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Exam Review - Colonial/Puritan Literature

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following 2 themes were common to the Colonial American literary works we discussed in class?

a)
Modernization
b)
Romance
c)
Exploration
d)
Salvation
2.

In this unit, we studied works from explorers/colonizers who originated from all of the following home countries EXCEPT:

a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
The Netherlands
3.

The works we studied included which of the following genres? (Select all correct answers.)

a)
Narrative
b)
Memoir
c)
Biography
d)
Novel
e)
Sermon
4.

Which of the following groups left England in order to practice their religion in the way they wished?

a)
Puritans
b)
Panthers
c)
Plantagenets
d)
Huguenots
5.

Based on the works we studied, colonizers came to North America for which three reasons?

a)
Attain economic opportunities
b)
Worship how and when they wanted
c)
Take advantage of natural resources
d)
Invest in the dollar which was worth more than the shilling
6.

A literary technique that is used to persuade someone of something is called a

a)
Rhetorical device
b)
Medical device
c)
Personal communication device
d)
Paradox
7.

A rhetorical method that appeals to the listener's/reader's emotions is called

a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Pathos
8.

A rhetorical method that appeals to a person's sense of reason and logic is called

a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Pathos
9.

Exaggerating in order to make a point is called

a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Hyperspace
10.

Which philosopher is sometimes credited as the father of rhetoric?

a)
Jesus
b)
Einstein
c)
Buddha
d)
Aristotle
11.

The writer of the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America" was

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Olaudah Equiano

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Cabeza de Vaca

12.

"A Journey Through Texas" centered on the adventures of Cabeza de Vaca, who originally sailed from

a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Mexico
d)
England
13.

The Puritans of Massachusetts are sometimes referred to as

a)
Populists
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Panamanians
d)
Persians
14.

The sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" includes soft, relaxing imagery to lull listeners into a state of serene prayer.

a)
True
b)
False
15.

Phillis Wheatley was a wealthy landowner who attended college before she begn her writing career.

a)
True
b)
False
16.

John Smith's settlement at Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in what became the United States.

a)
True
b)
False
17.

Literary techniques that aim to paint a picture in the mind of the reader are called analogies.

a)
True
b)
False