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

2. 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.

3. 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 citizens of Connecticut.
(d) The residents of Sodom.

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) God is gracious enough to give sinners many chances to repent.
(d) Sinners deserve to be in hell.

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 attention and interest.
(b) Things under his control.
(c) Things the devil wishes for.
(d) The devil's agreement with God.

6. 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.

7. 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 plants that we know as tumbleweeds.
(c) The bits of plant leftover from harvesting grain.
(d) Small winged insects.

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

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

10. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards notes that the Bible compares the souls of sinners to what?
(a) A stormy sea.
(b) Lions.
(c) Devils.
(d) The fires of hell.

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

12. What proof does Edwards offer that it is not possible to avoid death once God has decided it will happen?
(a) The story of Jonah.
(b) Smart people die at the same rate as foolish people.
(c) The story of Lazarus.
(d) The examples of several famous people.

13. In the Doctrine section, Edwards speaks of the "multitudes" of God's enemies (406). What is true of these enemies?
(a) They are unpredictable.
(b) There are a huge number of them.
(c) They believe themselves to be more powerful than they actually are.
(d) They are dangerous.

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. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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