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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Application.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to the "manifold" experience of the world. What kind of experience is this?
(a) Complex and subtle.
(b) Originating with God.
(c) Internal to humans.
(d) Varied and extensive.

2. To what does Edwards compare earthly potentates in the Application section of his essay?
(a) Worms and grasshoppers.
(b) Lions and flood water.
(c) Comets and stars.
(d) Spiders and fire.

3. What is the second characteristic of the wrath that awaits sinners that Edwards reminds his congregants about in the Application section of his sermon?
(a) It is inevitable.
(b) It is an extremely fierce wrath.
(c) It is caused by the sinners themselves.
(d) It is reserved for the worst sinners.

4. 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) God's Creation.
(c) Christian people.
(d) Jewish people.

5. 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) Appeal to authority.
(b) Appeal to credibility.
(c) Logical deduction.
(d) Argument by analogy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Doctrine section, Edwards speaks of the "multitudes" of God's enemies (406). What is true of these enemies?

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

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 is Edwards' fifth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

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