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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 introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?
2. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?
3. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the first thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
4. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the fourth thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
5. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?
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. When Edwards preached his revised sermon to the Enfield Congregation, what was the reaction, and how did Edwards respond?
3. Summarize Edwards' four-part argument from the introductory section of his sermon.
4. According to Edwards, what is the meaning of the Biblical passage that opens the 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
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is both a model of logic and a model of horror. How does the constraint of horror inside the boundaries of a logical argument actually increase, rather than decrease, the sense of danger? Write an essay in which you use the analogy of a horror story or horror movie to explain how Edwards' restraint makes the danger seem more real and more terrifying than it would in a less controlled, less carefully organized context.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the use of listing in Edwards' sermon. What is its purpose, and how does it work to accomplish this purpose?
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