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

2. Heschel states that it is a mistake to think that what happens on earth reflects what?
(a) What is happening in heaven.
(b) What has happened in the past in heaven.
(c) What has happened in the past on earth.
(d) What is going to happen in the future on earth.

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

4. One theory for prophets and their inspiration is that they had madness in them that led to what?
(a) A psychic ability.
(b) The belief that they had a job to do.
(c) The desire to be great.
(d) The belief that God talked to them.

5. In the Old Testament, sacrifices were part of the people's what?
(a) Way of worship.
(b) Way of showing remorse.
(c) Way of showing how much they owned.
(d) Way of honoring their dead families.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heschel see as the point when freedom is lost?

2. Heschel points out that having a friendship with God doesn't mean what?

3. According to Heschel, in what way did Hosea differ from Amos?

4. What attitude does Heschel take to other points of view that he uses in his book?

5. What does understanding God depend on?

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