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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Deuteronomy?
(a) The liberal philosophy Edwards opposed.
(b) A book of the Bible.
(c) God's plan for all people and all time.
(d) The Massachusetts town where Edwards' home congregation was located.

3. 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.

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

5. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the first thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It is inevitable.
(b) It is preventable.
(c) It is unjust.
(d) It is uncertain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?

3. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?

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

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

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