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Puritan Literature Intro

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was NOT a virtue valued by puritans?

a)

industriousness

b)

vanity

c)

temperance

d)

sobriety

2.

Puritan literature was largely limited to ____ and related works.

a)

English poetry

b)

the Bible

c)

American short stories

d)

propaganda

3.

What is reflected in Puritan literature?

a)

devotion to God

b)

devotion to the church

c)

sense of adventure

d)

belief in magic

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of puritan literature?

a)

letters

b)

journals

c)

sermons

d)

romance stories

5.

Which of the following was NOTvalued by the Puritans?

a)

wealth

b)

self-reliance

c)

temperance

d)

charity

6.

What is the meaning of "industriousness"?

a)

being wealthy

b)

hard-working

c)

laziness

d)

cleanliness

7.

True or False: The Puritans regularly wore fancy, bright colored clothing made in a complicated style.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

The literacy rate in Puritan communities was high due to their desire to read _________.

a)

news

b)

mysteries

c)

Bible

d)

poems

9.

Which of the following terms means " a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God"?

a)

theocracy

b)

democracy

c)

aristocracy

d)

monarchy

10.

What is term used to refer to "the particular people Jesus came to earth to save"?

a)

destined

b)

special

c)

elect

d)

chosen

11.

In general, what did Puritans believe about women?

a)

Women were inferior to men and inherently evil.

b)

Women were weak and needed protection.

c)

All women were witches.

d)

Women should be educated and well spoken.

12.

What did Puritans believe about Native Americans?

a)

They were associated with the Devil.

b)

They were primitive, but harmless.

c)

They should be slaughtered.

13.

Which of the following is NOT true about Puritan literature?

a)

plain

b)

straightforward

c)

religious topics

d)

fanciful language

14.

True or False: Puritans read for entertainment.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

Which of the following was NOT a theme found in Puritan literature?

a)

salvation

b)

persecution

c)

relaxation

d)

piousness

16.

Define sermon.

a)

a talk on a religious or moral subject

b)

a musical selection devoted to God

c)

a fourteen line poem following a defined structure

d)

a traditional tale from the early history of a civilization or culture