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Unit 1 Early American Literature Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Puritan value means having a deep devotion to God.

a)

Industry

b)

Piety

c)

Courage

d)

Faith

2.

It takes _____ to face your fears, which is why Puritans / Early Americans needed this trait as they explored the new land.

a)

Courage

b)

Industry

c)

Romance

d)

Piety

3.

Early Americans were lazy.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Early settlers worked very hard to build their new homes, store food, and hunt animals. This value is called _____.

a)

Piety

b)

Courage

c)

Industry

d)

Putting in work

5.

The Puritans believed God provided their protection.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

". . . fetched them wood, made them fires, dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome clothes, clothed and unclothed them. . . " Which value is being described?

a)

Industry

b)

Piety

c)

Courage

d)

Open-mindedness

7.

". . . they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven. . . " Which trait is being described?

a)

Piety

b)

Courage

c)

Industry

8.

"A Model of Christian Charity" and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" are examples of what types of speeches?

a)

Celebratory

b)

Sermons

c)

Entertainment

9.

“Here stood that Trunk, and there that chest, / There lay that store I counted best, / My pleasant things in ashes lie / And them behold no more shall I. / Under the roof no guest shall sit, / Nor at thy Table eat a bit.” What is Bradstreet saying?

a)

She is listing all the material possessions she lost in the fire.

b)

She is requesting that her husband rebuild her possessions.

c)

She is requesting that God make her new furniture.

10.

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" By Jonathan Edwards has imagery of hell, which invokes ____ to the audience.

a)

Pity

b)

Happiness

c)

Fear

d)

Guilt

11.

At the end of Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House," what does she realize awaits her in heaven?

a)

Her husband

b)

Her family

c)

A house

12.

Squanto, one of the native's of the land, is described as being _____ because he teaches Bradford and the Puritans how to hunt, fish, and gather supplies.

a)

Industrious

b)

Lazy

c)

Non-compliant

13.

The ship rides from Europe to America were easy. No one got sick on the way there.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: The Pilgrims separated from the church of England.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Edwards uses loaded language and visualizations of ___ to invoke fear in his parishioners.

a)

Heaven

b)

Hell

c)

Earth