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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Jeremiah say would overtake the cities of Judah?
(a) The people who lived in Judah before the Israelites.
(b) The people of the Northern Kingdom.
(c) The enemies.
(d) God.

2. How many children did Hosea have?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

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

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

5. What does Heschel say plays a part in the message that the prophets bring to the people?
(a) The man and his life.
(b) The way the message is presented.
(c) The situation.
(d) The words themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prophets rebuked the inhabitants of cities for things that others would have called what?

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

3. What country did Israel ask for help and protection from Assyria during the time of Isaiah?

4. "The Prophets" was written for which religious groups?

5. Heschel quotes Samuel to show that what was better than sacrifice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did history cause a need for prophets?

2. Did the people listen to the prophet Isaiah?

3. Did the prophets feel differently about sin than others?

4. Why does Jeremiah refer to the people of God as murderers?

5. What type of man was a prophet, according to Heschel?

6. What does Heschel say God's ultimate goal is?

7. Why was Jeremiah called the prophet of wrath?

8. Why, according to Heschel, do others reject prophets?

9. What does Heschel say the prophets look toward?

10. What was the prophet Micah's concern with the people?

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