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:

  1. The most likely purpose of Jonathan Edwards’s sermon is to

A.terrify listeners with the hopelessness they face

B.make people pity neighbors bound for hell

C.frighten listeners into accepting Jesus Christ

D.teach people about religious beliefs

  1. Edwards directs his sermon on God’s wrath toward congregation members who

A.will speak to those who are unconverted

B.are yet to be born again

C.are too focused on God’s love

D.practice religion with their families

  1. Why does Edwards say that people in his congregation have yet to drop into the pit of hell?

A.The love of God prevents their demise.

B.The works they perform please God.

C.God is angry and wrathful but fair.

D.God’s hand holds them up each moment.

  1. What emotional appeal does Edwards use when he emphasizes the everlasting nature of God’s wrath?

A.appeal to fear

B.appeal to vanity

C.appeal to pity

D.appeal to wonder

  1. The human condition that Edwards stresses throughout the sermon is people’s

A.ability to change their fate by good works

B.desire to better themselves

C.dependence on their neighbors for help

D.reliance on God to save them from hell

  1. Bradstreet uses hyperbole in the first four lines of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” to exaggerate the truth that
  1. faithful love is forever
  2. other people envy her love
  3. her husband is far from home
  4. she and her husband love each other
  1. Clarify the meaning of line 8 from “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” Which sentence best restates the line?

A.Others are incapable of repaying my love for you.

B.Only you can understand my love for you.

C.Nothing but your love can repay me for my love.

D.You should refrain from trying to repay my love.

  1. The speaker of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” shows her faith in God when she

A.says that she and her husband will be together for eternity

B.prays that God will save her husband from any dangers

C.hopes that God will let other people feel the love that she feels

D.asks God to give her husband the love she is unable to give him

  1. What does the personification in lines 8–10 of “Upon the Burning of Our House” reveal about the speaker?

A.She feels confused about God’s will.

B.She prays to God in times of trouble.

C.She wants God to replace her home.

D.The fire causes her to curse God.

  1. The “hope and treasure” that the speaker refers to at the end of “Upon the Burning of Our House” represent
  1. eternal life and happiness from faith in God
  2. a new home that she has built on a hill
  3. a discussion with God about eternity
  4. the healing force of love in her life

  1. C
  2. B
  3. D
  4. A
  5. D
  6. D
  7. C
  8. A
  9. B
  10. A