"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Review

What religious movement was going on at the time of the sermon was delivered?

• The Great Revival

• The Religious Renewal

• The Great Awakening

• The Church Reunited

This sermon's tone changes throughout the sermon. Which of the following best describes the change?

• hopeful to discouraging

• encouraging to disappointing

• serious to playful

• angry to hopeful

Which of the following literary devices does Edwards include in his sermon?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• all of these

Which of the following is an allusion?

• "The use of this awful subject may be for the awakening of unconverted persons."

• "Let every one fly out of Sodom."

• "Their case is past all hope, they are crying in extreme misery..."

• "How awful is it to be left behind at such a day?"

What is the main purpose of Edward's sermon?

• To encourage people to give more to the church.

• To convert sinners to Christ.

• To discourage gossip in the church.

• To preach against sin.

"nothing to keep off the flames of wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you have ever done, nothing that you can do..."

• allusion

• simile

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

"Your damnation does not slumber" is an example of ...

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• oxymoron

"It is a great furnace of wrath..." is an example of ...

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• simile

• none of these

"There is hell's wide gaping mouth open" is an example of ...

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

Which of the following contains NO figurative language?

• "There are black clouds of God's wrath hanging directly over your heads."

• "Christ has thrown the door of mercy wide open, and stands calling and crying..."

• "The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string..."

• "However unconvinced you may now be of the truth of what you hear, by and by you will be fully convinced..."