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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Text.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the third thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) They will ignore the opportunity to be saved.
(b) They will cause it themselves.
(c) They will attempt to evade it.
(d) They will call on God's mercy.

2. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the second thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It will be expected.
(b) It will be thorough.
(c) It will be sudden.
(d) It will be predictable.

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

4. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?
(a) Calm and reasonable.
(b) Stern and angry.
(c) Friendly and cheerful.
(d) Loud and threatening.

5. When, in the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards mentions the "cultivations of heaven," (405) to what is he referring?
(a) God's careful tending.
(b) Christian people.
(c) God's Creation.
(d) Jewish people.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards quotes the Bible as saying that the Israelites were "void of counsel," (405). What is this saying about the Israelites?

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

3. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

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

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards says that the Israelites will experience "desolation" (405). What does this mean they will experience?

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