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

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

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

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

5. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the fourth thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It will happen when they stray too far toward the pit.
(b) The timing depends on God's will.
(c) The timing depends on the depth of their sin.
(d) It will happen during the Second Coming.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?

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

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

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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