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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. Heschel alludes to the fact that to describe God in any terms implies that God is what?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Not all knowing.
(c) Imperfect.
(d) Not all powerful.

2. Jeremiah the prophet said that God delights in what?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Repentance.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) The covenant.

3. Why does Heschel use quotes from other books of the Bible?
(a) To prove he knows about the Bible.
(b) To prove his point.
(c) To provide background.
(d) To show continuity.

4. What term does Jeremiah use for the people of God because they refuse to turn themselves toward God?
(a) Murderers.
(b) Idolaters.
(c) Lovers of evil.
(d) Adulterers.

5. In what religion do you do away with all feeling and obtain a type of peace?
(a) Islam.
(b) Taoism.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Karma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did God do after the prophet proclaimed the destruction of Nineveh and the people repented?

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

3. Micah lived about the same time as what other prophet?

4. What does Heschel call indifference?

5. Heschel said that some of the beliefs that the prophets were frauds came from an era when people wanted what?

(see the answer key)

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