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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?
(a) God's Creation.
(b) Christian people.
(c) God's careful tending.
(d) Jewish people.

2. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the fourth thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) The timing depends on God's will.
(b) It will happen when they stray too far toward the pit.
(c) The timing depends on the depth of their sin.
(d) It will happen during the Second Coming.

3. 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 credibility.
(b) Argument by analogy.
(c) Appeal to authority.
(d) Logical deduction.

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the "enmity" in sinners' souls (408). What is he saying is in their souls?
(a) Delight.
(b) Fear.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Hatred.

5. What is Edwards' first argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) God is strong enough to make the earth tremble.
(b) God's enemies believe they can defeat Him.
(c) God is like an earthly prince.
(d) God can easily cast sinners into hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing, according to Edwards, that stops God from sending the wicked to hell?

2. 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?

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

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

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say can make the soul perfectly miserable?

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