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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Doctrine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only thing, according to Edwards, that stops God from sending the wicked to hell?
(a) Christ's love.
(b) The possibility of their repentance.
(c) His arbitrary will.
(d) Their covenant with Him.

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is a typical way for sinners to think?
(a) They think that hell does not exist.
(b) They think that they are special favorites of God.
(c) They think that God does not exist.
(d) They think that they are smarter and trickier than the people who are already in hell.

3. Which of the following is a key point that Edwards makes as he argues the seventh point in the Doctrine section of the sermon?
(a) God has a huge number of ways of killing a person without warning.
(b) God despises sinners.
(c) The justice of heaven is applied to all people alike.
(d) The devil is always waiting for humans to make mistakes.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Edwards' seventh argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls corruption "immoderate" (408). What is he claiming about corruption?

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

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

5. What is Edwards' first argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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