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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). How is this word pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "gut."
(b) Rhymes with "oat."
(c) Rhymes with "route."
(d) Rhymes with "ought."

2. What is Deuteronomy?
(a) The Massachusetts town where Edwards' home congregation was located.
(b) The liberal philosophy Edwards opposed.
(c) A book of the Bible.
(d) God's plan for all people and all time.

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

4. 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.

5. 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?
(a) They did not understand the wisdom they were offered.
(b) They were unable to give thoughtful advice.
(c) They failed to listen to their leaders.
(d) They did not have adequate leadership.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?

2. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

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

4. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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