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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 God does not exist.
(b) They think that they are special favorites of God.
(c) They think that they are smarter and trickier than the people who are already in hell.
(d) They think that hell does not exist.

2. What is Edwards' fourth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners only stay on earth for as long as they escape God's attention.
(b) God's anger comes and goes; this is what determines the moment a sinner will be sent to hell.
(c) God is as angry with sinners on earth as He is with sinners in hell.
(d) Once a sinner is in hell, God is no longer angry at them.

3. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Logos.
(d) Personification.

4. What is Edwards' sixth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) Sinners would create hell for themselves if God did not restrain them.
(b) People fool themselves if they think they have the power to keep themselves out of hell.
(c) God is the only thing keeping sinners out of hell.
(d) Accepting Christ is the only way to avoid hell.

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the "enmity" in sinners' souls (408). What is he saying is in their souls?
(a) Delight.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls corruption "immoderate" (408). What is he claiming about corruption?

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards notes that the Bible compares the souls of sinners to what?

3. In the "Doctrine" section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to God's "sovereign" power. What kind of power 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. According to the Doctrine section of the sermon, what is always hanging over the heads of sinners?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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).

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

7. 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?

8. 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)?

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

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