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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was another name for Hosea?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Odem.
(c) Elisha.
(d) Ephraim.

2. Before Amos was called by God what was his job?
(a) Judge.
(b) Carpet maker.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Shepherd.

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

4. How does Heschel describe the time that Jeremiah lived?
(a) One of peace.
(b) One of war.
(c) One of anger and wrath.
(d) One of injustice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Heschel says that Habakkuk knowing that destruction is coming feels that this is the opposite of what?

2. What people did Amos, Hosea, and Isaiah try to save?

3. "The Prophets" was written for which religious groups?

4. Which prophet does Heschel not provide the reader his past?

5. What term does Jeremiah use for the people of God because they refuse to turn themselves toward God?

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