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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 4 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards says that the Israelites will experience "desolation" (405). What does this mean they will experience?
2. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the second thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
3. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?
4. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?
5. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the first thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Edwards, what is the meaning of the Biblical passage that opens the sermon?
2. When Edwards preached his revised sermon to the Enfield Congregation, what was the reaction, and how did Edwards respond?
3. Summarize Edwards' four-part argument from the introductory section of his sermon.
4. What does Edwards mean when he says the Israelites "under all the cultivations of heaven, brought forth bitter and poisonous fruit" (405)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Within the syllogistic logic of his sermon, Edwards also uses other types of argument. One of these is argument by analogy. What this means is that Edwards claims that the situation of the sinner is like another situation, and therefore what happens in the second situation will also happen to the sinner. Find an argument by analogy in this sermon, and write an essay in which you both explain and critique Edwards' analogy.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how Edwards uses images to create fear in his listener.
Essay Topic 3
The theology of Edwards' sermon relies on both the idea of free will and the idea of divine providence. After some brief research, make and defend a claim about whether these two ideas are compatible.
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