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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. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is a typical way for sinners to think?
(a) They think that hell does not exist.
(b) They think that God does not exist.
(c) They think that they are special favorites of God.
(d) They think that they are smarter and trickier than the people who are already in hell.

2. What is Edwards' fifth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) It does not matter whether sinners deserve to be in hell.
(b) The devil is ready and waiting to take sinners into hell.
(c) Sinners belong to God, not to the devil.
(d) God is angrier with sinners in hell than those on earth.

3. What proof does Edwards offer that it is not possible to avoid death once God has decided it will happen?
(a) The examples of several famous people.
(b) Smart people die at the same rate as foolish people.
(c) The story of Lazarus.
(d) The story of Jonah.

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls corruption "immoderate" (408). What is he claiming about corruption?
(a) It is as hot as fire.
(b) It exceeds normal boundaries.
(c) It is a relic of the past.
(d) It draws attention to itself.

5. 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) Logos.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Edwards, what key difference exists between God and earthly authorities?

3. 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?

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say the Bible recommends be done with the tree with poisoned fruit?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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.

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

4. 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)?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Why does Edwards say, in the Doctrine section of the sermon, that those who think that they are protecting themselves from hell are fooling themselves?

10. Explain what Edwards is saying, in the Doctrine section of the sermon, about the nature of the souls of sinners when he says "There are in the souls of wicked men those hellish principles reigning, that would presently kindle and flame out into hell fire, if it were not for God's restraints" (408).

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