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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. The prophet's attitude toward divine reality is described as what?
(a) Pathos.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Mercy.

2. What subject area did Philo develop?
(a) Biblical translations.
(b) Biblical prophecy.
(c) Religious sympathy.
(d) Apathy.

3. What does the Stoic sage aim for?
(a) Love.
(b) Pathos.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Apathy.

4. What is the ultimate purpose of ecstasy?
(a) Union with the divine.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Pathos.
(d) Knowledge of one's self.

5. One theory for prophets and their inspiration is that they had madness in them that led to what?
(a) The desire to be great.
(b) The belief that they had a job to do.
(c) The belief that God talked to them.
(d) A psychic ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. If ecstasy were a requirement for a prophet, which prophets of the Old Testament would not have been classified as prophets?

2. The fundamental feature of divine reality, present in the prophet's consciousness, is described as what?

3. God's anger is great and to be feared, but God is also what?

4. When the pathos of God is upon a prophet what happens?

5. In what belief is there no grace or repentance for sin, just cause and effect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Heschel say Karma is opposed to prophetic thinking?

2. What does Heschel describe as the end to indifference?

3. Why does Heschel call indifference evil?

4. Describe one view of ecstasy and prophets that Heschel describes.

5. Do all scholars agree with Philo's view of ecstasy and the prophets?

6. Why does Heschel think it is hard for people to understand the wrath of God?

7. How does Heschel describe God?

8. What is one difference between apathy and pathos, as explained by Heschel?

9. What is the purpose of ecstasy, as explained by Heschel?

10. Does Heschel say God always been considered a loving and good God?

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