Jonathan Edwards's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Which statement best describes Edwards's views in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

People who were "born again" in Christ would be spared.

In this excerpt, what is the denotation of the word "fierceness"?

aggression

Which word has a similar connotation to the word "swallow" in this excerpt?

devour

Edwards uses the phrase "Oh who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances is!" in order to

illustrate that this type of suffering is unimaginable

In this excerpt, what does "exquisite" mean?

perfect

In this excerpt, the word "wrath" suggests that

God is fiercely angry.

What does this excerpt suggest about Edwards's opinion of society?

He feels society in general, including many members of the congregation, is more sinful now than ever

In paragraph six of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," what does Edwards suggest about spiritual reform?

He suggests that good works alone will not save a person from damnation

Which statement best explains why Edwards repeats the image of fire throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

He wants to increase his audience's fear of hell

Based on the excerpt, which statement best describes Edwards's opinion, as a minister, of the members of his congregation?

They had angered God and were in danger of damnation.

Which quotation from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" uses a rhetorical device to show that people have a fragile hold on life?

Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering, and there are innumerable places in this covering so weak that they won't bear their weight, and these places are not seen

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses the image of a spider dangling on a thread over fire to describe

a person's ability to avoid damnation.

Based on "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," which best describes Edwards's feelings toward his congregation?

compassionate

Throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses imagery in an attempt to make readers feel

fear about being sent to hell

Which image is used throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" to provoke fear in the audience?

fire

What is the denotation of the word "cast" in this excerpt?

throw with force

The fact that "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was popular suggests that the colonists

were interested in Edwards's ideas about religion