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

2. According to Edwards, what key difference exists between God and earthly authorities?
(a) Humans can fight against earthly authorities.
(b) Humans can understand earthly authorities.
(c) Earthly authorities sometimes make mistakes.
(d) Earthly authorities are sometimes merciful.

3. 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?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allusion.

4. In the "Doctrine" section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to God's "sovereign" power. What kind of power is this?
(a) Independent.
(b) Furious.
(c) Devastating.
(d) Merciful.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the "enmity" in sinners' souls (408). What is he saying is in their souls?

3. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?

4. 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?

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls God's laws "immutable" (407). What is he saying is true of God's laws?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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 different promises has God made to the converted and the unconverted?

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. 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?

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. 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).

10. 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?

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