Colonial american literature?

Native Americans preserved and passed on their stories primarily by A) writing them down in books

B) creating stage plays

C) oral storytelling and drawings

D) painting elaborate and sophisticated pictures



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As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to

a) frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity of salvation.



b) rouse his congregation to revolt against England.



c) persuade his congregation to have faith in God.



d) raise money for his church.





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Bradstreet's and other Puritans' writing style can best be described as A) inappropriate for their subject matter

B) difficult to understand

C) wordy and elaborate

D) plain and simple



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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

b) unimportance in God's plan.

c) ugliness in God's eyes

d) ugliness in the minister's eyes



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All of the following are images used by Jonathan Edwards to scare his congregation EXCEPT A) a lake of burning brimstone

B) flood waters held back by God's hand

C) a wide, gaping canyon

D) a bow and arrow poised to pierce one's heart



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Which of these details expresses the most objective viewpoint?

The cries of slaves saddened Equiano.



Looking through the quadrant made Equiano think the world was magic.





The flying fish amazed Equiano as they flew across the ship.



Equiano got seasick when he was on the ship.





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The lines "If ever two were one, then surely we. / If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee" illustrate the Puritan Plain Style because they

a) use simple, common words.





b) make references to everyday objects.



c) rhyme.





d) focus on the love between a man and a woman.





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All of the following are areas of difference between the Puritans and the Southern Planters EXCEPT A) country of origin

B) religious beliefs

C) climate conditions

D) economic systems



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The earliest writings about life in North America were written by European explorers. True

False



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In The Walam Olum, all things good were created by A) the great Manito

B) the god Blue Body

C) the Mirage People

D) a magician



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What attitude toward slavery does the narrative most strongly convey?

a) understanding

b) tolerance



c) indifference



d) outrage



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Edwards uses the phrase "dead in sin" to describe

a) those whose sins have caused their deaths.





b) people who have died while in the midst of evil activities.



c) those who have not yet experienced the grace of conversion.

religious and never attend church.



d) people who are not religious and never attend church.





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Which description best conveys Bradford's attitude in this selection from Of Plymouth Plantation?



a) despair at the endless suffering of his people



b) faith in the workings of Divine Providence

c) tolerance for the weaknesses of others



d) suspicion of all those who are not Pilgrims



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This type of writing uses humor to ridicule the flaws of humans and their institutions, usually seeking to change them. A) Puritan Plain Style

B) autobiography

C) satire

D) lyric poetry



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Bradstreet's poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" begins as she is A) about to go to bed

B) awakened by shouts of "Fire!"

C) about to leave the house

D) awakened by her husband



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In the selection from Of Plymouth Plantation, to what does the subheading "The Starving Time" refer?

a. the period the Pilgrims spent in Holland before journeying to America

b. the Pilgrims' transatlantic crossing

c. the days spent sailing from Cape Cod to Hudson's River, seeking a landing site

d. the Pilgrim's first winter in the New World, especially January and February





a) the Pilgrims' transatlantic crossing



b) the period the Pilgrims spent in Holland before journeying to America



c) the Pilgrim's first winter in the New World, especially January and February







d) the days spent sailing from Cape Cod to Hudson's River, seeking a landing site





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What contrasting images does Edwards use to describe God's wrath?



a) heat and cold

b) sunlight and rain

c) darkness and light



d) fire and water





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None of the Native American creation stories address the concept of evil. True

False



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When Bradstreet makes references to the Bible, she is using this literary device: A) symbolism

B) allusion

C) metaphor

D) alliteration



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Edwards's vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to

a) fascinate his audience.

b) amuse his audience.

c) make his audience feel superior.



d) frighten his audience.



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What is the central message of the sermon?



a) There is no hope for salvation.



b) The only hope for salvation is in good deeds.



c) The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth.



d) Sinners can save their souls through constant prayer.



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Which statement below is the best paraphrase of the following lines?

If ever wife was happy in a man,

Compare with me ye women if you can.



a) No woman could be happier with her husband than I am.



b) Compared to all other wives, I am the best.



c) If ever a wife brought happiness to her man, then I do.



d) If another woman were married to my husband, she would not be as happy.





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The use of a biblical quotation at the end of the sermon strengthens Edwards's argument by



a) changing the tone of the sermon.



b) emphasizing Edwards's point about God's mercy.

c) a. associating it with an authority respected by his audience.



d) appealing to the audience's love of poetry.





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According to William Byrd in The History of the Dividing Line, which of the following statements about the English settlers at Point Comfort is true? A) They consistently maintained peaceful relations with the local American Indians.

B) They frequently married American Indians of the region.

C) They enjoyed hard work, especially tilling the soil, and planting and harvesting crops.

D) They engaged in power struggles and arguments regarding leadership of the settlement.



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In calling Squanto "a special instrument sent of God," Bradford demonstrates his personal conviction that



a) the Pilgrims would have survived without Squanto.



b) the Pilgrims had God on their side.

c) Squanto will become a convert to Christianity.



d) the Pilgrims would have survived without Squanto.





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Much of the power of this selection stems from the fact that it is





a) a logical, well-reasoned argument.



b) similar in style to an African folk tale.



c) a personal narrative.

d) filled with highly poetic imagery and figures of speech.





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Since his love is too great for her to repay, the speaker wishes that

a) her husband acquire mines of gold.



b) her husband experience the riches of the East.



c) the heavens reward her husband



d) she could learn to love her husband as much as he loves her.





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In Equiano's narrative, the slave ship is headed for Barbados. True

False



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Which of the following statements about Equiano's narrative is not true? A) Equiano's father had many slaves and a large family.

B) A member of the ship's crew is flogged unmercifully and dies.

C) Equiano is adopted into the family of a wealthy widow.

D) Many captives on slave ships die during the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.



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Which detail would probably not be important enough to include in a summary of the first paragraph of the selection?



a) Most of the captives were kept below deck.



b) The crowded conditions made the ship unbearable.



c) Disease was rampant aboard the ship.

d) The captives' chains chaffed their skin.Colonial american literature?
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