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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 4 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?
(a) Despite being blessed by God's grace, they were sinful.
(b) They worshiped false idols.
(c) They were oppressive toward God's chosen people.
(d) Despite being warned repeatedly, they continued to defy God.

2. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?
(a) 1686.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1741.
(d) 1620.

3. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?
(a) The Great Awakening.
(b) Deism.
(c) Dualism.
(d) Liberation Theology.

4. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?
(a) The Pharisees.
(b) The Israelites.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Christians.

5. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the second thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It will be sudden.
(b) It will be predictable.
(c) It will be expected.
(d) It will be thorough.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the fourth thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?

2. What is Deuteronomy?

3. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

4. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the third thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?

5. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the first thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Edwards preached his revised sermon to the Enfield Congregation, what was the reaction, and how did Edwards respond?

2. Summarize Edwards' four-part argument from the introductory section of his sermon.

3. What does Edwards mean when he says the Israelites "under all the cultivations of heaven, brought forth bitter and poisonous fruit" (405)?

4. According to Edwards, what is the meaning of the Biblical passage that opens the sermon?

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