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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. According to some scholars, the goal should not be pathos but what?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Understanding.

5. Heschel says that prophets have a duty to what?
(a) To their time and place.
(b) To their countrymen.
(c) To their religion.
(d) To their families.

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. Hosea was aware that his relationship with his wife mirrored the relationship of whom?

4. What does the Stoic sage aim for?

5. What is the origin of pathos?

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