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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "The Prophets" was written for which religious groups?
(a) Jews and Christians.
(b) Jews and Orthodox.
(c) Jews and Muslims.
(d) Christians and Muslims.

3. Jeremiah felt that his time was one of what?
(a) Change.
(b) Emergency.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Fluidity.

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

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

6. What does Heschel say will change God's judgment about destruction?
(a) A new prophet's heartfelt request.
(b) A change in man's heart and actions.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A change in history.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Who was Hezekiah?
(a) A shepherd.
(b) A brother of Isaiah.
(c) A prophet.
(d) A king.

13. The author states that a prophet looked at things that seemed what to other people?
(a) Trivial.
(b) Odd.
(c) Sacred.
(d) Extraneous.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heschel say plays a part in the message that the prophets bring to the people?

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

3. What term does Jeremiah use for the people of God because they refuse to turn themselves toward God?

4. What does Heschel use as examples of how pathos is associated to God in heaven?

5. According to Heschel, how did God show himself to prophets?

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