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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. How did Second Isaiah refer to the people of Israel?
(a) People who were turning away from God.
(b) People who were not worshipping their God.
(c) People who were searching and working towards righteousness.
(d) People who did not understand their God.

2. According to Heschel a divine-human understanding is contingent on what?
(a) Man's reaching out to God.
(b) An awareness of a divine anticipation and expectation.
(c) Man's ability to pray.
(d) An awareness of man's nothingness.

3. One theory was that prophets were speculators and desired to impress people with what?
(a) With their power and authority.
(b) With their abilities.
(c) With their knowledge.
(d) With their wisdom.

4. Some writers in the Bible say that emotions and feelings have been inspired by whom?
(a) The devil.
(b) God.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) Mankind.

5. According to some scholars, the goal should not be pathos but what?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bible does Heschel use as the source for scripture passages?

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

3. What does Heschel claim is God's ultimate goal?

4. Amos began with a message of what?

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

(see the answer key)

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