The Autobiography and Poor Richard's Almanack

There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. Based on the context clues, what does exquisite most like mean in the above sentence?

Agonizing

For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost. What is the meaning of this aphorism from Poor Richard's Almanack? a. Be sure to replace your lost tools and supplies. b. Small details can affect all of your work. c. Every rider should know how to shoe his horse. d. Horses run best when they do not have shoes.

B

One popular method of persuasion is the bandwagon technique, which suggests that a person should do something because everyone else is doing it. Which of these passages best illustrates that technique? a. "This is the case of every one of you that are out of Christ." b. "Those that are gone being in the like circumstances with you, see that it was so with them; for destruction came suddenly upon most of them." c. "Many are daily coming from the east, west, north, and south; many that were very lately in the same miserable condition that you are in, are now in a happy state." d. "Therefore, let everyone that is out of Christ now awake and fly from the wrath to come."

B

Which of the following aphorisms best promotes hard work? a. Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them. b. No gains without pains. c. Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead. d. A true friend is the best possession.

B

Which sentence below contains a correlative conjunction? a. God holds you up for now, and he could release you at any moment. b. The wicked and the unrepentant - both face the judgement of God. c. The Almighty can condemn you, but he also offers your salvation. d. Either turn to God today, or suffer the fires of hell when you die.

B

Early to bed, early to wise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" is most clearly related to which of these other aphorisms? a. Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them. b. If your head is was, don't walk in the sun. c. Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of. d. Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

C

Read the above sentences. Which sentence combines the sentence by suing a correlative conjunction? a. Church members or visitors - neither one ever forgot Edwards's sermon. b. Some listeners were church members, and others were just visitors, but none of them ever forgot Edwards's sermon. c. Church members and visitors listened to Edwards's sermon - and they didn't forget it, either. d. Few listeners, whether they were church members or just visitors, ever forgot Edwards's sermon.

D

Why is the selection by Franklin identified as an autobiography?

Franklin wrote about his own life

In comparison to other books about Franklin, The Autobiography probably gives you the best insight into

Franklin's personality

Which of these people or forces does the sermon indicate is the most powerful?

God

What human nature is suggested by Franklin's aphorism "Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead"?

Gossip

How awful is it to be left behind at such a day! To see so many others feasting, while you are pining and perishing. To which chief emotion does Edwards appeal in the above passage of the sermon?

Guilt, jealousy

After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," how does Edwards's attitude change at the end of the sermon?

He becomes hopeful

In The Autobiography, Franklin believes that he can become a better person. What does this belief tell you about how he see himself?

He believes in himself

How does Franklin begin his project to achieve moral perfection?

He compiles thirteen virtues

What effect did tracking his progress on a chart have regarding his observations of progress?

He could see that when he focused on one virtue, he did not do as well with the others

In The Autobiography, why does Franklin assign a week to each of the virtues he is trying to achieve?

He hopes the strength he gains each week will spill over into the next

According to The Autobiography, what is Franklin's first step in his plan to reach perfection?

He makes a list of what he wants to achieve

What causes Franklin to make a list of the different virtues?

He wants to be sure he understands each one individually

In The Autobiography, what does Franklin say keeps him from becoming a better person?

His own bad habits

Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead, and to tend downwards with great weight and pressure towards Hell; and if God should let you go, you would immediately sink and swiftly descend and plunge into the bottomless gulf.... Based on context, what does the gulf mean in this passage above from Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God?

It means pit

What is the central message of the sermon?

The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth

Edwards uses the phrase "dead in sin" to describe

The people in hell

When you look forward, you shall see a long forever, a boundless duration before you, which will swallow up your thoughts and amaze your soul... Based on context, what does the word duration mean in the above passage from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?

The time which something lasts

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

They are all sinners

What does the word incorrigible mean?

Unable to be correct, inaccurate

What does the prefix omni- mean?

all

What does the word omnipotent mean?

all-powerful

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

associating it with an authority respected by his audience.

As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to a. raise money for his church b. frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity of salvation c. persuade his congregation to have faith in God d. rouse his congregation to revolt against England

b. frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity of salvation.

What contrasting images does Edwards use to describe God's wrath?

fire and water

What images does Edwards use in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God to draw a picture of the anger of God?

floods and fire

toward the end of the sermon, edwards's tone shifts from (a) sorrowful to joyous (b) joyous to resentful (c) frightening to hopeful (d) sympathetic to bitter

frightening to hopeful

The list of virtues that Franklin draws up suggests that he was

logical and orderly

When Franklin first devised his project to attain moral perfection, he thought it would be difficult but possible to become perfect. What quality does this suggest that Franklin possessed?

self-confidence

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

to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation

Which virtue is most difficult for Franklin to master?

to order

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

with images of hell

What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God?

Salvation is gained through Christ

Edwards's vivid description of Hell are meant to

Scare people into prayer

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

Strength