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

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) Christian people.
(d) Jewish 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 plague.
(b) Misery.
(c) A fall.
(d) Destruction.

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?
(a) They failed to listen to their leaders.
(b) They did not have adequate leadership.
(c) They were unable to give thoughtful advice.
(d) They did not understand the wisdom they were offered.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Deuteronomy?

2. What criticism does Edwards level against the people mentioned in the opening of his sermon?

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

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

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

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

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

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