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Early American Literature test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the woman cause the plants to grow in “World on the Turtle’s Back”?

a)

She waters it and chants over it.

b)

She walks in a circle, following the Sun, around the clod of dirt.

c)

The animals cause it to grow with their knowledge of life.

d)

She prays over it.

2.

When the woman falls from the Sky-World, the birds' actions show that animals

a)

do not care about others

b)

fear the gods

c)

depend on the help of others

d)

have a special relationship with the gods

3.

What do we learn about the sky-gods when the wife insists on getting bark from the roots of the great tree?

a)

no one is as perfect as the gods

b)

the animals are dependent upon the gods

c)

the humans are smarter than the gods

d)

the gods ignore the rules sometimes

4.

During which of the following actions is the left-handed twin most likely present and therefore honored by the Iroquois?

a)

during planting

b)

after sports

c)

at harvest

d)

during war

5.

What does the gods' reaction to the woman's fall tell you about the role of the gods in Iroquois culture?

a)

The Iroquois hold ceremonies to get the gods' attention.

b)

The gods are not concerned with human matters.

c)

The gods recognize the importance of women.

d)

The Iroquois honor balance in nature.

6.

Why is the diversity of plants on the great tree important to the creation myths of the Iroquois?

a)

because the tree's roots bring many plants to earth.

b)

because the tree's leaves change color marking the changing of the seasons.

c)

because the tree's bark is used for medicine.

d)

because the tree is the source of all life on earth.

7.

Why do the Iroquois call the right-handed twin the "Master of Life?"

a)

He survives while his brother dies.

b)

He rules all life on earth.

c)

He represents the sun, which is vital for all life.

d)

He creates many of the animals that live.

8.

What does it mean that the left-handed twin "died and he didn't die"?

a)

He faked his death.

b)

Nothing on earth ever really dies.

c)

Anyone who is loved will never die.

d)

It is impossible to totally destroy evil.

9.

What does the twins' competition to make animals explain?

a)

Why some animals eat meat and others eat plants

b)

how the animals reflect their creators

c)

why some animals are good and others are bad

d)

how nature keeps each type of animal in check

10.

Why does the left handed twin choose a stick for his weapon when fighting his brother?

a)

He thinks this is the best weapon to kill his brother.

b)

He believes his brother is weak.

c)

He knows that his brother is supposed to win.

d)

He wants his brother to choose the same weapon.

11.

How do the grandmother and the left-handed twin disobey the rules?

a)

The grandmother insists on touching the great tree and the left-handed twin refuses to be born correctly.

b)

The grandmother creates the earth and the left- handed twin creates many animals.

c)

They are both killed by the right-handed twin.

d)

The twins represent both good and evil.

12.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca attributes the fact that his barge survived the storm to ____.
a)
the abatement of the storm
b)
rescue by the Native Americans
c)
God's great mercy
d)
a change in wind direction
13.
When the Spaniards and the Native American first met, the Native American _____.
a)
followed Lope de Oviedo, who had taken some of their goods
b)
waited on the shore to welcome the Spaniards to their islands
c)
witnessed Cabeza de Vaca and his men acting as medicine men
d)
heard the Spaniards struggling in the water after their barge capsized
14.
Cabeza de Vaca's men were anxious about going to the Native American village. This reflects the Spaniards' knowledge of which aspect of their historical context?
a)
disappearances of earlier conquistadors
b)
diseases common among Native Americans
c)
the practice of human sacrifice among Aztecs
d)
the Spanish king's desire to colonize the land
15.
Cabeza de Vaca explains in his primary source account that the Spaniards went to the Karankawas' village because he _____.
a)
communicated by signs Lope de Oviedo's request for help
b)
earned the Karankawas' favor by cauterizing the wound of one of their sick members
c)
begged the Karankawas to take him and his men to their village
d)
gave them beads and bells in exchange for warmth and food
16.
What healing method did Cabeza de Vaca and his men use on the sick Karankawas?
a)
laying hands and blowing on the sick person
b)
blessing the sick person and reciting prayers
c)
sucking and cauterizing the wound
d)
passing a pebble along the sick person's stomach
17.

De Vaca asks the native people for help even though they were afraid because

a)

many Spaniards are sick and can't protect themselves.

b)

they needed food

c)

he and his men need shelter to survive

d)

all of the above

18.
TRUE or FALSE: Cabeza de Vaca's account of his journey is an example of a primary source.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What does ingratiate mean?
a)
to gain favor by doing or saying things people like
b)
to be thankful for the things you have
c)
to beg someone to do something
d)
to mock or make fun of someone
20.
What does cauterize mean?
a)
to set fire to something that is unwanted
b)
to burn or destroy tissue in order to heal a wound
c)
to use prayer and blessings in order to heal the sick
d)
to have a bonfire in the backyard
21.

Embody

a)

Time and place in which a text was written; style and content of a text.

b)

To make clear by explaining through stories, examples, or comparisons.

c)

To represent in human form.

d)

To make clear by explaining through stories, examples, or comparisons.

22.

Historical Context

a)

Time and place in which a text was written; style and content of a text.

b)

To gain one's favor by deliberate effort.

c)

To make clear by explaining through stories, examples, or comparisons.

d)

The power to move from place to place.

23.

Ingratiate

a)

To cover with water, to overwhelm.

b)

The power to move from place to place.

c)

The most important character in the story

d)

To gain one's favor by deliberate effort.

24.

Inundate

a)

The power to move from place to place.

b)

To cover with water, to overwhelm.

c)

The most important character in the story

d)

A picture that recounts an event drawn from a story, either factual or fictional.

25.

Locomotion

a)

The power to move from place to place.

b)

The most important character in the story

c)

A picture that recounts an event drawn from a story, either factual or fictional.

d)

The sequence of events in a story.

26.

Theme

a)

A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.

b)

To delay.

c)

Where and when the story takes place.

d)

Time and place in which a text was written; style and content of a text.

27.

Setting

a)

To delay.

b)

To show or make known.

c)

Where and when the story takes place.

d)

To help something happen, develop, or increase.

28.

The historical context includes a view that Native Americans were savages. How does the text dispel this idea?

a)

This shows the Spaniards as weak.

b)

This shows the Native Americans as compassionate.

c)

This shows the Native Americans as hostile.

d)

This shows the Native Americans as lazy.

29.
As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to
a)
Raise money for his church
b)
Persuade his congregation to revolt against England
c)
Frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity to come back to Puritanism and to accept salvation
d)
Uplift his congregation, so that they will believe in God
30.
Edward's vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to
a)
Frighten his audience
b)
Fascinate his audience
c)
Amuse his audience
d)
Make his audience feel superior
31.
Toward the end of the sermon, Edwards's tone shifts from
a)
Sorrowful to joyous
b)
Joyous to resentful
c)
Frightening to hopeful
d)
Sympathetic to bitter
32.

What religious movement was going on at the time this sermon was delivered?

a)

The Great Revival

b)

The Religious Renewal

c)

The Great Awakening

d)

The Church Reunited

33.

Whet

a)

sharpened

b)

dull

c)

water filled

d)

dry

34.

Discern

a)

to upset someone

b)

rescue from danger

c)

to perceive or recognize something

d)

sharpened

35.

Ascribe

a)

to attribute to a specified cause or source

b)

sharpened

c)

rescue from danger

d)

to write in a book

36.

Induce

a)

hateful and detestable

b)

to succeed in persuading someone to do something

c)

to bring peace and calm

d)

dealing with labor and pain

37.

Mitigation

a)

making someone suffer

b)

lessening of something that causes suffering

c)

to cause to be angry

d)

fearful

38.
Edwards presents God as a being who
a)
Is often angry and vengeful
b)
Enjoys human suffering and misery
c)
Continually redefines the universe
d)
Easily forgives repentant sinners
39.

Who is Edward's audience for this sermon?

a)

All of his congregation.

b)

The unconverted members of the congregation.

c)

The members of the congregation that will help spread his message.

d)

The members that practice religion with their families.

40.

Why haven't the people in Edwards' congregation dropped into the pit of hell?

a)

They are helpful and try to be good people.

b)

God is merciful and will take care of them.

c)

God's hand holds them up.

d)

God is powerful and forgiving.