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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?
(a) Christians.
(b) The Pharisees.
(c) The Israelites.
(d) Egyptians.

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

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

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?
(a) Destroyed them.
(b) Created them.
(c) Unleashed them.
(d) Consumed them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Deuteronomy?

2. 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?

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

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

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?

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