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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, in the Application section of his sermon, Edwards tells the congregants that "you would be like the chaff of the summer threshing floor," (411), what is he referring to?
(a) He is referring to the Biblical text on which the sermon is based.
(b) He is referring back to an earlier section of his own sermon.
(c) He is referring to a sermon that was given by George Whitefield.
(d) He is referring to a well-known poem of the Great Awakening.

2. Sections of this sermon that make references like "The wrath of God is like great waters" (411) are making reference to what Biblical story?
(a) Noah and the Flood.
(b) Jonah and the "Great Fish."
(c) God's creation of the world.
(d) The baptism of John.

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

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

5. What does Edwards say, at the beginning of the Application section of his sermon, is the overall purpose of the sermon?
(a) To appeal to the Christian love of the congregation as a motive for evangelism.
(b) To awaken the congregation to the need to "convert" by being reborn in Christ.
(c) To warn the congregation of the very great dangers of hell.
(d) To remind certain members of the congregation that their good works will not keep them out of hell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards connects the idea of the "poisoned fruit" to what people?

3. Edwards closes his sermon by comparing the people of the congregation to which Biblical people?

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to the "manifold" experience of the world. What kind of experience is this?

5. What is the only thing, according to Edwards, that stops God from sending the wicked to hell?

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