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

2. What is Deuteronomy?

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

4. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

5. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

Edwards' sermon contains a large number of metaphors. In your opinion, does this add to the effectiveness of the sermon, or would it be more effective if it chose and developed a single conceit? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The theology of Edwards' sermon relies on both the idea of free will and the idea of divine providence. After some brief research, make and defend a claim about whether these two ideas are compatible.

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