Colonial Period - Puritan Poetry Quiz

Colonial Period - Puritan Poetry Quiz

11th Grade

8 Qs

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Colonial Period - Puritan Poetry Quiz

Colonial Period - Puritan Poetry Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.11-12.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nia Spaulding

Used 20+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What does "Huswifery" mean?

house

his wife

spinning wheel

house keeping

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

How is Taylor's poem "Huswifery" different from the traditional expectations of the Puritans?

It was not in plain style.

It only had 3 stanzas.

It rhymed.

It was fiction.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Who / what is the yarn in the poem "Huswifery"?

God

Edward Taylor

Puritans

Taylor's church congregation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

What started as yarn in the beginning becomes

a pair of pants

holy robes

preacher's gloves

a conservative dress

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

What is the main theme of Taylor's poem "Huswifery"?

The process of spiritual transformation.

Religious devotion.

Taylor wants to become a better tool of God.

All of these.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

What does the spinning wheel represent in the poem "Huswifery"?

The cycle of life and death

God's divine creation

The process of spiritual transformation

The difficulties of Puritan life

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The "Distaff" on the spinning wheel does what?

8.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the term "to pink"?

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4