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1.05

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630?

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Buddhists

d)

Athiests

2.

What is the name of the person who governed the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

John Winthrop

b)

George Washington

c)

King Charles

d)

Johnny Williams

3.

This particular group of Christians broke from...

a)

The Church of Ireland

b)

The Church of America

c)

The Church of Italy

d)

The Church of England

4.

Model of Christian Charity was

a)

a sermon given by John Winthrop

b)

the name of the ship who brought a group of Pilgrims to Plymouth

c)

a type of law the Puritans followed

d)

a list of good places to get food for free

5.

God will not accept any failings because the bond requires their love and obedience, does not allow _______, and expects strict obedience to each part of the laws that govern them.

a)

corruption

b)

commercial

c)

trade

d)

freedom

6.

The followers have entered an agreement with God and are allowed to make their own laws but must remain true to these laws and not seek worldly ______.

a)

customs.

b)

advice and counsel.

c)

animals and other living creatures.

d)

pleasures or power.

7.

In, "To My Dearand Loving Husband," the poem’s final three lines signals a shift from—

a)

A hopeful tone to an anxious tone

b)

An attitude of speculation to one of conviction

c)

reality to fantasy

d)

worldly concerns to spiritual concerns

8.

In the poem, the phrase “ought but love from thee, give recompense” (line 8), most nearly means—

a)

All I’ve earned and desire from you is your love in return

b)

As my husband, you owe me much more than love

c)

I love you even if you do not return my love as you should

d)

We deserve more from life, but our love is enough to sustain

9.

Read the following lines from, "To My Dear and Loving Husband."

"I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,

Or all the riches that the East doth hold.

My love is such that rivers cannot quench,

Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.

The tone of these lins can best be described as--

a)

accepting

b)

adoring

c)

understated

d)

hopeful

10.

The speaker's primary audience in, To My Dear and Loving Husband," is -

a)

jealous lovers

b)

other married women

c)

her husband

d)

God

11.

The "ye women" to whom the speaker refers are women who are-

a)

competing for the affection of the speaker's husband

b)

jealous of the speaker

c)

also puritan and married

d)

young maidens

12.

Why does Bradstreet chide her heart in "...Burning of Our House"?

a)

She was not focusing on God.

b)

She missed events that occurred in the house.

c)

She had longing for earthly materials she had lost.

d)

All of the answers given.

13.

"When by the ruins oft I past, My sorrowing eyes aside did cast, And here and there the places spy, Where oft I sat and long did lie." These words reveal a deep conflict between:

a)

Puritan beliefs and the Word of God

b)

Puritan beliefs and human nature

c)

human nature and human conscience

d)

Puritan beliefs and personal beliefs

14.

When Bradstreet desires that no other person know the fearful sound of "Fire," is that reaction human nature or part of Puritan belief system? (hint: she shouldn't be afraid)

a)

human nature

b)

Puritan belief system

15.

Taken from "To My Dear and Loving Husband".


"If ever two were one, then surely we." Two bodies are being compared to one body without using the words "like, as," or "than". This is an example of a:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

16.

In "Upon the Burning of Our House", how does the speaker feel toward God for her misfortune?

a)

bewildered

b)

accepting

c)

fearful

d)

angry

17.

Which poem tells a story?

a)

"Upon the Burning of Our House"

b)

"To My Dear and Loving Husband"

c)

both poems

d)

neither poem

18.

In "Upon the Burning of Our House" by Anne Bradstreet, the speaker's feelings as she realizes that her house is on fire include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

fear

b)

anger

c)

sadness

d)

surprise

19.

Which statement below is the best paraphrase of this line from “To My Dear and

Loving Husband”?

If ever man were lov’d by wife, then thee.

a)

Love seemed foolish to me until I met you.

b)

You love me more than any other husband could love his wife.

c)

I love you more than any other wife could love her husband.

d)

I love you more now than when we got married.

20.

What main emotion does Anne Bradstreet express in this poem?

a)

happiness in her love for her husband

b)

concern that her husband be rewarded

c)

fear of the deaths of her husband and herself

d)

anxiety that her marriage will not last