Quiz 1 – 20 points (2 points each)
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS QUIZ!!!!
Number ½ sheet of paper 1-10 and put the letter that reflects the BEST answer to the following questions:
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The most likely purpose of Jonathan Edwards’s sermon is to
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terrify listeners with the hopelessness they face
make people pity neighbors bound for hell
frighten listeners into accepting Jesus Christ
teach people about religious beliefs
Edwards directs his sermon on God’s wrath toward congregation members who
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will speak to those who are unconverted
are yet to be born again
are too focused on God’s love
practice religion with their families
Why does Edwards say that people in his congregation have yet to drop into the pit of hell?
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The love of God prevents their demise.
The works they perform please God.
God is angry and wrathful but fair.
God’s hand holds them up each moment.
What emotional appeal does Edwards use when he emphasizes the everlasting nature of God’s wrath?
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appeal to fear
appeal to vanity
appeal to pity
appeal to wonder
The human condition that Edwards stresses throughout the sermon is people’s
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ability to change their fate by good works
desire to better themselves
dependence on their neighbors for help
reliance on God to save them from hell
Bradstreet uses hyperbole in the first four lines of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” to exaggerate the truth that
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Clarify the meaning of line 8 from “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” Which sentence best restates the line?
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Others are incapable of repaying my love for you.
Only you can understand my love for you.
Nothing but your love can repay me for my love.
You should refrain from trying to repay my love.
The speaker of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” shows her faith in God when she
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faithful love is forever
other people envy her love
her husband is far from home
she and her husband love each other
says that she and her husband will be together for eternity
prays that God will save her husband from any dangers
hopes that God will let other people feel the love that she feels
asks God to give her husband the love she is unable to give him
What does the personification in lines 8–10 of “Upon the Burning of Our House” reveal about the speaker?
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She feels confused about God’s will.
She prays to God in times of trouble.
She wants God to replace her home.
The fire causes her to curse God.
10. The “hope and treasure” that the speaker refers to at the end of “Upon the Burning of Our House” represent
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eternal life and happiness from faith in God
a new home that she has built on a hill
a discussion with God about eternity
the healing force of love in her life
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