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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 said that some of the beliefs that the prophets were frauds came from an era when people wanted what?
(a) Certainty.
(b) Conformity.
(c) Rationality.
(d) Shibboleth.

2. What does Heschel believe drives a person's desire for ecstasy?
(a) Desire to be different.
(b) Desire to leave the every day world.
(c) Desire to pray more deeply.
(d) Desire to be connected to gods.

3. Who was Marcion?
(a) A Gnostic.
(b) A Jew.
(c) A Christian.
(d) A Greek.

4. When did Heschel examine the state of mind of the prophets with respect to the theory of ecstasy?
(a) When they were prophesying.
(b) When they were speaking.
(c) When they were praying.
(d) When they were receiving the words of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When talking about the inspiration for poetry, who says "One does not ask who gives."

2. What are two unique features of a prophet?

3. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

4. Heschel points out that having a friendship with God doesn't mean what?

5. When was Marcion expelled from his church?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

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

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

4. What is ecstasy?

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

6. What does Heschel say gives the prophets the courage to speak out?

7. What is Heschel's theory of ecstasy and the prophets?

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

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

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

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