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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. What are two unique features of a prophet?
(a) Prayer and mercy.
(b) Active cooperation and self-dedication to God.
(c) Forgiveness and suppression of emotion.
(d) Silent subordination and self-love.

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

3. What is anthropopathy?
(a) The attribution of human qualities to gods.
(b) The attribution of God-like qualities to humans.
(c) The attribution of human qualities to animals.
(d) Personification.

4. In what belief is there no grace or repentance for sin, just cause and effect?
(a) Islam.
(b) Karma.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Tao.

5. What is the origin of pathos?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Greek.
(d) Islamic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heschel say about a reliable diagnosis of the prophets' mental health?

2. When did Heschel examine the state of mind of the prophets with respect to the theory of ecstasy?

3. Heschel admits that pathos is both a paradox and what?

4. In contrast to the Stoic sage, Heschel characterizes the prophet as what?

5. What subject area did Philo develop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Heschel call indifference evil?

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

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

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

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

9. What is ecstasy?

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

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