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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Karma?
(a) A religion that believes in prophetic thinking.
(b) A special relationship to God.
(c) A way of life.
(d) An opposite to prophetic thinking.

2. What change occurs in Second Isaiah toward the people of Israel?
(a) The mood.
(b) The attitude.
(c) The tone.
(d) The expectancy of behavior.

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

4. Prophets were hypersensitive to what?
(a) Things that offended God.
(b) Expensive habits.
(c) People calling them crazy.
(d) Religious fanatics.

5. According to Heschel, what is one of the things that caused a need for prophets?
(a) Culture.
(b) People.
(c) Wars.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. God's anger is great and to be feared, but God is also what?

2. According to Heschel, the prophets had no ideas about God, but had what?

3. What does Heschel say plays a part in the message that the prophets bring to the people?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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