Sky Woman, Wolverine, and Turtle are all important figures in which of the following types of literature?
Native American oral tales
Realism is a reaction against
Romanticism
The term REALISM encompasses the period of time from
The Civil War to the 1900's
Realism concerns itself with
Changing demographics
Beginning an essay with a rhetorical question is the BEST way to hook your audience. (For example, Do you like dogs?)
False
ALL topic sentences (the main idea of a paragraph) should relate to the paper's main thesis (the main idea of a paper).
True
It is always a good idea to include proof from a text (either a primary or a secondary source) in a paragraph.
True
The POW in the point-proof-pow method of writing refers to
Explaining the proof and Making meaning of the point
The myth implies that, if the right-handed twin had created the world by himself, the world would be
unbalanced.
Because his audience was the king of Spain, Cabeza de Vaca's main purpose in writing La Relacion was to relate his
experiences.
Of Plymouth Plantation is considered a primary source
because it was written by someone who actually took part in these events.
Throughout this selection, Bradford views God's actions mainly as providing
protection.
To My Dear and Loving Husband could best be described as a tribute to
marriage.
In Patrick Henry's famous speech, he believes that the time for negotiation
has passed.
Elizabeth Proctor did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because
she feared that John might be hanged for adultery.
Parris is reluctant to tell anyone that Betty may be bewitched because
he fears that his enemies will destroy his reputation.
Which of the following was most probably Edwards's main purpose in writing this sermon?
to persuade his listeners to seek spiritual rebirth in God
What human weakness does Henry associate with the colonists who oppose his position?
selfishness
Which of the following is an essential part of Emerson's definition of integrity?
Faithfully following one's conscience
According to Emerson, what is the main source of greatness in a person?
One's individuality
Recalling the writings of Ralpho Waldo Emerson, with which of the following aphorisms would Emerson most probably disagree?
No man is wise enough by himself from Titus Maccius Plautus
An important condition of Tom's deal with Old Scratch that is not directly stated in the story is that Tom will
lose his soul.
What do the revelers find underneath the mask and cloth wrappings of the Red Death?
Nothing
Which of the following did Poe most probably intend the ebony clock to represent in this allegory?
Fate
The appearance of the Red Death in Prince Prospero's abbey is ironic in that
Great precautions have been taken to keep it out of the abbey.
Prince Prospero's name is ironic in that
He dies a horrible death.
Thoreau learned from his stay at Walden Pond that people who pursue their dreams
Will meet with unexpected success.
Thoreau would most probably describe "details" as
Distractions from life.
Thoreau went to Walden Pond because he
Wanted to lead a more meaningful life.
Thoreau says that the only obligation he has to assume is to
Do what he thinks is right.
Oh, our Mother the Earth! Oh, our Father the Sky!
Natives
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately
Romantics
�And in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country.�
Enlightenment (Age of Reason)
�When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature�s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.�
Enlightenment (Age of Reason)
�Most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about life, whether it is of the devil or of God, and have somewhat hastily concluded that it is the chief end of man here to �glorify God and enjoy him forever.��
Romantics
�In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life -- no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground -- my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space -- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am part or parcel of God.�
Romantics
Most associated with oral traditions.
Natives
This author wrote �Self-Reliance.�
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This author lived in a cabin by Walden pond.
Henry David Thoreau
This author was America�s first millionaire
Ben Franklin
This author took European legends and �Americanized them�.
Washington Irving
This author knows that her true treasure is waiting for her in Heaven, not here on Earth
Anne Bradstreet
This author is considered an Anti-Transcendentalist
Edgar Allan Poe
This author had a preoccupation with death.
Edgar Allan Poe
This author wrote about God
Anne Bradstreet
This author was Emerson�s Gardener and handyman
Henry David Thoreau
This author was America's first poet
Anne Bradstreet
This author offered their Poor Richard's Almanac for sale and made it an American institution, filling it with maxims for achieving wealth and preaching hard work and thrift.
Ben Franklin
This author was an inventor, inventing items still in use today
Ben Franklin
This author secretly married his cousin when she was only 13.
Edgar Allan Poe
�If ever man were loved by wife, then thee�
Anne Bradstreet
This author wrote, � Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!�
Henry David Thoreau
1707 Jamestown closed as a permanent settlement.
False
The Native Americans usually greeted the earliest European settlers as enemies, inflicting tremendous hardships on them.
False
The Mayflower landed at Plymouth in 1670.
False
The Puritans wanted to create a new government in America called a democracy.
False
For the Puritans, religion affected every aspect of their life.
True
The Puritans believed that exist for the glory of God.
True
The first black slaves were brought to Massachusetts in 1590.
False
It was an oddly assorted group that established the foundation of American literature: The Native Americans with their preoccupation with sin, the Puritans with their busy social lives, and the Southern planters with their oral traditions.
False
The Puritans wrote poetry.
True
The Puritans founded Harvard University.
True
Jonathan Edwards wrote Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits, a history of the Mayflower.
False
The Puritans believed in a plain style of writing.
True
Just like the Puritans, much of what was produced during the Revolutionary period involved private soul-searching