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The Crucible

Authored by Kierra Stutzman

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

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The Crucible
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Edwards presents a God as a being who

enjoys human suffering and misery

easily forgives repentant sinners

continually redefines the universe

is often angry and vengeful

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following are images used by Jonathan Edwards to scare his audience EXCEPT

a wide, gaping canyon

flood waters held back by God's hand

a bow and arrow ready to pierce one's heart

a lake of fire/burning brimstone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Edwards, the earth would not bear people for one moment if it were not for

the sovereign pleasure of God

their great intelligence

their good treatment of the earth

their knowledge of right and wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Edwards compares each of his listeners to "a spider or loathsome insect held over the fire" in order to stress a human beings'

ugliness in God's eyes

powerlessness in comaprison to God

unimportance in God's plan

courage in the face of God's wrath

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of a biblical quotation at the end of Edwards' sermon strengthens his argument by

associating it with an authority respected by the audience

emphasizing Edward's point about God's mercy

appealing to the audience's love of poetry

changing the tone of the sermon

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For a brief moment towards the end of the sermon, Edward's tone shifts from

sorrow to joy

fright to hope

joy to resentment

sympathy to bitterness

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When Bradstreet writes, "I blest His name that gave and took" she implies that

she is being punished for the sin of vanity

material objects are ultimately God's and not hers

God will be appeased if she says a prayer to him

she secretly wants all her possessions to vanish

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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