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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. According to Edwards, God's enemies are "chaff before the whirlwind" (406). What is he comparing them to?
2. What is Edwards' first argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
3. The first argument of the Doctrine section is where Edwards first introduces which analogy?
4. What is Edwards' fifth argument for the truth of his statement of doctrine?
5. In the Doctrine section of his sermon, what does Edwards say is a typical way for sinners to think?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what is God's attitude toward the sinners who are not yet in hell?
4. 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.
5. 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)?
6. According to the Doctrine section of Edwards' sermon, what different promises has God made to the converted and the unconverted?
7. What reasons does Edwards give, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, for divine justice not stopping God from casting sinners into hell?
8. Explain why, in the Doctrine section of his sermon, Edwards says that God is not like an earthly prince.
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Within the syllogistic logic of his sermon, Edwards also uses other types of argument. One of these is argument by analogy. What this means is that Edwards claims that the situation of the sinner is like another situation, and therefore what happens in the second situation will also happen to the sinner. Find an argument by analogy in this sermon, and write an essay in which you both explain and critique Edwards' analogy.
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
Edwards' sermon uses a logical format that allows him to be extremely convincing if the audience accepts the premises of his argument. Explain how his argument can be critiqued by examining his premises.
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