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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prophet does Heschel not provide the reader his past?
(a) Micah.
(b) Second Isaiah.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Hosea.

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

3. Amos began with a message of what?
(a) Doom.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Contrition.

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

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

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

7. In the Old Testament, sacrifices were part of the people's what?
(a) Way of honoring their dead families.
(b) Way of showing how much they owned.
(c) Way of showing remorse.
(d) Way of worship.

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

9. How does Heschel describe the time that Jeremiah lived?
(a) One of anger and wrath.
(b) One of war.
(c) One of peace.
(d) One of injustice.

10. What does Heschel use to solidify his facts about the prophets?
(a) His opinions.
(b) The prophets' own words.
(c) Other parts of the Bible.
(d) Opinions of others.

11. What people did Amos, Hosea, and Isaiah try to save?
(a) The people of the Northern Kingdom.
(b) The people of the Eastern Kingdom.
(c) The people of the Western Kingdom.
(d) The people of the Southern Kingdom.

12. How is it said that God killed the Assyrians?
(a) With a disease.
(b) With fire.
(c) With a flood.
(d) With loss in battle.

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

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

15. Why does Heschel call the prophet he discusses after Habakkuk the "Second Isaiah"?
(a) Because he follows Isaiah.
(b) Because he is never named.
(c) Because he is Isaiah's son.
(d) None of the answers is correct..

Short Answer Questions

1. Micah lived about the same time as what other prophet?

2. Heschel states that it is a mistake to think that what happens on earth reflects what?

3. Whom did the prophets blame for the injustices in the land?

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

5. What was another name for Hosea?

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