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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. According to Heschel, the prophetic act takes place when the prophet is aware of what?
(a) The source of his inspiration is God.
(b) The lack of knowledge about who is the source of his inspiration.
(c) The belief that something is happening to him.
(d) The lack of complete consciousness.

2. What did God do after the prophet proclaimed the destruction of Nineveh and the people repented?
(a) God let the people leave Nineveh before he destroyed it.
(b) God relented and saved Nineveh.
(c) God told the prophet to stay in Nineveh.
(d) God destroyed Nineveh.

3. Jeremiah the prophet said that God delights in what?
(a) The covenant.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Repentance.

4. Who said that what a poet writes is beautiful, if it is written with enthusiasm and divine inspiration?
(a) Democritus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Heschel.
(d) Philo.

5. God's anger is great and to be feared, but God is also what?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Just.
(c) Rational.
(d) Vengeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cultural/religious doctrines did Philo try to mix in his studies?

2. Heschel says that Moses would have taught what kinds of rules of right living to the people?

3. Heschel states that it is important to distinguish between the objective and subjective aspects of what?

4. What is Karma?

5. According to Heschel, many parts of the Bible should be looked at as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe one theory of the state of mind of the prophets at the time they were receiving the words of God.

2. How does Heschel describe the concerns of the prophets?

3. Describe one theory that Heschel discusses regarding prophets and their revelations from God.

4. Who was Marcion?

5. What was Spinoza's idea about the prophets and does Heschel agree?

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

7. How does Heschel describe Tao as an antithesis to the prophetic idea of God?

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

9. What is anthropopathy?

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

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