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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Text.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?
(a) God's careful tending.
(b) Jewish people.
(c) God's Creation.
(d) Christian people.

2. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?
(a) Egyptians.
(b) The Israelites.
(c) The Pharisees.
(d) Christians.

3. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?
(a) 1686.
(b) 1741.
(c) 1620.
(d) 1775.

4. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?
(a) They worshiped false idols.
(b) They were oppressive toward God's chosen people.
(c) Despite being blessed by God's grace, they were sinful.
(d) Despite being warned repeatedly, they continued to defy God.

5. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?
(a) Calm and reasonable.
(b) Loud and threatening.
(c) Friendly and cheerful.
(d) Stern and angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?

2. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

3. What is Deuteronomy?

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

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

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