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WorksheetsColonial Literature
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Some of the prominent Puritan writers include;
Cushion Mathers and Anabelle Broadstreet
Jonathan Edwards and William Bradford
Rich Baller and Stefan Charmock,
Thomas Goodietwoshoes and Johnny Win
Which line in this excerpt from Anne Bradstreet's "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest" best demonstrates the speaker’s desire to be free from the burdens of the world?
Mine eyes no more shall ever weep,
No fainting fits shall me assail,
Nor grinding pains my body frail,
With cares and fears ne'er cumb'red be
Which two words mean "tired" in this excerpt from Anne Bradstreet's "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest"?
As weary pilgrim, now at rest, Hugs with delight his silent nest, His wasted limbs now lie full soft That miry steps have trodden oft,
trodden
wasted
soft
miry
weary
wasted
soft
weary
In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards compares a number of different items to either nonbelievers or to the wrath of God. Match each item to one of these categories.
chaff
nonbelievers
falling rock
wrath of God
rough wind
wrath of God
bow
wrath of God
spider
nonbelievers
Which sentence uses the word abominable correctly?
Derek treated his motorbike with abominable disregard.
Derek completed his driving course in abominable time.
Derek was abominable at himself for missing the bus.
Derek thought of an abominable plan to help the homeless.
What does the word sovereign mean?
attribute
advantage
enraged
supreme
One hundred Englishmen arrived in three ships to establish what town?
Salem
Jamestown
Pequot
France
________is well known as the site of witch trials in 1692.
Jamestown
Gary
Salem
Plymouth
Anne Bradstreet, who is considered America's first important poet, wrote two poems that were mentioned in your lesson. What is the title of one of the poems?
(a)
Michael Wigglesworth published a religious poem in 1662 named
A Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest
The Day of Doom
Beowulf
Eliot Bible
This book supported efforts to convert American Indians to Christianity and was created 120 years before its well known successor .
The American Bible
King James Bible
Eliot Bible
Puritan Bible
