Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

What is the author's purpose of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?

• 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.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Who is the author's main audience in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

• occasional churchgoers

• people who are unconverted

• new church members

• visitors in town

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Jonathan Edwards ("Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God") was considered by many to be

• America's first big preacher

• the worst preacher in the Puritan religion

• a crazy fool

• the Last Puritan

Who is the author of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

• Thomas Edwards

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jonathan Edwards

• Jacob Edwards

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the central message of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

• 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.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In her poem" To My Dear and Loving Husband", Anne compares her love for her husband to what?

• the moon and stars

• a deep ocean

• a lonely forest

• all of the riches of the East

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of the description within the following lines?

"I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,

Or all the riches that the East doth hold."

• It values the beauty of having various possessions.

• It states how much the speaker treasures her husband.

• It shows the award one will earn when traveling overseas.

• It demonstrates how the husband values wealth over anything else.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of the repetition of the following line?

"Then when we live no more, we may live ever."

• It intensifies the speaker's frustration with their marraige.

• It reinforces that love ultimately ends in sadness and death.

• It emphasizes that she hopes they will be together in both life and death.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the central idea of the poem, "To My Dear and Loving Husband"?

• The speaker declares how much love both she and her husband experience.

• The speaker recognizes that marriage has positive and negative elements.

• The speaker sympathizes with those who have never been in love.

• The speaker maintains she cannot believe how blessed she is.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the speaker's purpose in the following line?

"Compare with me, ye women, if you can"

• To argue that she loves more strongly than other wives

• To highlight how different she is from other women

• To exaggerate her love for her husband

• To defend her rights as a mother

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9