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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 Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says, of death, "It came as a thief" (410), what rhetorical device is he using?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Logos.

2. According to the Application section of the sermon, when will God have compassion on sinners?
(a) When they confess their sins.
(b) Never.
(c) When their souls are crushed.
(d) When their suffering is too much to bear.

3. In the Application section of his sermon, what does Edwards tell the congregants makes them "heavy as lead" (411)?
(a) Their false beliefs.
(b) Their fear.
(c) Their anger.
(d) Their wickedness.

4. According to the Application section of Edwards' sermon, in what should the unconverted congregants see God's hand?
(a) The fact that they were not struck and killed in the road that morning.
(b) The fact that they did not die in their sleep and go to hell the previous night.
(c) The fact that they are offered redemption through Christ's sacrifice.
(d) The fact that they are able to hear God's wisdom.

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 eternal.
(c) It is just.
(d) It is vengeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says that God will not hear "lamentable and dolorous cries" (415). What kind of cries will God not hear?

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

4. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?

5. Edwards closes his sermon by comparing the people of the congregation to which Biblical people?

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