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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Jeremiah say would overtake the cities of Judah?
(a) God.
(b) The people who lived in Judah before the Israelites.
(c) The people of the Northern Kingdom.
(d) The enemies.

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

3. Before Amos was called by God what was his job?
(a) Judge.
(b) Carpet maker.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Carpenter.

4. In Jeremiah, God states that he will have to destroy what he has built. What was he referring to?
(a) The covenant.
(b) The temple in Jerusalem.
(c) The land.
(d) His people.

5. Who imprisoned Jeremiah?
(a) Babylonians.
(b) Assyrians.
(c) Canaanites.
(d) Israelites.

6. What did Isaiah say that God would do to those who try to honor themselves?
(a) Honor their fathers and mothers.
(b) Bring them to humility and dishonor.
(c) Build them a nation.
(d) Honor them as well.

7. How does Heschel describe the time during Second Isaiah?
(a) Filled with doom and hope.
(b) Filled with tears and joy.
(c) Filled with death and destruction.
(d) Filled with repentance.

8. Heschel says that God is our father but also our judge, and when he judges us he is also what?
(a) Just.
(b) Remorseful.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Vengeful.

9. How many children did Hosea have?
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

10. What does Habakkuk ask God directly?
(a) What do you want me to do?
(b) Where are you?
(c) Why do you call me?
(d) How long and why?

11. How did Amos describe God's voice calling to him?
(a) As a small nagging thought.
(b) As a lion's roar.
(c) As a whisper in the night.
(d) As a gentle breeze.

12. The prophets were outraged because of what?
(a) Idolatry.
(b) The king's edicts.
(c) Injustice.
(d) People's lack of understanding.

13. What does Heschel say plays a part in the message that the prophets bring to the people?
(a) The situation.
(b) The way the message is presented.
(c) The man and his life.
(d) The words themselves.

14. Why does Heschel quote Micah 7:1-7?
(a) To show Micah's intense nature.
(b) To prove Micah is a prophet.
(c) To illustrate God's passions.
(d) To show what the people were like.

15. Whom did the prophets blame for the injustices in the land?
(a) Kings and leaders.
(b) History.
(c) Religion.
(d) Culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Amos speak out against that differed from Hosea?

2. How did Second Isaiah refer to the people of Israel?

3. What did Mesha sacrifice to appease his idols during wartime?

4. What does understanding God depend on?

5. How does Heschel describe freedom?

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