Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Edwards compares 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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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 constant images of hell

• with descriptions of spiders

• with cries for them to flee

Jonathan Edwards was a significant person in which major movement?

• The Enlightenment
• The American Revolution
• The Great Awakening
• The Great Depression

Jonathan Edwards uses this literary device to create vivid pictures in the minds of his audience in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

• Theme

• Tone

• Inversion

• Figures of Speech

What does Edwards think is true of the members of his congregation in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

• They are all church supporters.
• They are all sinners.
• They are all worthy of salvation.
• They are all saved.

Which of the following quotations is the BEST example of a figure of speech?

• "However you may have reformed your life..."
• "your guilt is constantly increasing..."
• "the mere arbitrary will, and uncovenanted, unobliged forebearance of an incensed God"
• "the floods of God's vengeance have been withheld..."

Jonathan Edwards probably uses the device of comparing God's fury to natural forces in order to-

• put abstract things into physical terms people can understand
• achieve a poetic effect
• suggest that it is nature, not God, that people should fear
• make God seem less terrifying