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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Doctrine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is a typical way for sinners to think?
(a) They think that God does not exist.
(b) They think that they are special favorites of God.
(c) They think that they are smarter and trickier than the people who are already in hell.
(d) They think that hell does not exist.

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to "providence" several times. To what is he referring?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The system of divine justice.
(c) The Christian origin story.
(d) The plan that God has made for all people at all times.

3. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards says that the Israelites will experience "desolation" (405). What does this mean they will experience?
(a) Misery.
(b) A plague.
(c) A fall.
(d) Destruction.

4. What is Edwards' second argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) God is like an archer, and his bow is already bent.
(b) God is gracious enough to give sinners many chances to repent.
(c) Sinners have only the present moment to repent.
(d) Sinners deserve to be in hell.

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say can make the soul perfectly miserable?
(a) Fear of hell.
(b) Righteous believers.
(c) God's power.
(d) Its own sinfulness.

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

3. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?

4. The expression "The arrows of death fly unseen at noonday" (408), which Edwards uses in the Doctrine section of his sermon, could properly be called an example of which literary technique?

5. What is Edwards' tenth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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