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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In early Israel, the gift of poetry was regarded as what?
(a) A psychic ability.
(b) A gift of the Spirit.
(c) A talent.
(d) An intellectual gift.

2. What promise did God give with Second Isaiah?
(a) Promise of love.
(b) Promise of redemption.
(c) Promise of future wealth.
(d) Promise of destruction.

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

4. When talking about the inspiration for poetry, who says "One does not ask who gives."
(a) Goethe.
(b) Democritus.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Plato.

5. How did Second Isaiah refer to the people of Israel?
(a) People who did not understand their God.
(b) People who were searching and working towards righteousness.
(c) People who were turning away from God.
(d) People who were not worshipping their God.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Heschel examine the state of mind of the prophets with respect to the theory of ecstasy?

2. How does Heschel describe the time that Jeremiah lived?

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

4. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

5. Heschel uses prophets from what regions or religions that used ecstasy to verify his viewpoint?

(see the answer key)

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