a) Idolatry.
(b) People's lack of understanding.
(c) Injustice.
(d) The king's edicts.

15. How long is the book of Habakkuk?
(a) 10 chapters.
(b) A few chapters.
(c) Longer than Jeremiah.
(d) Longest book of "The Prophets".

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Heschel, what is one of the things that caused a need for prophets?

2. Whom did Jeremiah say would overtake the cities of Judah?

3. How did Second Isaiah refer to the people of Israel?

4. Amos began with a message of what?

5. In Jeremiah, God states that he will have to destroy what he has built. What was he referring to?

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