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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Text.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "route."
(b) Rhymes with "oat."
(c) Rhymes with "ought."
(d) Rhymes with "gut."

2. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?
(a) The Pharisees.
(b) Christians.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) The Israelites.

3. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the first thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It is inevitable.
(b) It is unjust.
(c) It is uncertain.
(d) It is preventable.

4. What is Deuteronomy?
(a) The Massachusetts town where Edwards' home congregation was located.
(b) God's plan for all people and all time.
(c) The liberal philosophy Edwards opposed.
(d) A book of the Bible.

5. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?
(a) Liberation Theology.
(b) Deism.
(c) Dualism.
(d) The Great Awakening.

Short Answer Questions

1. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?

2. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?

3. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the second thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?

4. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the third thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?

5. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?

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