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Puritan Playoff . Which historical event is not associated with the Puritans. A) Salem Witch Trials B) Thanksgiving C ) The Landing if the Mayflower D) The Revolutionary War. Who wrote “A Narrative of the Captivity…”. A) Mary Rowlandson B) Anne Bradstreet C) Anne Hutchinson
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Whichhistorical event is not associated with the Puritans. A) Salem Witch Trials B) Thanksgiving C) TheLanding if the Mayflower D) The Revolutionary War
Who wrote “A Narrative of the Captivity…” A) Mary Rowlandson B) Anne Bradstreet C) Anne Hutchinson D) OlaudahEquiano
What other work of literature did Mary Rowlandson allude to throughout her narrative? A) The Koran B) The Bible C) The Crucible D) The Scarlet Letter
How is Mary Rowlandson’s narrative structured? A) Flashback (non-linear) B) Exposition-Rising Action-Climax-Falling Action-Resolution C) Chronologically D) Cliffhanger (no resolution)
What happens to MaryRowlandson’s 6 year old daughter within her narrative? A) She runs away B) She dies in a fire C) She loses her mind D) She dies from her injuries
Name an emotionally loaded term that Mary Rowlandson uses in reference to her captors. A) Aliens B) Sharks C) Pagans D) Devils
Puritan writing is often said to be written in what style? A) Romantic B) Metaphoric C) Imagist D) Plain
How did captivity narratives like Mary Rowlandson’s contribute to stereotypes about the Native Americans. A) They showed the Native people in a truthful light B) They furthered the idea that the native people were somehow less civilized. C) They proved the savagery of the Native Americans D) They presented an unbiased view of the Native Americans
What is the term for the idea that humans are born damned because of Adam and Eve’s actions in the Garden of Eden? A) Predestination B) Original Sin C) Divine Providence D) Weaned Affections
What is the term for the Puritan belief that people must learn to stop becoming attached to material possessions? A) Original Sin B) Weaned Affections C) Divine Providence D) Predestination
What is the term for the belief that God controls everything that takes place on earth? A) Divine Providence B) Predestination C) Original Sin D) Weaned Affections
What is the term for comparing two things that are the same without using the words like or as? A) Simile B) Personification C) Imagery D) Metaphor
What is the term for writing that appeals to the reader’s senses? A) Personification B) Onomatopoeia C) Meter D) Imagery
What is the term for a comparison of two unlike things using like or as? A) Metaphor B) Allegory C) Simile D) Allusion
Anne Bradstreet’s poem, “Here Follow Some Verses…” details her ________________conflict in dealing with the loss of her home. A) External B) Man vs. Man C) Internal D) Man vs. Society
What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines:That fearful sound of fire and fire,Let no man know is my Desire.I, starting up, the light did spy,And to my God my heart did cry A) ABCD B) ABAB C) AABB D) AAAA
What does Anne Bradstreet use to accommodate the rhyme and meter of her poem? A) Inversion B) Couplets C) Iambic Pentameter D) Verb Phrases
When Bradstreet writes, “My heart did cry,” she is using what device? A) Imagery B) Metaphor C) Simile D) Personification
Where did the Puritans land in the New World? A) New York B) Pennsylvania C) Massachusetts D) South Carolina
When the Puritans arrived at the New World, they feared the ____________because they thought the devil lurked there. A) Forest B) Ocean C) City D) South
What is the name for the type of government that the Puritans established? A) Democracy B) Monarchy C) Theocracy D) Oligarchy
How a Puritan church might appear? A) Very large B) Very colorful C) Very plain D) Very expensive
Why are the Puritans often referred to as the Pilgrims? A) Because they share religious beliefs B) Because they went on a religious journey C) Because they acted and dressed similarly D) Because they came from Pilgrimville, England
The Puritans believed the Bible was the ____________ word of God. A) Metaphorical B) Allegorical C) Fictional D) Literal
In what century did the Puritans land in the New World? A) 14th B) 15th C) 16th D) 17th
Puritans believed education was important for ___________ because they needed to understand the Bible. A) Children B) Native Americans C) Men D) Women
Name a literary device in the following passage:“the pit is prepared, the fire made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow. The glittering sword is whet, and held over them, and the pit hath opened its mouth under them.” A) Meter B) Simile C) Onomatopoeia D) Personification
Who was the first North American to publish poetry? A) Jonathan Edwards B) OlaudahEquiano C) Mary Rowlandson D) Anne Bradstreet
The philosophy that predominated the Age of Reason is known as…? A) Rationalism B) Puritanism C) Transcendentalism D) Calvinism
The Age of Reason is often referred to as… A) The Dark Ages B) The Renaissance C) The Enlightenment D) The Roaring Twenties
The belief that the universe is ordered and good; humanity is good; the best way to worship God is by doing good for others A) Rationalism B) Calvinism C) Theologism D) Deism
What is the term for poetic pamphlets that were popular during the age of reason? A) Flyers B) Broadsides C) Cover letters D) Periodicals
What is the famous omission from the Declaration of Independence? A) Condemning the importation of slaves B) Criticizing unfair taxes C) Arguing for the Louisiana Purchase D) Addressing the reasons for the declaration
The largest portion of the Declaration of Independence consists of what? A) Requests for alliances from other countries B) Answers to the colonists complaints C) Grievances against the king D) Arguments for the colonist’s recent actions
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence? A) John Adams B) James Madison C) Benjamin Franklin D) Thomas Jefferson
What was Ben Franklin’s first job when he established himself in Philadelphia? A) Lawyer B) Printer C) Businessman D) Doctor
When Equiano refers to the biblical verse about “doing unto others as you would have done unto you,” he is making… A) An allegory B) A metaphor C) An allusion D) A salutation
What is the climax of The Crucible? A) Hale quitting the court B) John admitting his affair C) Cheever arresting Elizabeth D) Abigail stealing Parris’s money
Which of the following is a dynamic character from The Crucible? A) Cheever B) Danforth C) John Proctor D) Putnam
What is the term for when an author creates their characters by providing specific details about them. A) Description B) Indirect characterization C) Direct characterization D) Detailing
The main idea or author’s message in a work of literature is called the… A) thesis B) theme C) symbol D) image
The point of view where the narrator is not a character in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of 1 character is… A) 1st person B) 3rd person omniscient C) 2nd person D) 3rd person limited
When the audience knows something that a character does not, it is called… A) Imagery B) Dramatic Irony C) Verbal Irony D) Situational Irony
An extreme exaggeration is called… A) Exposition B) Generalization C) Hyperbole D) Verbalization
Who is the protagonist of The Crucible? A) Reverend Hale B) Thomas Putnam C) Abigail Williams D) John Proctor
When John Proctor decides to be hanged rather than sign a false confession it is during what part of the plot structure? A) Exposition B) Rising Action C) Climax D) Resolution
The letter that Hester is forced to wear in The Scarlet Letter is an example of a(n)… A) hyperbole B) symbol C) protagonist D) allusion
When something other than what the audience might expect occurs, it is known as… A) Falling action B) Situational Irony C) Verbal Irony D) Dramatic Irony
The part of a plot structure where the audience is introduced the characters and setting is known as the… A) Introduction B) Climax C) Rising Action D) Exposition