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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 4 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?

2. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?

3. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?

4. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the second thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Edwards' four-part argument from the introductory section of his sermon.

2. According to Edwards, what is the meaning of the Biblical passage that opens the sermon?

3. What does Edwards mean when he says the Israelites "under all the cultivations of heaven, brought forth bitter and poisonous fruit" (405)?

4. When Edwards preached his revised sermon to the Enfield Congregation, what was the reaction, and how did Edwards respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the use of listing in Edwards' sermon. What is its purpose, and how does it work to accomplish this purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Edwards uses images to create fear in his listener.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the effect of repetition in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

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