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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 connects the idea of the "poisoned fruit" to what people?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The citizens of Connecticut.
(c) The residents of Sodom.
(d) The English.

2. What is Edwards' eighth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners are like a rebellious army.
(b) There is nothing that sinners can do to keep themselves alive if God wants them dead.
(c) Sinners are like defiant children.
(d) There are many obstacles to avoid if a person wants to stay out of hell.

3. 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) Simile.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Aphorism.
(d) Syllogism.

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

5. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is always standing at the right hand of sinners?
(a) Devils.
(b) Angels.
(c) Hungry lions.
(d) The fiery pit.

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

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

8. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say the Bible recommends be done with the tree with poisoned fruit?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Neglect its tending.
(c) Harvest and burn its fruit.
(d) Cut it down.

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

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

11. 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) God is the only thing keeping sinners 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.

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

13. 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 have only the present moment to repent.
(c) God is like an archer, and his bow is already bent.
(d) Sinners deserve to be in hell.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Edwards, what key difference exists between God and earthly authorities?

2. 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?

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

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what point does Edwards make about those who are in hell?

5. What is Edwards' fourth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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