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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 introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "ought."
(b) Rhymes with "gut."
(c) Rhymes with "route."
(d) Rhymes with "oat."

2. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?
(a) 1741.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1686.
(d) 1620.

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

4. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?
(a) Deism.
(b) The Great Awakening.
(c) Liberation Theology.
(d) Dualism.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

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

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