Lit pp 11-28

Why did John Adams insist on studying politics and war?

• a. He desired to address the growing internal tension within the United States.

• b. His children would be able to study more economically beneficial subjects.

• c. His wife begged that he become a national leader.

• d. He believed those studies should be the primary focus of every citizen.

• e. He wanted to develop advanced war strategies for future conflict.

Belles lettres was a term used to describe

• a. aesthetic literature designed for entertainment

• b. government documents used in the colonial period

• c. personal letters between family members

• d. scholarly essays written by highly regarded philosophers

• e. political speeches given by government officials

In Letters from an American Farmer, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur proclaimed America to be a(n)

• a. asylum

• b. melting pot

• c. patriarchy

• d. democracy

• e. weapon

British authors interested in creating a national literature often drew inspiration from

• a. economic systems

• b. political conflict

• c. classical texts

• d. class struggles

• e. the natural landscape

Which of the following tales did NOT appear in Washington Irving’s The Sketch-Book?

• a. “Rip Van Winkle”

• b. “The Traits of Indian Character”

• c. “The King of the Golden River”

• d. “Philip of Pokanoket: An Indian Memoir”

• e. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Mary Rowlandson’s attitude towards Native Americans could BEST be described as

• a. affectionate

• b. inquisitive

• c. patronizing

• d. indifferent

• e. hostile

3. Which of the following statements BEST describes the European trope of Native Americans as “noble savages”?

• a. Europeans saw Native Americans as proficient in Western horse-riding techniques.

• b. Europeans saw Native Americans as having a rich intellectual and cultural traditions.

• c. Europeans considered Native Americans to be brave and closer to nature than Westerners.

• d. Europeans believed Native American tribes to be ancient Biblical peoples.

• e. Europeans were in awe of Native American access to precious minerals.

The primary goal of The Federalist Papers was to

• a. propagandize in favor of the Articles of Confederation

• b. argue that the former 13 colonies should return to Britain

• c. advocate for the total abolition of slavery in the United States

• d. promote ratification of the Constitution in all 13 states

• e. make the case that Thomas Jefferson should be the Constitution’s author

The authors of “The Anarchiad” hoped to convince their audience that

• a. westward American expansion would only bring strife and misery

• b. the Articles of Confederation were an ineffective basis of governance

• c. the Constitution devolved far too much power to individual states

• d. Alexander Hamilton was a tyrannical and untrustworthy figure

• e. the return of British rule was necessary for American prosperity

2. Which of the following poetry collections was among the first to contain works by American poets?

• a. The Winds of the Muses

• b. North of Boston

• c. New Hampshire

• d. The Beauties of Poetry

• e. Verses for the Dawn