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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Heschel use quotes from other books of the Bible?
(a) To prove his point.
(b) To show continuity.
(c) To provide background.
(d) To prove he knows about the Bible.

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

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

6. How many changes in leadership were there during Jeremiah's time?
(a) Many.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

7. What does Heschel see as the point when freedom is lost?
(a) When God takes it away.
(b) When God hardens a person's heart.
(c) When a person misuses it.
(d) When a person dies.

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

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

10. What changed with Second Isaiah?
(a) The weather.
(b) The king.
(c) The situation.
(d) The people.

11. What was Micah's message?
(a) Sweetness and light.
(b) Love and generosity.
(c) Hope and forgiveness.
(d) Doom and destruction.

12. What promise did God give with Second Isaiah?
(a) Promise of destruction.
(b) Promise of love.
(c) Promise of redemption.
(d) Promise of future wealth.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Heschel describe the time that Jeremiah lived?

2. Jeremiah was a prophet when what happened to Jerusalem?

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

4. Micah's concern with the people was that they worshiped what?

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

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