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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. Hosea describes Israel as the unfaithful wife and God as Israel's what?
(a) Father.
(b) Leader.
(c) Son.
(d) Husband.

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

3. What does the Stoic sage aim for?
(a) Love.
(b) Pathos.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Sympathy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heschel say is an end to indifference?

2. Who declared ecstasy to be a definitive mark of a prophet?

3. How long is the book of Habakkuk?

4. From what civilization do we get the legacy that great poetry comes into being through madness?

5. When talking about the inspiration for poetry, who says "One does not ask who gives."

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