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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says that sinners can expect no "mitigation" (416), what is he saying they should not expect?
(a) Change.
(b) A reduction in suffering.
(c) Understanding of their own situation.
(d) Freedom.

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

3. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "ought."
(b) Rhymes with "route."
(c) Rhymes with "oat."
(d) Rhymes with "gut."

4. What is the second characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?
(a) It is caused by the sinners themselves.
(b) It is inevitable.
(c) It is an extremely fierce wrath.
(d) It is reserved for the worst sinners.

5. What is the fourth characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?
(a) It is blind.
(b) It is just.
(c) It is vengeful.
(d) It is eternal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Application section of his sermon, what logical reason does Edwards give for fearing God more than a human killer?

3. Edwards mentions, in the Application section of his sermon, God's "omnipotent" power (412). What kind of power does this mean God has?

4. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says "O Sinner!" (413), what literary technique is he using?

5. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says "There is the dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the wrath of God; there is hell's wide gaping mouth open," (411), what literary technique is being employed?

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