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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the Doctrine section of his essay, Edwards claims that something is under the "dominion" of the devil (407). What is the devil's dominion?
(a) The devil's agreement with God.
(b) Things the devil wishes for.
(c) Things under his control.
(d) The devil's attention and interest.

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

7. 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) The devil is always waiting for humans to make mistakes.
(b) God despises sinners.
(c) God has a huge number of ways of killing a person without warning.
(d) The justice of heaven is applied to all people alike.

8. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards connects the idea of the "poisoned fruit" to what people?
(a) The English.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The residents of Sodom.
(d) The citizens of Connecticut.

9. 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.

10. 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) All people are subject to divine law.
(c) Only good deeds and good character will keep a person out of hell.
(d) God has no agreement with or obligations to the unconverted.

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

12. 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) "There is no want of power in God to cast wicked men into hell at any moment."
(c) "Their foot shall slide in due time. "
(d) "The Use may be of Awakening to unconverted persons in this congregation."

13. In the Doctrine section, what Biblical story does the "serpent" allude to?
(a) Noah's Ark.
(b) The Last Supper.
(c) The Garden of Eden.
(d) Sodom and Gomorrah.

14. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to the "manifold" experience of the world. What kind of experience is this?
(a) Varied and extensive.
(b) Internal to humans.
(c) Complex and subtle.
(d) Originating with God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing, according to Edwards, that stops God from sending the wicked to hell?

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

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the "enmity" in sinners' souls (408). What is he saying is in their souls?

4. According to the Doctrine section of the sermon, what is always hanging over the heads of sinners?

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

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