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WorksheetsExam Review - Colonial/Puritan Literature
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following 2 themes were common to the Colonial American literary works we discussed in class?
In this unit, we studied works from explorers/colonizers who originated from all of the following home countries EXCEPT:
The works we studied included which of the following genres? (Select all correct answers.)
Which of the following groups left England in order to practice their religion in the way they wished?
Based on the works we studied, colonizers came to North America for which three reasons?
A literary technique that is used to persuade someone of something is called a
A rhetorical method that appeals to the listener's/reader's emotions is called
A rhetorical method that appeals to a person's sense of reason and logic is called
Exaggerating in order to make a point is called
Which philosopher is sometimes credited as the father of rhetoric?
The writer of the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America" was
Phillis Wheatley
Olaudah Equiano
W.E.B. DuBois
Cabeza de Vaca
"A Journey Through Texas" centered on the adventures of Cabeza de Vaca, who originally sailed from
The Puritans of Massachusetts are sometimes referred to as
The sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" includes soft, relaxing imagery to lull listeners into a state of serene prayer.
Phillis Wheatley was a wealthy landowner who attended college before she begn her writing career.
John Smith's settlement at Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in what became the United States.
Literary techniques that aim to paint a picture in the mind of the reader are called analogies.
