Intro to The Scarlet Letter Review

What did Hawthorne's great-grandfather do and how did he feel about it?

• He was a judge for the Salem Witch Trials, and Hawthorne was proud.

• He was a judge for the Salem Witch Trials, and Hawthorne was ashamed.

• He was a accused as being a witch during the Salem Witch Trials, and Hawthorne was ashamed.

• He was a general in the Revolution, and Hawthorne was ashamed.

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What literary era does THE SCARLET LETTER belong in?

• Romanticism

• Transcendentalism

• Modernism

• Post-Modernism

The Puritans established a _______; a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God.

• anarchy

• monarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

Puritans believed in predestination. What is predestination?

• Belief everything was predetermined; belief their fate was already decided by God and they could not change it 

• Belief everything was in their control; belief they could change their fate

• Belief everything was predetermined, but they could change their fate if they lived by God's will

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For Puritans, the "real world" was . . .

• visible through the actions of the Puritan ideology

• visible and seen through symbols and signs of the invisible world

• the physical world

• invisible and seen through signs and symbols in the visible world

The Puritans saw nature and wilderness as a . . .

• dangerous place where God lurked to tempt sin

• dangerous, godless place where demons lurked to tempt sin

• freeing and liberating place where they could be their true self

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Hawthorne's purpose for writing the The Scarlet Letter was a . . .

• satirical piece to reflect how the Salem Witch Trials were correct

• satirical piece to reflect the perfect ideals of the Puritan religion.

• satirical piece to "make fun" of the conformist ideals and religious hysteria of the Puritans.

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The Salem Witch Trials are now viewed as a cautionary tale of . . .

• groupthink

• scapegoating

• power off fear to manipulate human perception

• all the above.

What topics does Hawthorne focus on in The Scarlet Letter?

• public shaming

• guilt

• oppressive religion

• the nature of evil/sin

• Hawthorne covers all these topics/themes.

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What group of religious people impacted Hawthorne's writing of The Scarlet Letter?

• Catholics

• Lutherans

• Satanists

• Puritans