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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 9-11; Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jeremiah was a prophet when what happened to Jerusalem?
(a) It became the capital of the Assyrian empire.
(b) It prospered.
(c) It fell.
(d) It was the center of culture.

3. What does Heschel avoid telling the reader about the prophets' message?
(a) Whether he agrees or disagrees.
(b) Whether the prophet's message was legitimate.
(c) The specific outcome of the message.
(d) The historical context of the message.

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

5. Isaiah was aware that disaster was coming and from that disaster would come what?
(a) Victory.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died the year that Isaiah was called by God?

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

3. How does Heschel describe the time during Second Isaiah?

4. Who was Mesha?

5. Prophets rebuked the inhabitants of cities for things that others would have called what?

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