Exam Review - Colonial/Puritan Literature

Which of the following 2 themes were common to the Colonial American literary works we discussed in class?

• Modernization
• Romance
• Exploration
• Salvation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In this unit, we studied works from explorers/colonizers who originated from all of the following home countries EXCEPT:

• Spain
• England
• The Netherlands

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The works we studied included which of the following genres? (Select all correct answers.)

• Narrative
• Memoir
• Biography
• Novel
• Sermon

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which of the following groups left England in order to practice their religion in the way they wished?

• Puritans
• Panthers
• Plantagenets
• Huguenots

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Based on the works we studied, colonizers came to North America for which three reasons?

• Attain economic opportunities
• Worship how and when they wanted
• Take advantage of natural resources
• Invest in the dollar which was worth more than the shilling

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A literary technique that is used to persuade someone of something is called a

• Rhetorical device
• Medical device
• Personal communication device
• Paradox

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A rhetorical method that appeals to the listener's/reader's emotions is called

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A rhetorical method that appeals to a person's sense of reason and logic is called

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Exaggerating in order to make a point is called

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Hyperspace

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which philosopher is sometimes credited as the father of rhetoric?

• Jesus
• Einstein
• Buddha
• Aristotle

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5