Question

1. edwards uses the phrase “dead in sin” to describe

a. people who have died while in the midst of evil activities.
b. those who have not yet experienced the grace of conversion.
c. those whose sins have caused their deaths.
d. people who are not religious and never attend church.

1. 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

a. powerlessness in comparison to god. c. ugliness in god’s eyes.
b. unimportance in god’s plan. d. courage in the face of god’s wrath.

1. toward the end of the sermon, edwards’s tone shifts from

a. sorrowful to joyous. c. frightening to hopeful.
b. joyous to resentful. d. sympathetic to bitter.

1. according to the final paragraphs, sinners may be able to obtain

a. salvation. c. edwards’s forgiveness.
b. retribution. d. consolation.

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

a. grief c. sympathy
b. envy d. joy

1. 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 from 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.”
declaration of conscience

1. smith uses the anaphora \i speak as .....\, followed by republican, woman, us senator, and american, to appeal to

a. ethos c. logos
b. pathos d. kairos

1. which political party did margaret chase smith represent?

a. libertarian c. republican
b. communist d. democrat

1. what was happening politically that prompted margaret chase smith to speak out against her own party?

a. vietnam war c. civil rights movement
b. korean war d. mccarthyism

Explanation:

1. In Edwards' religious - context, "dead in sin" refers to those who have not yet been saved by God's grace through conversion.
2. Comparing listeners to a spider over the fire emphasizes human powerlessness before God.
3. Edwards' sermon often starts with fear - inducing imagery and then offers hope of salvation at the end.
4. The final paragraphs suggest that sinners can obtain salvation.
5. The passage evokes envy as it describes others feasting while one is perishing.
6. The passage about many coming from a miserable state to a happy state implies that others are doing it, so one should too, which is the bandwagon technique.
7. Using "I speak as..." with different identities appeals to ethos, establishing credibility.
8. Margaret Chase Smith was a Republican.
9. McCarthyism prompted Margaret Chase Smith to speak out against her own party.

Answer:

1. b. those who have not yet experienced the grace of conversion.
2. a. powerlessness in comparison to God.
3. c. frightening to hopeful.
4. a. salvation.
5. b. envy.
6. 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."
7. a. ethos
8. c. Republican
9. d. McCarthyism