Early American Literature Unit

Native American literature was...

• Meant to be read out loud
• About Nature
• Had animals that could talk
• All of the above

In her poem "Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666," Bradstreet mostly criticizes herself for --

• losing her faith in God's goodness
• failing to react quickly in an emergency
• not taking proper precautions against fire hazards
• valuing material possessions too much

In her poem "Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666, " Bradstreet emphasizes both the things she has lost and --

• the people who escaped the fire
• the new home that neighbors are building for her
• her memories of happy occasions in the house
• the items she has rescued from the flames

When Bradstreet writes, "Thou hast an house on high . . . " she means that --

• whatever is destroyed can soon be rebuilt
• God has prepared an eternal dwelling place for all believers
• she is bitter about those people who still have homes
• one should dwell upon the good things in life

In this poem, who is the "mighty Architect"?

• Bradstreet's brother-in-law
• A kindly  Puritan
• God
• The man who built Bradstreet's house

Plain style can be distinguished from high style because plain style - -

• uses specific terminology commonly employed in farming
• emphasizes uncomplicated sentences and uses words from common speech
• was originally employed in the flat, treeless regions of the Great Plains
• employs a profound spiritual or religious tone

The ___________ were a group of English Protestants who had sought to "purify" the Church of England and return to a simpler way of worshiping.

• Protestants
• Catholics
• Purists
• Puritans

Native Americans shared their history, legends, and myths with new generations through __________________.

• written tradition
• hyrogliphics
• oral tradition
• caligraphy

A _________ is a traditional story, usually involving supernatural beings or events, that explain how some aspect of human nature or the natural world came to be.

• fable
• folktale
• myth
• narrative

Which person is considered America's first poet?

• John Smith
• Anne Bradstreet
• Jonathan Edwards
• Pocahontas