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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Doctrine section of his essay, Edwards claims that something is under the "dominion" of the devil (407). What is the devil's dominion?
(a) Things the devil wishes for.
(b) Things under his control.
(c) The devil's attention and interest.
(d) The devil's agreement with God.

2. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?
(a) The comparison of sinners to insects hanging by a thread.
(b) The comparison of God to slippery ground.
(c) The comparison of God to a farmer.
(d) The comparison of sinners to rocks.

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards calls God's laws "immutable" (407). What is he saying is true of God's laws?
(a) They are wise.
(b) They cannot be argued with.
(c) They cannot be changed.
(d) They are just.

4. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, when Edwards says "as the heart is now a sink of sin, so, if sin was not restrained," (408), this is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Alliteration.

5. What is Edwards' second argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
(a) God is like an archer, and his bow is already bent.
(b) Sinners deserve to be in hell.
(c) Sinners have only the present moment to repent.
(d) God is gracious enough to give sinners many chances to repent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Edwards, what key difference exists between God and earthly authorities?

2. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards makes reference to "providence" several times. To what is he referring?

3. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards notes that the Bible compares the souls of sinners to what?

4. What is Edwards' tenth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?

5. The expression "The arrows of death fly unseen at noonday" (408), which Edwards uses in the Doctrine section of his sermon, could properly be called an example of which literary technique?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, does Edwards say that sinners should not be comforted by the fact that there is no "visible means of death at hand" (408)?

2. When, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says of sinners that "The glittering sword is whet, and held over them, and the pit hath opened her mouth under them," (407), what does he mean, and what analogy found elsewhere in the sermon is he making reference to?

3. Why does Edwards say, in the Doctrine section of the sermon, that those who think that they are protecting themselves from hell are fooling themselves?

4. In the end of the Doctrine section of his sermon, what criticism does Edwards make of religious authorities who do not believe what he believes?

5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards mean when he says that the "mere pleasure of God" (406) is all that keeps sinners out of hell?

6. Explain why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says that God is not like an earthly prince.

7. Explain what Edwards is saying, in the Doctrine section of the sermon, about the nature of the souls of sinners when he says "There are in the souls of wicked men those hellish principles reigning, that would presently kindle and flame out into hell fire, if it were not for God's restraints" (408).

8. What reasons does Edwards give, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, for divine justice not stopping God from casting sinners into hell?

9. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what different promises has God made to the converted and the unconverted?

10. When, in the Doctrine section of his speech, Edwards says that "The Scripture represents them as his 'goods'" (407), to whom does he refer when he says "them" and "his," and what point is he making about these people?

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