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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) Christian people.
(b) God's careful tending.
(c) Jewish people.
(d) God's Creation.

2. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the fourth thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) The timing depends on God's will.
(b) The timing depends on the depth of their sin.
(c) It will happen during the Second Coming.
(d) It will happen when they stray too far toward the pit.

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

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

5. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the third thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) They will ignore the opportunity to be saved.
(b) They will attempt to evade it.
(c) They will call on God's mercy.
(d) They will cause it themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?

2. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards says that the Israelites will experience "desolation" (405). What does this mean they will experience?

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. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?

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

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