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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Heschel describes the words of prophecy as a polarity between what?
(a) Good and bad.
(b) Anger and love.
(c) Health and sickness.
(d) Wrath and justice.

2. Heschel says God hates sin but is also what?
(a) Intolerant of injustice.
(b) Judgmental.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Forgiving.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Heschel says that Habakkuk knowing that destruction is coming feels that this is the opposite of what?

3. What does Heschel use to solidify his facts about the prophets?

4. Prophets rebuked the inhabitants of cities for things that others would have called what?

5. How does Heschel describe freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Heschel say about the prophets' popularity?

2. Why does Heschel say that the tone changes toward the people of Israel while Second Isaiah is the prophet?

3. In what way were Jeremiah and Micah the same?

4. Why does Jeremiah refer to the people of God as murderers?

5. What does Heschel say the prophets look toward?

6. Why did the people try to run Amos out of the city of Judah?

7. Does Heschel say there is anything that can change God's judgment after the prophets warn the people of destruction?

8. Why did history cause a need for prophets?

9. Did the prophets see things differently based upon their relationship with God?

10. What type of man was a prophet, according to Heschel?

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