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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Heschel say God wants his people to obey?
(a) Out of fear.
(b) Out of obedience.
(c) Out of love.
(d) Because they want to.

2. What was another name for Hosea?
(a) Odem.
(b) Ephraim.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Elisha.

3. What was the name of Hosea's wife?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Gomer.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Mary.

4. What country did Israel ask for help and protection from Assyria during the time of Isaiah?
(a) Mesopotamia.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Syria.

5. How long is the book of Habakkuk?
(a) 10 chapters.
(b) A few chapters.
(c) Longer than Jeremiah.
(d) Longest book of "The Prophets".

6. What does Heschel say is the basis for the relationship of God and man?
(a) Love.
(b) Divine pathos.
(c) Religion.
(d) Obedience.

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

8. According to Heschel, in what way did Hosea differ from Amos?
(a) In his love for God.
(b) In his preaching.
(c) In the way he lived.
(d) In his love for the people.

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

10. Who was Mesha?
(a) King of the Israelites.
(b) A herdsman.
(c) A prophet.
(d) King of the Moabites.

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

12. What does understanding God depend on?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) A person's relationship with God.
(c) Prayer.
(d) A person's obedience to God's will.

13. Isaiah was aware that disaster was coming and from that disaster would come what?
(a) Redemption.
(b) Exile.
(c) Victory.
(d) Revenge.

14. Pathos is not self-centered but is what kind of thinking?
(a) Judgmental.
(b) Inward looking.
(c) Prophetic.
(d) Philosophical.

15. God answers Habakkuk that God's hand is constantly working even though what?
(a) It can't be seen.
(b) It is destroying the covenant.
(c) It isn't what Habakkuk wants.
(d) It is destroying the people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom did Jeremiah say would overtake the cities of Judah?

3. In Jeremiah, God states that he will have to destroy what he has built. What was he referring to?

4. What does Heschel say that the prophets looked towards?

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

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