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

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

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

4. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "route."
(b) Rhymes with "oat."
(c) Rhymes with "gut."
(d) Rhymes with "ought."

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

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

3. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

4. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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