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

2. In the "Doctrine" section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to God's "sovereign" power. What kind of power is this?
(a) Devastating.
(b) Independent.
(c) Merciful.
(d) Furious.

3. What is the only thing, according to Edwards, that stops God from sending the wicked to hell?
(a) Their covenant with Him.
(b) Christ's love.
(c) The possibility of their repentance.
(d) His arbitrary will.

4. According to Edwards, what key difference exists between God and earthly authorities?
(a) Humans can fight against earthly authorities.
(b) Humans can understand earthly authorities.
(c) Earthly authorities sometimes make mistakes.
(d) Earthly authorities are sometimes merciful.

5. When Edwards says, in the Application section of his sermon, that unconverted congregants "would immediately sink and swiftly descend and plunge into the bottomless gulf," (411), what literary technique is he employing?
(a) Irony.
(b) Restatement.
(c) Pejorative diction.
(d) Paradox.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is always standing at the right hand of sinners?

3. In the Doctrine section, what Biblical story does the "serpent" allude to?

4. What is Edwards' third argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

5. According to the Application section of Edwards' sermon, how does God look at the unconverted?

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