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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Edwards' second argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) God is gracious enough to give sinners many chances to repent.
(b) Sinners deserve to be in hell.
(c) Sinners have only the present moment to repent.
(d) God is like an archer, and his bow is already bent.

2. What is Edwards' sixth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) People fool themselves if they think they have the power to keep themselves out of hell.
(b) Accepting Christ is the only way to avoid hell.
(c) God is the only thing keeping sinners out of hell.
(d) Sinners would create hell for themselves if God did not restrain them.

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

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what point does Edwards make about those who are in hell?
(a) They did not expect to end up there.
(b) If they repent they can finally enter heaven.
(c) They were not smart enough to outwit the devil.
(d) If they can no longer stand the suffering, they can ask God for mercy.

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls God's laws "immutable" (407). What is he saying is true of God's laws?
(a) They cannot be argued with.
(b) They are just.
(c) They are wise.
(d) They cannot be changed.

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

7. According to Edwards, God's enemies are "chaff before the whirlwind" (406). What is he comparing them to?
(a) The plants that we know as tumbleweeds.
(b) The bits of plant leftover from harvesting grain.
(c) Small winged insects.
(d) Lightweight debris and trash that result from manufacturing.

8. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?
(a) The comparison of sinners to insects hanging by a thread.
(b) The comparison of God to a farmer.
(c) The comparison of sinners to rocks.
(d) The comparison of God to slippery ground.

9. According to the Doctrine section of the sermon, what is always hanging over the heads of sinners?
(a) The hangman's noose.
(b) The sword of Damocles.
(c) The sword of divine justice.
(d) The vigilante's noose.

10. What is Edwards' fifth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) The devil is ready and waiting to take sinners into hell.
(b) It does not matter whether sinners deserve to be in hell.
(c) Sinners belong to God, not to the devil.
(d) God is angrier with sinners in hell than those on earth.

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

12. What proof does Edwards offer that it is not possible to avoid death once God has decided it will happen?
(a) The story of Jonah.
(b) The story of Lazarus.
(c) The examples of several famous people.
(d) Smart people die at the same rate as foolish people.

13. 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?
(a) Appeal to authority.
(b) Appeal to credibility.
(c) Logical deduction.
(d) Argument by analogy.

14. Which of the following is a key point that Edwards makes as he argues the seventh point in the Doctrine section of the sermon?
(a) God has a huge number of ways of killing a person without warning.
(b) The justice of heaven is applied to all people alike.
(c) God despises sinners.
(d) The devil is always waiting for humans to make mistakes.

15. What is Edwards' seventh argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) People should not take comfort in their seeming safety.
(b) The devil "owns" the souls of sinners.
(c) God's Providence is for every human soul.
(d) Sinners hate God and His laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to "providence" several times. To what is he referring?

2. 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?

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

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say the Bible recommends be done with the tree with poisoned fruit?

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, when Edwards says "as the heart is now a sink of sin, so, if sin was not restrained," (408), this is an example of which literary technique?

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