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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says, of death, "It came as a thief" (410), what rhetorical device is he using?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Logos.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say can make the soul perfectly miserable?
(a) Righteous believers.
(b) Its own sinfulness.
(c) God's power.
(d) Fear of hell.

3. What is Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) There is no way for a person to plan and scheme their way out of going to hell.
(b) Only the predestined, or "God's Elect," will go to heaven.
(c) A personal relationship with God is the route to salvation.
(d) People can learn from the example of sinners already in hell.

4. What is the only thing, according to Edwards, that stops God from sending the wicked to hell?
(a) The possibility of their repentance.
(b) His arbitrary will.
(c) Their covenant with Him.
(d) Christ's love.

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards notes that the Bible compares the souls of sinners to what?
(a) A stormy sea.
(b) Lions.
(c) The fires of hell.
(d) Devils.

Short Answer Questions

1. The expression "The arrows of death fly unseen at noonday" (408), which Edwards uses in the Doctrine section of his sermon, could properly be called an example of which literary technique?

2. In the Doctrine section, what Biblical story does the "serpent" allude to?

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to the "manifold" experience of the world. What kind of experience is this?

4. In the Doctrine section of his essay, Edwards claims that something is under the "dominion" of the devil (407). What is the devil's dominion?

5. What is Edwards' first argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is God's attitude toward the sinners who are not yet in hell?

2. When, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says of sinners that "The glittering sword is whet, and held over them, and the pit hath opened her mouth under them," (407), what does he mean, and what analogy found elsewhere in the sermon is he making reference to?

3. What reasons does Edwards give, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, for divine justice not stopping God from casting sinners into hell?

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards compares God's power to the power of a human to crush a worm. Explain the meaning and significance of this analogy.

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards mean when he says that the "mere pleasure of God" (406) is all that keeps sinners out of hell?

6. In the end of the Doctrine section of his sermon, what criticism does Edwards make of religious authorities who do not believe what he believes?

7. Explain why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says that God is not like an earthly prince.

8. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what different promises has God made to the converted and the unconverted?

9. When, in the Doctrine section of his speech, Edwards says that "The Scripture represents them as his 'goods'" (407), to whom does he refer when he says "them" and "his," and what point is he making about these people?

10. Why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, does Edwards say that sinners should not be comforted by the fact that there is no "visible means of death at hand" (408)?

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