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WorksheetsUnit 1 Early American Literature Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
This Puritan value means having a deep devotion to God.
Industry
Piety
Courage
Faith
It takes _____ to face your fears, which is why Puritans / Early Americans needed this trait as they explored the new land.
Courage
Industry
Romance
Piety
Early Americans were lazy.
True
False
Early settlers worked very hard to build their new homes, store food, and hunt animals. This value is called _____.
Piety
Courage
Industry
Putting in work
The Puritans believed God provided their protection.
True
False
". . . 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?
Industry
Piety
Courage
Open-mindedness
". . . they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven. . . " Which trait is being described?
Piety
Courage
Industry
"A Model of Christian Charity" and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" are examples of what types of speeches?
Celebratory
Sermons
Entertainment
“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?
She is listing all the material possessions she lost in the fire.
She is requesting that her husband rebuild her possessions.
She is requesting that God make her new furniture.
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" By Jonathan Edwards has imagery of hell, which invokes ____ to the audience.
Pity
Happiness
Fear
Guilt
At the end of Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House," what does she realize awaits her in heaven?
Her husband
Her family
A house
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.
Industrious
Lazy
Non-compliant
The ship rides from Europe to America were easy. No one got sick on the way there.
True
False
True or False: The Pilgrims separated from the church of England.
True
False
Edwards uses loaded language and visualizations of ___ to invoke fear in his parishioners.
Heaven
Hell
Earth
