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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 "ought."
(b) Rhymes with "gut."
(c) Rhymes with "oat."
(d) Rhymes with "route."

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

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

4. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the third thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) They will attempt to evade it.
(b) They will ignore the opportunity to be saved.
(c) They will cause it themselves.
(d) They will call on God's mercy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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