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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Application section of his sermon, what does Edwards warn his audience happens with every day they live in an unconverted state?
(a) Their opportunity to do good int he world decreases.
(b) Their guilt, and God's wrath, increases.
(c) The day of Christ's return gets closer and closer.
(d) The devil's hold on them becomes stronger.

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

3. What is Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Only the predestined, or "God's Elect," will go to heaven.
(b) A personal relationship with God is the route to salvation.
(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. What is Edwards' second argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners deserve to be in hell.
(b) Sinners have only the present moment to repent.
(c) God is gracious enough to give sinners many chances to repent.
(d) God is like an archer, and his bow is already bent.

5. In the Application section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is happening in their time?
(a) People are rebelling against tradition.
(b) Foreign religious ideas are causing New Englanders to misunderstand the Gospel.
(c) People are falling away from religion.
(d) More people are currently being converted than ever have been in the past or will be in the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Doctrine" section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to God's "sovereign" power. What kind of power is this?

2. To what does Edwards compare earthly potentates in the Application section of his essay?

3. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?

4. In the Application section of his sermon, Edwards describes something that can be burned "asunder" (413). How will it be burned?

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

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