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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?
2. Which of the following is a key point that Edwards makes as he argues the seventh point in the Doctrine section of the sermon?
3. What is Edwards' fifth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
4. When, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says, of death, "It came as a thief" (410), what rhetorical device is he using?
5. What is Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
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 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).
3. Explain why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says that God is not like an earthly prince.
4. 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?
5. 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)?
6. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what different promises has God made to the converted and the unconverted?
7. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is God's attitude toward the sinners who are not yet in hell?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. What reasons does Edwards give, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, for divine justice not stopping God from casting sinners into hell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how Edwards uses images to create fear in his listener.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the use of listing in Edwards' sermon. What is its purpose, and how does it work to accomplish this purpose?
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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