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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Hezekiah?
(a) A prophet.
(b) A king.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) A brother of Isaiah.

2. What are two unique features of a prophet?
(a) Silent subordination and self-love.
(b) Active cooperation and self-dedication to God.
(c) Forgiveness and suppression of emotion.
(d) Prayer and mercy.

3. Who died the year that Isaiah was called by God?
(a) The king.
(b) The prophet Amos.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

4. What was Micah's message?
(a) Doom and destruction.
(b) Hope and forgiveness.
(c) Love and generosity.
(d) Sweetness and light.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heschel use to solidify his facts about the prophets?

2. Who said that what a poet writes is beautiful, if it is written with enthusiasm and divine inspiration?

3. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

4. The prophet's attitude toward divine reality is described as what?

5. An emotional religion of sympathy is more compatible with the prophet's mentality than a religion of what?

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