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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 vengeful.
(b) It is eternal.
(c) It is just.
(d) It is blind.

2. What is Edwards' third argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners have already been sentenced to hell.
(b) The law of God is unchanging.
(c) God is able to send anyone to hell, regardless of their good works.
(d) God's laws are an agreement between God and humans.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls corruption "immoderate" (408). What is he claiming about corruption?
(a) It exceeds normal boundaries.
(b) It is as hot as fire.
(c) It draws attention to itself.
(d) It is a relic of the past.

4. 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?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Repentant.
(d) Insincere.

5. Edwards mentions, in the Application section of his sermon, God's "omnipotent" power (412). What kind of power does this mean God has?
(a) Wise.
(b) All-powerful.
(c) All-seeing.
(d) Merciful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?

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

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. According to Edwards, God's enemies are "chaff before the whirlwind" (406). What is he comparing them to?

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

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