American Lit Mid-Term Study

Native American Literature:

• Borrows heavily from European folk tales

• Is told mostly through drawings

• is based on a rich oral tradition that focues on nature and creation stories

• Was never written down by anyone

In "The World on the Turtle's Back," what happens when the mother dies?

• The Tree of Knowledge grows from her grave

• She bcomes a constellation in the night sky

• Corn, squash, and beans begin growing where her body is buried

• The entire world goes dark

How does the mother die in "The World on the Turtle's Back?"

• She gets tuberculosis.

• She falls out of the Skyworld and drowns in the sea below.

• She dies of old age.

• She gives birth through the wrong part of her body.

One of the main metaphors in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God::

• We are hanging by a spider's thread over the pit of Hell

• People are worms in the dirt

• The devil is a hungry wolf sent to devour sinners

• Our sins are cracks in the dam that holds back the wrath of God

How did Young Goodman Brown act after his adventure in the forest?

• He became a saint.

• He decided the whole thing was a nightmare.

• He thought he could see everyone's secret sins now.

• Nothing changed about him.

The Puritans were:

• People who believed in a loving, compassionate God

• English Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England

• A sect of Dutch Protestants who believed in salvation through good works alone

• A group of Catholics who rejected the authority of the Pope

The Puritans were perfectly okay with:

• Celebrating Christmas

• Getting drunk in public

• People who were not Puritans

• Sexual relations within marriage

What is NOT an event in "Young Goodman Brown?"

• Brown is filled with joy and peace when he realizes it had all been a bad dream.

• Brown drawn into a deal with the devil.

• Brown sees his wife and other townspeople celebrating a Black Mass.

• Brown becomes bitter and disillusioned as a result of his experience.

What is NOT necessarily a recurring feature of Romantic literature?

• Emotion and imagination favored over reason

• Interest in the supernatural

• Fascination with nature

• Passionate love between couples ❤❤❤

What is NOT true about Hawthorne and/or The Scarlet Letter?

• It is an outstanding example of Dark Romanticism.

• It has been called “the first psychological novel.”

• An ancestor of Hawthorne's presided at the Salem witch trials of 1692.

• It was written during the time of the Puritans.