Native American-Puritan Unit Test Review

What does Joseph Bruchac cite as part of the problem in the West's misrepresentation of Native American lit?

• The first European settlers feared American Indians

• Until just recently, no one in the West knew American Indians had literature.

• The hundreds of different languages posed a translation problem.

• Native speakers have never done translations of Native American lit.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

According to "The Sun Still Rises in the Same Sky", metaphors are especially powerful in the Native American Lit because

• words themselves can be endowed (contain) special powers.

• Native American writers are poetic.

• Native American writers use nature as inspiration.

• natural resources, like sunlight, should be celebrated.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

An important characteristic of Native American literature is that it

• is written in an ornate (unusual) style.

• is written in short sentences.

• was originally not written but handed down orally, or through spoken word.

• was told to an eager audience.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following statements is NOT a generalization that the essay makes about Native American Literature?

• It provides an accurate historical record of events in NA history.

• It teaches a moral lesson.

• It includes songs, epics, and chants.

• It provides practical information.

The Native American worldview is that

• how you get somewhere is just as important as what you do once you’re there.

• in life, things happen cyclically or in circles, rather than in a straight line.

• traditions are a basic part of human existence.

• natural resources, like sunlight, should be celebrated.

Coyote Finishes His Work and The Sky Tree come from different cultures. What themes do they have in common?

• Life on earth begins with an act of sacrifice.

• Animals or the natural world can aid humans in times of need.

• Women play a key role in the development and advancement of humans.

• Only the Earth can survive through great struggles while humans and animals suffer and wither away.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

An archetype is a

• king or other leader in ancient myths.

• pattern that occurs over and over again in literature.

• way of telling an old story in a new way.

• written version of an oral story.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is not an example of how an archetype can present itself within a story?

• Plot

• Character

• Title

• Image

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Puritan 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.

• always employs a profound spiritual or religious tone.

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

• the people who escaped the fire

• the new home the neighbors are building for her

• her memories of happy occasions at the home

• the items she has rescued from the flames

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9