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Lesson Two: Jonathan Edwards’s "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Question 1 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 A-IC

Edwards compares preaching to scaring a person out of a burning house. Therefore, what type of language will he likely use?

Answer
A
frightening
B
comforting
C
technical

Explanation

Comparing preaching to scaring someone out of a burning house suggests the preacher wants to make people feel the danger urgently so they will act. That calls for frightening language, rather than comforting or technical language. The correct choice is “frightening.”

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