WorksheetsBackground to Puritan Literature
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What year did British King Henry VIII sever ties with the Roman Catholic Church?
1602
1534
1612
1620
In the early ___________ century, extremely conservative religious groups did not like the direction in which the Catholic Church was headed--so they set sail to the newly discovered America.
15th
16th
17th
18th
_______________founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Puritans
Pilgrims
This group wanted to "purify" the church from within.
Pilgrims
Puritans
The Puritan's flagship was the ______________________.
Mayflower
Arabella
Plymouth was established by the ________________.
Pilgrims
Puritans
Which group were also known as separatists because they wanted to break away completely from the church of England?
Puritans
Pilgrims
The pilgrims' flagship was the _______________________.
Mayflower
Arabella
True or False. Martin Luther taught that man is basically good at heart.
True
False
The idea that our eternal resting place is already determined is called ______________________.
Foreshadowing
Prediction
Heaven
Pre-destination
Select three core values of Puritan society.
It was a society of punishment.
Puritans fear falling from grace.
Puritans must marry at an early age.
They saw God as a malevolent God.
Puritans followed the teachings of ____________________________.
Jonathan Edwards
William Bradford
Cotton Mather
John Calvin
True or False. Puritans believed that "being good" was enough.
True
False
True or False. John Calvin taught that human beings were depraved sinners and that God had chosen only an unknown few for salvation.
True
False
True or False. Puritans encouraged individuality among the members of society.
True
False
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True or False. Puritans believed that governments were responsible for the salvation of the people.
True
False
Puritans considered the ______________ as the home of the Devil.
taverns
villages
neighbor's land
woods
True or False. Puritans believed in demonic forces that were sent to tempt humans.
True
False
True or False. The Salem Witch Trials attempted to prosecute men and women of witchcraft--but were unsuccessful.
True
False
True or False. In Puritan times, you were innocent until proven guilty.
True
False
True or False. Puritan form of government was a democracy.
True
False
A government in which civil government and Biblical law are one and the same is a _________________.
Democracy
Dictatorship
Autocracy
Theocracy
Select three impressions that the Puritans left on America.
A moral code--strong sense of right and wrong.
A Puritan work ethic--self-improvement is important.
Education is very important.
Leisure activities are good only on occasions.
________________________ is the name given to the period in history in which staunch Puritan ministers attempted to revive the old Puritanism in the face of its decline.
The Great Revival
The Great Awakening
The Renaissance Era
Wake Up America
Puritans wrote in the __________________, short words, direct statements, about every day objects and experiences.
Simple doctrine
Plain Style
Metaphorical style
Analytical style
Apostrophe, in literature, is _______________________________.
used to show possession
when a writer uses flowery language to make a point
when a writer compares two unlike things
when a writer addresses an inanimate object, idea or absent person.
