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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. What appears to us as wild emotionalism in the prophets, Heschel says may seem like what to the prophets themselves?
(a) Sentimentality.
(b) Proper behavior.
(c) Restraint.
(d) Passion.

2. Heschel links divine inspiration to what?
(a) Divination.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Songs.

3. What did the prophets talk about in addition to God's wrath and judgment?
(a) His love.
(b) His wisdom.
(c) His knowledge.
(d) His vengeance.

4. Who was Marcion?
(a) A Jew.
(b) A Greek.
(c) A Christian.
(d) A Gnostic.

5. From the total perspective, what does Heschel say are demands rather than fulfillments?
(a) Pathos and sympathy.
(b) Love and forgiveness.
(c) Prayer and solitude.
(d) Action and speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is God's love to man shown?

2. Heschel explains that some think the prophets may have been victims of what?

3. Heschel contrasts God to other deities, who unlike God, did not have what?

4. Heschel looks at the theory of ecstasy but limits it to what?

5. When was Marcion expelled from his church?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Heschel explain the beliefs that the prophets were frauds?

2. How does Heschel describe Tao as an antithesis to the prophetic idea of God?

3. What was Spinoza's idea about the prophets and does Heschel agree?

4. Describe one theory of the state of mind of the prophets at the time they were receiving the words of God.

5. How does Heschel describe God?

6. Describe one view of ecstasy and prophets that Heschel describes.

7. How does Heschel describe the concerns of the prophets?

8. Describe one theory that Heschel discusses regarding prophets and their revelations from God.

9. How does Heschel think much of the Bible should be looked at?

10. What is ecstasy?

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