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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a key point that Edwards makes as he argues the seventh point in the Doctrine section of the sermon?
(a) The devil is always waiting for humans to make mistakes.
(b) God has a huge number of ways of killing a person without warning.
(c) The justice of heaven is applied to all people alike.
(d) God despises sinners.

2. In the Doctrine section, Edwards speaks of the "multitudes" of God's enemies (406). What is true of these enemies?
(a) They are unpredictable.
(b) They believe themselves to be more powerful than they actually are.
(c) There are a huge number of them.
(d) They are dangerous.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what point does Edwards make about those who are in hell?
(a) If they repent they can finally enter heaven.
(b) If they can no longer stand the suffering, they can ask God for mercy.
(c) They were not smart enough to outwit the devil.
(d) They did not expect to end up there.

4. What proof does Edwards offer that it is not possible to avoid death once God has decided it will happen?
(a) The story of Jonah.
(b) The examples of several famous people.
(c) Smart people die at the same rate as foolish people.
(d) The story of Lazarus.

5. When Edwards uses the phrase "natural man," what is he referring to?
(a) Souls already in hell.
(b) Adam.
(c) Those who have not been "born again."
(d) People who live as God intends them to.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Edwards' sixth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

3. What is Edwards' fourth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

4. When, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says, of death, "It came as a thief" (410), what rhetorical device is he using?

5. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

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