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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer 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?
2. Which of the following is a key point that Edwards makes as he argues the seventh point in the Doctrine section of the sermon?
3. What is the only thing, according to Edwards, that stops God from sending the wicked to hell?
4. What is Edwards' fourth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
5. When Edwards uses the phrase "natural man," what is he referring to?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is God's attitude toward the sinners who are not yet in hell?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. What reasons does Edwards give, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, for divine justice not stopping God from casting sinners into hell?
7. 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)?
8. 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).
9. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what different promises has God made to the converted and the unconverted?
10. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards compares God's power to the power of a human to crush a worm. Explain the meaning and significance of this analogy.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Choose a hymn by Isaac Watts (his work is available on Project Gutenberg, online). Write an essay that explains how this hymn represents the ideas of the Great Awakening.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how Edwards uses images to create fear in his listener.
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