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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, Edwards calls God's laws "immutable" (407). What is he saying is true of God's laws?
(a) They cannot be changed.
(b) They are just.
(c) They are wise.
(d) They cannot be argued with.

2. 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.

3. What is Edwards' fourth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners only stay on earth for as long as they escape God's attention.
(b) Once a sinner is in hell, God is no longer angry at them.
(c) God is as angry with sinners on earth as He is with sinners in hell.
(d) God's anger comes and goes; this is what determines the moment a sinner will be sent to hell.

4. Edwards' claim, the the Doctrine section of his sermon, that "Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering" (408), is what type of argument?
(a) Appeal to authority.
(b) Appeal to credibility.
(c) Logical deduction.
(d) Argument by analogy.

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 uncertain.
(d) It is unjust.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Doctrine section, what Biblical story does the "serpent" allude to?

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

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards notes that the Bible compares the souls of sinners to what?

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what point does Edwards make about those who are in hell?

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

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