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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 introduction of his sermon, what is the third thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) They will attempt to evade it.
(b) They will ignore the opportunity to be saved.
(c) They will call on God's mercy.
(d) They will cause it themselves.

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards connects the idea of the "poisoned fruit" to what people?
(a) The citizens of Connecticut.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The English.
(d) The residents of Sodom.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the "enmity" in sinners' souls (408). What is he saying is in their souls?
(a) Fear.
(b) Delight.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Hatred.

4. In the Application section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is happening in their time?
(a) More people are currently being converted than ever have been in the past or will be in the future.
(b) Foreign religious ideas are causing New Englanders to misunderstand the Gospel.
(c) People are falling away from religion.
(d) People are rebelling against tradition.

5. In the Application section of his sermon, Edwards describes something that can be burned "asunder" (413). How will it be burned?
(a) Fiercely.
(b) Into pieces.
(c) Instantly.
(d) Completely.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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. What is the Doctrine that Edwards derives from his chosen Biblical text?

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls God's laws "immutable" (407). What is he saying is true of God's laws?

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

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