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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. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, when Edwards says "as the heart is now a sink of sin, so, if sin was not restrained," (408), this is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allusion.

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

3. The expression "The arrows of death fly unseen at noonday" (408), which Edwards uses in the Doctrine section of his sermon, could properly be called an example of which literary technique?
(a) Aphorism.
(b) Syllogism.
(c) Simile.
(d) Parallelism.

4. In the "Doctrine" section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to God's "sovereign" power. What kind of power is this?
(a) Furious.
(b) Independent.
(c) Merciful.
(d) Devastating.

5. In the Doctrine section, Edwards speaks of the "multitudes" of God's enemies (406). What is true of these enemies?
(a) They are dangerous.
(b) There are a huge number of them.
(c) They are unpredictable.
(d) They believe themselves to be more powerful than they actually are.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is always standing at the right hand of sinners?

2. Which of the following is a key point that Edwards makes as he argues the seventh point in the Doctrine section of the sermon?

3. According to Edwards, God's enemies are "chaff before the whirlwind" (406). What is he comparing them to?

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what point does Edwards make about those who are in hell?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the end of the Doctrine section of his sermon, what criticism does Edwards make of religious authorities who do not believe what he believes?

2. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what different promises has God made to the converted and the unconverted?

3. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is God's attitude toward the sinners who are not yet in hell?

4. Why does Edwards say, in the Doctrine section of the sermon, that those who think that they are protecting themselves from hell are fooling themselves?

5. Explain why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says that God is not like an earthly prince.

6. Explain what Edwards is saying, in the Doctrine section of the sermon, about the nature of the souls of sinners when he says "There are in the souls of wicked men those hellish principles reigning, that would presently kindle and flame out into hell fire, if it were not for God's restraints" (408).

7. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards compares God's power to the power of a human to crush a worm. Explain the meaning and significance of this analogy.

8. Why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, does Edwards say that sinners should not be comforted by the fact that there is no "visible means of death at hand" (408)?

9. When, in the Doctrine section of his speech, Edwards says that "The Scripture represents them as his 'goods'" (407), to whom does he refer when he says "them" and "his," and what point is he making about these people?

10. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards mean when he says that the "mere pleasure of God" (406) is all that keeps sinners out of hell?

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