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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 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 did not have adequate leadership.
(d) They failed to listen to their leaders.

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

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

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

5. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the first thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It is preventable.
(b) It is inevitable.
(c) It is uncertain.
(d) It is unjust.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Deuteronomy?

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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