Colonial Period - Puritan Poetry Quiz

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English
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11th Grade
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Nia Spaulding
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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
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