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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Logos.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Personification.

3. 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 divine justice.
(c) The vigilante's noose.
(d) The sword of Damocles.

4. 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) Sinners belong to God, not to the devil.
(c) It does not matter whether sinners deserve to be in hell.
(d) God is angrier with sinners in hell than those on earth.

5. 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.

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

7. When Edwards uses the phrase "natural man," what is he referring to?
(a) Adam.
(b) Souls already in hell.
(c) People who live as God intends them to.
(d) Those who have not been "born again."

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

9. 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?
(a) Aphorism.
(b) Simile.
(c) Syllogism.
(d) Parallelism.

10. 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) Quiet.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Delight.

11. 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) Logical deduction.
(b) Appeal to credibility.
(c) Appeal to authority.
(d) Argument by analogy.

12. What is Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Only the predestined, or "God's Elect," will go to heaven.
(b) People can learn from the example of sinners already in hell.
(c) There is no way for a person to plan and scheme their way out of going to hell.
(d) A personal relationship with God is the route to salvation.

13. 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 cannot be changed.
(c) They are wise.
(d) They are just.

14. What is Edwards' tenth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners are the property of hell whether they are alive or dead.
(b) God has no agreement with or obligations to the unconverted.
(c) All people are subject to divine law.
(d) Only good deeds and good character will keep a person out of hell.

15. What is the Doctrine that Edwards derives from his chosen Biblical text?
(a) "There is nothing that keeps wicked men, at any one moment, out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God."
(b) "The Use may be of Awakening to unconverted persons in this congregation."
(c) "Their foot shall slide in due time. "
(d) "There is no want of power in God to cast wicked men into hell at any moment."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is always standing at the right hand of sinners?

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

3. In the Doctrine section, what Biblical story does the "serpent" allude to?

4. What proof does Edwards offer that it is not possible to avoid death once God has decided it will happen?

5. In the "Doctrine" section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to God's "sovereign" power. What kind of power is this?

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