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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 4 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the introduction of his sermon, what is the first thing Edwards says is true of the Israelites' destruction?
(a) It is preventable.
(b) It is unjust.
(c) It is inevitable.
(d) It is uncertain.

2. 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) God's careful tending.
(c) Jewish people.
(d) Christian people.

3. 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) A plague.
(c) Misery.
(d) Destruction.

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

5. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). How is this word pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "gut."
(b) Rhymes with "route."
(c) Rhymes with "oat."
(d) Rhymes with "ought."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the introductory section of his sermon, Edwards speaks of the works that God "wrought" (405). What has God done with these works?

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

5. In what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Edwards, what is the meaning of the Biblical passage that opens the sermon?

2. Summarize Edwards' four-part argument from the introductory section of his sermon.

3. What does Edwards mean when he says the Israelites "under all the cultivations of heaven, brought forth bitter and poisonous fruit" (405)?

4. When Edwards preached his revised sermon to the Enfield Congregation, what was the reaction, and how did Edwards respond?

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