Edward's Final Exam (sinners in the hands of an angry God)

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What feeling does the author hope to cause in his listeners when he describes God as angry? *

Fear

Pity

Shame

Foolishness

fear

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Who is the author's main audience for this sermon? *

Occasional church goers

New church members

people who are unconverted

visitors or strangers in town

people who are unconverted

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What does the author say can save people from God's wrath? *

Paying attention in church

Performing good deeds

accepting Jesus Christ

gaining new intelligence

accepting Jesus Christ

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The author feels that he can only feebly describe what it is like to *

Suffer God's eternal wrath

Teach listeners about God

become born again

live a moral life

suffer God's eternal wrath

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The author portrays everlasting life for those who are born again as filled with *

Earthly success

Love from God

New friends

Peace from heaven

love from God

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The most likely purpose of Jonathan Edwards' sermon is to *

terrify listeners with the
hopelessness they face

Make people pity neighbors bound for hell

frighten listeners into accepting Jesus Christ

Teach people about religious beliefs

frighten listeners into accepting Jesus Christ

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Edwards directs his sermon on God's wrath toward congregation members who *

will speak to those who are unconverted

are yet to be born again

are too focused on God's love

practice religion

are yet to be born again

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Why does Edwards say that people in his congregation have yet to drop into the pit of hell? *

the love of God prevents their demise

the works they perform please God

God is angry and wrathful but fair

God's hand holds them up each moment

the love of God prevents their demise

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What emotional appeal does Edwards use when he emphasizes the everlasting nature of God's wrath? *

Appeal to fear
Appeal to vanity
appeal to pity
appeal to wonder

appeal to fear

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The human condition that Edwards stressed throughout the sermon is people's *

Ability to change their fate by good works

Desire to better themselves

Dependence on their neighbors for help

Reliance on God to save them from hell

Reliance on God to save them from hell

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Whet *

Monotonous
Sharpened
Exposed
Resilient

sharpened

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Discern *

Duplicate
Visualize
Divide
recognize

recognize

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Ascribe *

attribute
assign
write
complete a task

assign

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Induce *

persuade someone to do something
convince someone of the truth
determine a difficult answer
recognize an important idea

convince someone of the truth

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Mitigation *

revision of a legal document

combining of two religious ideas

repeating of something vitally important

lessening of something that causes suffering

lessening of something that causes suffering