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

2. 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.

3. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?
(a) They worshiped false idols.
(b) They were oppressive toward God's chosen people.
(c) Despite being blessed by God's grace, they were sinful.
(d) Despite being warned repeatedly, they continued to defy God.

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

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?
(a) Consumed them.
(b) Destroyed them.
(c) Created them.
(d) Unleashed them.

Short Answer 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?

2. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Edwards, what is the meaning of the Biblical passage that opens the 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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