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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) Fear.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Delight.
(d) Quiet.

2. 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 under his control.
(d) Things the devil wishes for.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to "providence" several times. To what is he referring?
(a) The plan that God has made for all people at all times.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The Christian origin story.
(d) The system of divine justice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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 insects hanging by a thread.
(d) The comparison of sinners to rocks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls God's laws "immutable" (407). What is he saying is true of God's laws?

3. 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?

4. What is Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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

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