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Native American Literature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early American Literature began approximately in what year?

a)

1600

b)

1700

c)

1800

d)

1900

2.

Which group(s) of Early American writers relied mainly on letters and journals to communicate their beliefs and experiences

a)

Settlers

b)

Explorers

c)

Native Americans

d)

None are correct

3.

True/False: Writers of the time wrote about how Native Americans and Europeans viewed one another.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

France allied with Native Americans to drive the British out of North America in what was known as the...

a)

French and Indian War

b)

The Great War

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Great Britain War

5.

Which group believed writing should be a tool to help readers understand the Bible and guide their lives?

a)

The Enlightenists

b)

Puritans

c)

Native Americans

d)

The Revolutionists

6.

In the 1700s, this prompted action and gave colonists a philosophical footing for their revolution

a)

French and Indian War

b)

The Englightenment

c)

The American Revolution

d)

None are correct

7.

Which of the following authors included Enlightenment ideals in their political writing?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

All are correct

8.

People began to rededicate themselves to the Puritan vision and a wave of religious enthusiasm arose during the...

a)

First Great Awakening

b)

The Englightenment

c)

The American Revolution

d)

None are correct

9.

How did Native Americans share their literature?

a)

Diaries

b)

Letters

c)

Journals

d)

Word of mouth

10.

True/False: With oral tradition, stories can become distorted and lead to multiple versions

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The purpose of this was to explain how life/ Earth came to be

a)

Fable

b)

Creation myth

c)

Fairytale

d)

Divine myth

12.

Which group worshiped many gods and had a close relationship with nature?

a)

Explorers

b)

Settlers

c)

Puritans

d)

Native Americans

13.

Much of the early Native American literature did not survive because

a)

Explorers burned it

b)

They realized there were other ways to explain things in the world

c)

Native Americans were being wiped out by European diseases

d)

None are correct

14.

Which of the following is a cautionary tale that bad things will happen if you do wrong?

a)

Karma

b)

Creation myth

c)

Fairytale

d)

Trickster tale

15.

A character type that can be found in literary works from different cultures throughout the ages

a)

Archetype

b)

Protagonist

c)

Antagonist

d)

Foil character