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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. 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.

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what point does Edwards make about those who are in hell?
(a) They did not expect to end up there.
(b) If they can no longer stand the suffering, they can ask God for mercy.
(c) They were not smart enough to outwit the devil.
(d) If they repent they can finally enter heaven.

3. In the Doctrine section, Edwards speaks of the "multitudes" of God's enemies (406). What is true of these enemies?
(a) They are dangerous.
(b) There are a huge number of them.
(c) They are unpredictable.
(d) They believe themselves to be more powerful than they actually are.

4. 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) Varied and extensive.
(c) Complex and subtle.
(d) Internal to humans.

5. What is Edwards' second argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners deserve to be in hell.
(b) God is like an archer, and his bow is already bent.
(c) Sinners have only the present moment to repent.
(d) God is gracious enough to give sinners many chances to repent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, when Edwards says "as the heart is now a sink of sin, so, if sin was not restrained," (408), this is an example of which literary technique?

2. 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?

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is a typical way for sinners to think?

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

5. What is Edwards' eighth 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. 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. 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)?

4. 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).

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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