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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Application.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the metaphor "The bow of God's wrath is bent," (412) to what does Edwards compare God?
(a) A gift-giver.
(b) A ship's captain.
(c) A performer.
(d) An archer.

2. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?
(a) Liberation Theology.
(b) Deism.
(c) The Great Awakening.
(d) Dualism.

3. 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) God has a huge number of ways of killing a person without warning.
(b) God despises sinners.
(c) The devil is always waiting for humans to make mistakes.
(d) The justice of heaven is applied to all people alike.

4. What is the Doctrine that Edwards derives from his chosen Biblical text?
(a) "There is no want of power in God to cast wicked men into hell at any moment."
(b) "There is nothing that keeps wicked men, at any one moment, out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God."
(c) "Their foot shall slide in due time. "
(d) "The Use may be of Awakening to unconverted persons in this congregation."

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards quotes the Bible as saying that the Israelites were "void of counsel," (405). What is this saying about the Israelites?
(a) They did not understand the wisdom they were offered.
(b) They did not have adequate leadership.
(c) They were unable to give thoughtful advice.
(d) They failed to listen to their leaders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. According to Edwards, what key difference exists between God and earthly authorities?

5. In the Doctrine section, Edwards speaks of the "multitudes" of God's enemies (406). What is true of these enemies?

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