1. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?
(a) 1686.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1620.
(d) 1741.

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

3. What is Edwards' seventh argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) The devil "owns" the souls of sinners.
(b) Sinners hate God and His laws.
(c) People should not take comfort in their seeming safety.
(d) God's Providence is for every human soul.

4. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the second thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It will be predictable.
(b) It will be sudden.
(c) It will be expected.
(d) It will be thorough.

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?
(a) Created them.
(b) Consumed them.
(c) Unleashed them.
(d) Destroyed them.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In the Doctrine section of his essay, Edwards claims that something is under the "dominion" of the devil (407). What is the devil's dominion?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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