As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to

• Raise money for his church
• Persuade his congregation to revolt against England
• Frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity to come back to Puritanism and to accept salvation
• Uplift his congregation, so that they will believe in God

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Edward's vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to

• Frighten his audience
• Fascinate his audience
• Amuse his audience
• Make his audience feel superior

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Edwards presents God as a being who

• Is often angry and vengeful
• Enjoys human suffering and misery
• Continually redefines the universe
• Easily forgives repentant sinners

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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

• Ugliness in God's eyes
• Unimportance in God's plan
• Powerlessness in comparison to God
• Courage in the face of God's wrath

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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

• Demons waiting to devour Pilgrim flesh

• An arrow poised to strike your heart

• Falling

• A lake of burning brimstone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Toward the end of the sermon, Edwards's tone shifts from

• Sorrowful to joyous
• Joyous to resentful
• Frightening to hopeful
• Sympathetic to bitter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the central message of the sermon?

• There is no hope for salvation.
• The only hope for salvation is in good deeds.
• Sinners can save their souls through constant prayer.
• The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the selection from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," what is the author's main intention?

• to tell his listeners of God's love and mercy
• to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation
• to inform his listeners of the life of Jesus Christ
• to persuade his listeners to form a new church

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• Changing the tone of the sermon
• Emphasizing Edward's point about God's mercy
• appealing to the audience's love of poetry
• Associating it with an authority respected by the audience

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the basic way in which Edwards tries to move his listeners in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

• with stories of salvation
• with images of hell
• with descriptions of spiders
• with cries for them to flee

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3