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WorksheetsSinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What religious movement was going on at the time this sermon was delivered?
The Great Revival
The Religious Renewal
The Great Awakening
The Church Reunited
This sermon's tone changes throughout. 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 and perfect despair"
"How awful is it to be left behind at such a day!"
What is the main purpose of this 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
What technique is used in this statement: "nothing to keep off the flames of wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you ever have done, nothing that you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment"?
Allusion
Simile
Repetition
Oxymoron
"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
"[T]here 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 with a loud voice to poor sinners"
"The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart"
"However unconvinced you may now be of the truth of what you hear, by and by you will be fully convinced of it."
In his sermon, Edwards discusses how good works will erase sinful behavior.
True
False
Edwards repeats certain images in his sermon.
True
False
The majority of this sermon is spent discussing punishment and wrath.
True
False
The sermon was delivered to people of all ages--old, middle-aged, and children.
True
False
"Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead" is an example of metaphor.
True
False
