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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 "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?
(a) Denotation.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Simile.

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to the "manifold" experience of the world. What kind of experience is this?
(a) Varied and extensive.
(b) Complex and subtle.
(c) Internal to humans.
(d) Originating with God.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is a typical way for sinners to think?
(a) They think that they are smarter and trickier than the people who are already in hell.
(b) They think that they are special favorites of God.
(c) They think that hell does not exist.
(d) They think that God does not exist.

4. In the Application section of his sermon, what does Edwards tell the congregation about their careful tending of their own health and safety?
(a) It is a way of honoring God and His creation.
(b) It will not help them avoid death and damnation.
(c) They need to turn their attention to helping others.
(d) They need to focus more on prayer and church attendance.

5. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says of God "he'll crush out your blood, and make it fly, and it shall be sprinkled on his garments," (415), what literary technique does he employ?
(a) Simile.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

2. According to the Application section of the sermon, when will God have compassion on sinners?

3. In the Application section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to "earthly potentates" (413). What are "earthly potentates"?

4. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

5. What is the third characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?

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