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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Micah lived about the same time as what other prophet?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Amos.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Hosea.

2. According to Heschel, how did God show himself to prophets?
(a) In absolutes.
(b) In vague notions.
(c) In totality.
(d) In variables.

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

4. Heschel says that Habakkuk knowing that destruction is coming feels that this is the opposite of what?
(a) God.
(b) The covenant.
(c) The promise.
(d) Good.

5. What did Amos speak out against that differed from Hosea?
(a) Negligence.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Accumulation of wealth.

6. Prophets rebuked the inhabitants of cities for things that others would have called what?
(a) Unjust.
(b) Acceptable.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Wondrous.

7. What does Heschel avoid telling the reader about the prophets' message?
(a) The specific outcome of the message.
(b) Whether he agrees or disagrees.
(c) Whether the prophet's message was legitimate.
(d) The historical context of the message.

8. What social ill did Hosea primarily speak out against?
(a) Idolatry.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Sin in general.

9. According to Heschel, the land at the time of the prophets had judges and laws but they were both without what?
(a) Righteousness.
(b) Obedience.
(c) Honor.
(d) Love.

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

11. Heschel quotes Samuel to show that what was better than sacrifice?
(a) To honor your father and mother.
(b) To obey.
(c) To pray.
(d) To go to the temple.

12. According to Heschel, the prophets had no ideas about God, but had what?
(a) An obedience.
(b) An understanding.
(c) A relationship.
(d) An experience of him.

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

14. The author describes what era in the Old Testament?
(a) Babylonian exile era.
(b) Early Christian era.
(c) Ancient prophets era.
(d) Prophetic era.

15. What Bible does Heschel use as the source for scripture passages?
(a) The Jerusalem Bible.
(b) The Hebrew Bible.
(c) The Protestant Bible.
(d) The Catholic Bible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Habakkuk ask God directly?

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

4. Heschel says that Jeremiah is often called a prophet of what?

5. How long is the book of Habakkuk?

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