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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. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?
(a) Created them.
(b) Unleashed them.
(c) Consumed them.
(d) Destroyed them.

2. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?
(a) Jewish people.
(b) God's careful tending.
(c) Christian people.
(d) God's Creation.

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

4. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?
(a) Stern and angry.
(b) Friendly and cheerful.
(c) Calm and reasonable.
(d) Loud and threatening.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards says that the Israelites will experience "desolation" (405). What does this mean they will experience?

2. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards quotes the Bible as saying that the Israelites were "void of counsel," (405). What is this saying about the Israelites?

3. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?

4. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?

5. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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