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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Doctrine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Edwards' fourth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners only stay on earth for as long as they escape God's attention.
(b) God's anger comes and goes; this is what determines the moment a sinner will be sent to hell.
(c) God is as angry with sinners on earth as He is with sinners in hell.
(d) Once a sinner is in hell, God is no longer angry at them.

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to the "manifold" experience of the world. What kind of experience is this?
(a) Originating with God.
(b) Varied and extensive.
(c) Complex and subtle.
(d) Internal to humans.

3. What is Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) A personal relationship with God is the route to salvation.
(b) Only the predestined, or "God's Elect," will go to heaven.
(c) People can learn from the example of sinners already in hell.
(d) There is no way for a person to plan and scheme their way out of going to hell.

4. According to Edwards, God's enemies are "chaff before the whirlwind" (406). What is he comparing them to?
(a) The bits of plant leftover from harvesting grain.
(b) The plants that we know as tumbleweeds.
(c) Small winged insects.
(d) Lightweight debris and trash that result from manufacturing.

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say can make the soul perfectly miserable?
(a) Fear of hell.
(b) God's power.
(c) Righteous believers.
(d) Its own sinfulness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Doctrine that Edwards derives from his chosen Biblical text?

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

3. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

4. What is Edwards' third argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

5. What is Edwards' first argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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