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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 Edwards' ninth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) People can learn from the example of sinners already in hell.
(b) Only the predestined, or "God's Elect," will go to heaven.
(c) A personal relationship with God is the route to salvation.
(d) There is no way for a person to plan and scheme their way out of going to hell.

2. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards says that the Israelites will experience "desolation" (405). What does this mean they will experience?
(a) A fall.
(b) Destruction.
(c) A plague.
(d) Misery.

3. Edwards' claim, the the Doctrine section of his sermon, that "Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering" (408), is what type of argument?
(a) Logical deduction.
(b) Appeal to authority.
(c) Appeal to credibility.
(d) Argument by analogy.

4. What is Edwards' eighth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) There are many obstacles to avoid if a person wants to stay out of hell.
(b) Sinners are like a rebellious army.
(c) Sinners are like defiant children.
(d) There is nothing that sinners can do to keep themselves alive if God wants them dead.

5. According to the Doctrine section of the sermon, what is always hanging over the heads of sinners?
(a) The vigilante's noose.
(b) The sword of Damocles.
(c) The sword of divine justice.
(d) The hangman's noose.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Edwards, God's enemies are "chaff before the whirlwind" (406). What is he comparing them to?

2. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is always standing at the right hand of sinners?

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

4. 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?

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

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