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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 speaks of the "enmity" in sinners' souls (408). What is he saying is in their souls?
(a) Delight.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Fear.
(d) Quiet.

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?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Personification.

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

4. 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) God despises sinners.
(c) The devil is always waiting for humans to make mistakes.
(d) The justice of heaven is applied to all people alike.

5. 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.

6. 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) A personal relationship with God is the route to salvation.
(c) People can learn from the example of sinners already in hell.
(d) There is no way for a person to plan and scheme their way out of going to hell.

7. 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.

8. 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) Personification.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Metaphor.

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

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

11. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say can make the soul perfectly miserable?
(a) Righteous believers.
(b) Its own sinfulness.
(c) God's power.
(d) Fear of hell.

12. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is a typical way for sinners to think?
(a) They think that they are smarter and trickier than the people who are already in hell.
(b) They think that they are special favorites of God.
(c) They think that God does not exist.
(d) They think that hell does not exist.

13. What is Edwards' first argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) God is like an earthly prince.
(b) God's enemies believe they can defeat Him.
(c) God is strong enough to make the earth tremble.
(d) God can easily cast sinners into hell.

14. 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) The devil's attention and interest.
(c) Things the devil wishes for.
(d) Things under his control.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls corruption "immoderate" (408). What is he claiming about corruption?

2. What is Edwards' eighth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

3. What is the Doctrine that Edwards derives from his chosen Biblical text?

4. 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?

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

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