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

2. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

3. What is Deuteronomy?

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

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the structure of the Awakening sermon creates a sense of approaching doom in Edwards' audience. How does the sermon gradually bring its "action" closer and closer to the audience?

Essay Topic 2

Edwards' sermon uses a logical format that allows him to be extremely convincing if the audience accepts the premises of his argument. Explain how his argument can be critiqued by examining his premises.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a passage from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" that makes use of parallel structure. Explain what makes the structure parallel and defend a claim about the rhetorical purpose of this parallelism.

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