Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution (College Board AP® US History): Exam Questions

“The Devil stands ready to fall upon them and seize them as his own, at what Moment God shall permit him. They belong to him; he has their Souls in his Possession, and under his Dominion. The Scripture represents them as his Goods, Luk. 11. 21. The Devils watch them; they are ever by them, at their right Hand; they stand waiting for them, like greedy hungry Lions that see their Prey, and expect to have it, but are for the present kept back; if God should withdraw his Hand, by which they are restrained, they would in one Moment fly upon their poor Souls. The old Serpent is gaping for them; Hell opens his Mouth wide to receive them; and if God should permit it, they would be hastily swallowed up and lost.” 

Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” July 1741

The movement associated with the author of the excerpt is most comparable with

“The Devil stands ready to fall upon them and seize them as his own, at what Moment God shall permit him. They belong to him; he has their Souls in his Possession, and under his Dominion. The Scripture represents them as his Goods, Luk. 11. 21. The Devils watch them; they are ever by them, at their right Hand; they stand waiting for them, like greedy hungry Lions that see their Prey, and expect to have it, but are for the present kept back; if God should withdraw his Hand, by which they are restrained, they would in one Moment fly upon their poor Souls. The old Serpent is gaping for them; Hell opens his Mouth wide to receive them; and if God should permit it, they would be hastily swallowed up and lost.” 

Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” July 1741

Which of the following challenges did leaders like Jonathan Edwards face in the early 1700s? 

“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.” 

Thomas Paine, Common Sense, January 1776 

Thomas Paine views government as

“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.” 

Thomas Paine, Common Sense, January 1776 

Which of the following most directly explains why Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense? 

“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.” 

Thomas Paine, Common Sense, January 1776  

Which of the following is most similar to the rhetoric and arguments found in the excerpt?