View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says "O Sinner!" (413), what literary technique is he using?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Personification.

2. What is the second characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?
(a) It is an extremely fierce wrath.
(b) It is reserved for the worst sinners.
(c) It is inevitable.
(d) It is caused by the sinners themselves.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to "providence" several times. To what is he referring?
(a) The Christian origin story.
(b) The plan that God has made for all people at all times.
(c) The system of divine justice.
(d) Heaven.

4. According to the Doctrine section of the sermon, what is always hanging over the heads of sinners?
(a) The sword of Damocles.
(b) The vigilante's noose.
(c) The hangman's noose.
(d) The sword of divine justice.

5. When Edwards uses the phrase "natural man," what is he referring to?
(a) Those who have not been "born again."
(b) People who live as God intends them to.
(c) Adam.
(d) Souls already in hell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?

3. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

4. According to Edwards, what key difference exists between God and earthly authorities?

5. In the Application section of his sermon, to what does Edwards compare accepting Christ?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 275 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample