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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Application.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Application section of his sermon, Edwards describes something that can be burned "asunder" (413). How will it be burned?
(a) Instantly.
(b) Fiercely.
(c) Completely.
(d) Into pieces.

2. What is Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) There is no way for a person to plan and scheme their way out of going to hell.
(b) Only the predestined, or "God's Elect," will go to heaven.
(c) People can learn from the example of sinners already in hell.
(d) A personal relationship with God is the route to salvation.

3. What is Edwards' eighth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) There are many obstacles to avoid if a person wants to stay out of hell.
(b) Sinners are like a rebellious army.
(c) Sinners are like defiant children.
(d) There is nothing that sinners can do to keep themselves alive if God wants them dead.

4. Edwards' claim, the the Doctrine section of his sermon, that "Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering" (408), is what type of argument?
(a) Argument by analogy.
(b) Appeal to authority.
(c) Appeal to credibility.
(d) Logical deduction.

5. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?
(a) The comparison of sinners to insects hanging by a thread.
(b) The comparison of God to a farmer.
(c) The comparison of sinners to rocks.
(d) The comparison of God to slippery ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Application section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to "earthly potentates" (413). What are "earthly potentates"?

2. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

3. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards quotes the Bible as saying that the Israelites were "void of counsel," (405). What is this saying about the Israelites?

4. When Edwards uses the phrase "natural man," what is he referring to?

5. How does the Application section of the sermon create immediacy?

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