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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says, of death, "It came as a thief" (410), what rhetorical device is he using?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Logos.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

2. 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) Logical deduction.
(d) Appeal to credibility.

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

4. What is the first characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?
(a) It is the wrath of righteousness.
(b) It is the wrath of an infinite God.
(c) God's wrath is only made less, not prevented, by good works.
(d) God rarely shows mercy to sinners.

5. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says that the unconverted have "no interest in any mediator," (413), what does he mean?
(a) Those who have not been reborn in Christ are unable to truly love God.
(b) Those who have not been reborn in Christ will not benefit from the covenant between God and humans that Christ embodies.
(c) The unconverted fail to understand the power of Christ to intervene with God.
(d) The unconverted are uninterested in Christ's love and sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Edwards' second argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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

4. What is the second characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?

5. According to the Doctrine section of the sermon, what is always hanging over the heads of sinners?

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