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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, what Biblical story does the "serpent" allude to?
(a) The Garden of Eden.
(b) Noah's Ark.
(c) The Last Supper.
(d) Sodom and Gomorrah.

2. 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) Destruction.
(c) A fall.
(d) A plague.

3. According to the Doctrine section of the sermon, what is always hanging over the heads of sinners?
(a) The vigilante's noose.
(b) The sword of Damocles.
(c) The hangman's noose.
(d) The sword of divine justice.

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

5. What is Deuteronomy?
(a) A book of the Bible.
(b) The Massachusetts town where Edwards' home congregation was located.
(c) The liberal philosophy Edwards opposed.
(d) God's plan for all people and all time.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?

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

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards connects the idea of the "poisoned fruit" to what people?

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