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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. What does Heschel believe drives a person's desire for ecstasy?
(a) Desire to pray more deeply.
(b) Desire to leave the every day world.
(c) Desire to be connected to gods.
(d) Desire to be different.

2. In addition to using information from Israel's culture, Heschel uses information from what in order to understand the prophets?
(a) Cult of the Balaam.
(b) Greek culture.
(c) Egyptian culture.
(d) Islamic culture.

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

4. God's anger is great and to be feared, but God is also what?
(a) Vengeful.
(b) Rational.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Just.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In early Israel, the gift of poetry was regarded as what?

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

3. What does Tao mean?

4. Another theory regarding the inspiration of the prophets regarded the prophetic act as what?

5. Why was Jeremiah imprisoned?

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