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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Application section of the sermon, when will God have compassion on sinners?
(a) When their suffering is too much to bear.
(b) When their souls are crushed.
(c) When they confess their sins.
(d) Never.

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

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

4. What does Edwards say, at the beginning of the Application section of his sermon, is the overall purpose of the sermon?
(a) To appeal to the Christian love of the congregation as a motive for evangelism.
(b) To awaken the congregation to the need to "convert" by being reborn in Christ.
(c) To warn the congregation of the very great dangers of hell.
(d) To remind certain members of the congregation that their good works will not keep them out of hell.

5. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says "There is the dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the wrath of God; there is hell's wide gaping mouth open," (411), what literary technique is being employed?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Simile.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Denotation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the metaphor "The bow of God's wrath is bent," (412) to what does Edwards compare God?

3. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says that the unconverted have "no interest in any mediator," (413), what does he mean?

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

5. In the Doctrine section, Edwards speaks of the "multitudes" of God's enemies (406). What is true of these enemies?

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