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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 what year did Edwards first deliver the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"?
(a) 1686.
(b) 1620.
(c) 1741.
(d) 1775.

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

3. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?
(a) Dualism.
(b) Liberation Theology.
(c) The Great Awakening.
(d) Deism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Edwards' usual manner of delivering a sermon?

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

3. What is Deuteronomy?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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