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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Syllogism.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Aphorism.

2. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?
(a) The comparison of sinners to insects hanging by a thread.
(b) The comparison of God to slippery ground.
(c) The comparison of sinners to rocks.
(d) The comparison of God to a farmer.

3. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?
(a) They were oppressive toward God's chosen people.
(b) Despite being warned repeatedly, they continued to defy God.
(c) Despite being blessed by God's grace, they were sinful.
(d) They worshiped false idols.

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. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?
(a) Friendly and cheerful.
(b) Stern and angry.
(c) Loud and threatening.
(d) Calm and reasonable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, when Edwards says "as the heart is now a sink of sin, so, if sin was not restrained," (408), this is an example of which literary technique?

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

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

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

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