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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 4 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Biblical passage on which Edwards bases this sermon mentions what people?

3. What religious movement was Edwards a part of?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the structure of the Awakening sermon creates a sense of approaching doom in Edwards' audience. How does the sermon gradually bring its "action" closer and closer to the audience?

Essay Topic 2

Choose a poem by Phillis Wheatley (her work is widely available online.) Explain how the poem exemplifies the ideas of the Great Awakening.

Essay Topic 3

The theology of Edwards' sermon relies on both the idea of free will and the idea of divine providence. After some brief research, make and defend a claim about whether these two ideas are compatible.

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