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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Application.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Application section of his sermon, what does Edwards tell the congregants makes them "heavy as lead" (411)?
(a) Their wickedness.
(b) Their fear.
(c) Their false beliefs.
(d) Their anger.

2. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards says that sinners can expect no "mitigation" (416), what is he saying they should not expect?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Understanding of their own situation.
(c) Change.
(d) A reduction in suffering.

3. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the fourth thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) The timing depends on the depth of their sin.
(b) It will happen during the Second Coming.
(c) It will happen when they stray too far toward the pit.
(d) The timing depends on God's will.

4. According to the Application section of the sermon, what will God do when sinners beg for mercy?
(a) Grow angrier.
(b) Have pity.
(c) Laugh at them.
(d) Test their sincerity.

5. What is Deuteronomy?
(a) The liberal philosophy Edwards opposed.
(b) A book of the Bible.
(c) The Massachusetts town where Edwards' home congregation was located.
(d) God's plan for all people and all time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the "enmity" in sinners' souls (408). What is he saying is in their souls?

2. What is Edwards' fifth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

3. What is the second characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?

4. In the passage "the fiery floods of the fierceness and wrath of God would rush forth with inconceivable fury," (412) what literary technique is employed?

5. According to the Application section of Edwards' sermon, how does God look at the unconverted?

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