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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, Edwards makes reference to "providence" several times. To what is he referring?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The system of divine justice.
(c) The plan that God has made for all people at all times.
(d) The Christian origin story.

2. What is Edwards' seventh argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners hate God and His laws.
(b) The devil "owns" the souls of sinners.
(c) God's Providence is for every human soul.
(d) People should not take comfort in their seeming safety.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say the Bible recommends be done with the tree with poisoned fruit?
(a) Cut it down.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Neglect its tending.
(d) Harvest and burn its fruit.

4. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is always standing at the right hand of sinners?
(a) Angels.
(b) The fiery pit.
(c) Hungry lions.
(d) Devils.

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to the "manifold" experience of the world. What kind of experience is this?
(a) Originating with God.
(b) Internal to humans.
(c) Varied and extensive.
(d) Complex and subtle.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Edwards, God's enemies are "chaff before the whirlwind" (406). What is he comparing them to?

2. 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?

3. Edwards' claim, the the Doctrine section of his sermon, that "Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering" (408), is what type of argument?

4. What is Edwards' fifth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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).

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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 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.

9. 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?

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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