American Literature Proctored Exam

For his son

According to Benjamin Franklin, why did he write his autobiography

It is directly from God, emotion, new revelation

According to Jonathan Edwards A Divine and Supernatural Light, what is spiritual light?

To keep them from jumping overboard

According to Loaudah Equiano, why were slaves chained to the deck?

A brave, noble young women

According to Smith in "John Smith's Relation to Queen Anne of Pocahontas," what phrase best describes Pocahontas?

Making Jamestown a success

According to The General History, what did John Smith accomplish?

Opposum

According to William Bradford, what was not on the menu of the first Thanksgiving?

First poet

Anne Bradstreet is known as America's first what?

Anti hero

As an archetypal figure, Bartleby might best be characterized as what kind of hero?

No one would hurt anyone

Briefly, what major term were agreed upon by the Puritans and the Indians as reported by Bradford in "Of Plymouth Plantation Book 2"?

Yes

Could Bartleby also be characterized as an Ironic hero?

Yes

Did Edgar Allen Poe marry his 13 yr old cousin?

Yes

Does Bartleby's declinations inspire the narrator's humaneness?

Yes

Does Edgar Allen Poe's literature anticipate several modern movements in art?

Will not eat

Finish this motto of John Smith: "He who will not work..."?

total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints

From the Puritanism in America Powerpoint what does TULIP stand for?

Training clergy for the new commonwealth

Harvard University was founded in 1636 for what purpose?

He pretended to control nature

How did Coyote trick bear?

She was ransomed

How did Mary Rowlandson gain her freedom?

When coyote jumped when bear reached for something

How did bear discover Coyote's dishonesty?

102

How many Pilgrims reached Plymouth?

None ( one portion of a poem )

How many of Edward Taylor's poems were published in his lifetime?

A hole appeared

In "The Chief's Daughter" what happened when the servant struck twice while digging up turnips?

Threw it into the ocean

In Equiano's Narrative, what did the crew do with the leftover fish?

They ridiculed hime

In The General History of Virginia, what was the Indian's initial reaction to John Smith when he first tried to trade with them?

William Byrd

In his humorous "Lubberland" accounts, who became America's first humorous writer of distinction?

Negroes are descendants of Cain

In his journal, what does John Woolman say individuals of his time claim to justify slavery?

He dies from disease

In of Plymouth Plantation Book 1, what happens to one of the ship's crew who is especially mean to the Pilgrims?

Witchcraft

Indian Powaws were compared to what feared practice?

Yes

Is Anne Bradstreet best known for her poetry?

No

Is Anne Bradstreet considered America's first feminist?

Olaudah

It is interesting to note that ______________ and Benjamin Franklin were contemporaries

The topsail halyards which hung out

John Howland's life was saved abroad the Mayflower when he grabs hold of what?

Indian Captivity narrative

Mary Rowlandson was best known for what type of written work (genre)?

Observer

Nathaniel Hawthorne is more of an?

John Rolfe

Pocahontas married whom?

Enlightment

The 18th century in Europe and America is commonly referred to as the Age of __________________ because of its renewed interest in science, empiricism, or observation and experimentation, and philosophy

A great iron screw they brought from Holland

The Mayflowers broken main beam was repaired with what?

Holland

The Pilgrims didn't go to America first, but where?

Separatists

The Pilgrims were called what since they wanted a clean break from the Church of England?

A new Jerusalem

The Puritans believed they were in America to form what sacred city?

Emulate it

The Puritans wanted to stay in the Church of England, but do what to it?

Samoset

The first Native American to speak to the Pilgrims of Plymouth in broken English is who?

The Mayflower Compact

The first important document of the New World was what?

The 10th Muse

Under what title did Anne Bradstreet's published works first appear?

Yes

Was Anne Bradstreet considered highly educated for her time and gender?

Yes

Was Anne Bradstreet single, married, and/or a mother most of her life?

Yes

Was Edgar Allen Poe extremely sensitive to drugs and alcohol?

No

Was Edward Taylor a successful poet in his lifetime?

Hudson valley

Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" is set where?

Richmond, Virginia

What city did William Byrd found and name?

A spinning wheel

What common household item does Taylor wish God to make him in the poem "Huswifery"?

Horrifying

What did Bradford and the Pilgrims first think of the New England landscape?

Threw a stone and killed it

What did John Woolman do to a robin when he was a young boy?

Age, Name, TOB, and bible verse

What did Natty Bumppo want on his grave's headstone?

Posted his confession in church and summarized the occasion in his diary

What did Samuel Sewall do five years after the Salem witchcraft trials?

The starving time

What did the Colonists call the winter of 1609-1610?

They are peaceful

What does Columbus report about the Indians?

Religion

What does William Byrd talk to Bearskin about?

England

What far away country did Samoset and Squanto travel to?

A compass

What gift did John Smith give to Opechankanough, "King" of Pamaukee?

Witchcraft fever

What happened in 1692 that Puritans believed was a test from God?

She died while in Captivity

What happened to Mary Rowlandson's 6 yr old daughter?

Sagoyewatha

What is another name for Red Jacket?

A boastful tongue

What is not "heard in the heavens" according to Natty Bumppo?

Asking not to be killed

What is the "Petition of Mary Easty" about?

Indians

What people group was James Fenimore Cooper especially concerned with?

Quaker

What religious domination is John Woolman?

Savages

What term does John Smith use repeatedly to describe his Indian captors?

The protestant reformation, improving English economy, defeat the spanish armada

What three factors put England firmly in position to colonize America?

Governor

What was Anne Bradstreet's father's occupation?

Printer

What was Benjamin Franklin's trade/occupation?

A pastor and a college president's grandfather

What was Edward Taylor's occupation?

Shopkeeper and tailor (bookkeeper)

What was John Woolman's first job outside the home?

He housed a soldier but refused to pay

What was John Woolman's response when ordered to house soldiers for pay?

She called them Odious heathens

What was Mary Rowlandson's attitude toward the Indians?

The attainment of moral perfection

What was a stated goal that Benjamin Franklin hoped to achieve?

Wolf

What was the name of Rip Van Winkle's dog?

Jamestown

What was the name of the settlement established by John Smith and his fellow explorers in 1607?

Confronting grief and death

What was the theme of "The Raven"?

A rope

What was used to return the Chief's daughters home?

Marry them

What way to convert Indians did William Byrd suggest in his writing?

1620

When did William Bradford land on Cape Cod?

Andover, Massachusetts

Where did Anne Bradstreet live with her husband and family?

Virginia

Where did William Byrd live?

A dark, barren country (always winter)

Where do bad people go when they die according to the Indian named Bearskin?

The sky

Where do the Indians think Columbus comes from?

Narrayanseh, Wamponoag, Nashaway, led by Monoco

Which Indian tribe kidnapped Mary Rowlandson?

Poor Richard's Almanac

Which of Benjamin Franklin's works includes many "pithy" sayings that are still known today?

The Pioneers

Which of James Fenimore Cooper's novels introduced Natty Bumppo and Chingachgook?

John Withdrop to create a model of success and prosperity

Who coined the term: "A City on a Hill" and what did the term mean?

Christ

Who is "Heaven's Sugar Cake" in Edward Taylor's "Meditation 8"?

Lenore

Who is the young man's lost love in Edgar Allen Poe's the Raven?

Her brother in law

Who published Anne Bradstreet's works?

Powhatan

Who was Pocahontas' father?

William Bradford

Who was the first governor of the Pilgrim colony?

James Fenimore Cooper

Who was the first great American novelist?

They didn't support the war

Why did John Woolman and some other Quakers refuse to pay taxes?

White's quarrel about religion, God didn't give his tribe knowledge of the bible, They have their own religion

Why do Red Jacket and his tribe reject Christianity?

He believes his religious principles should come first

Why does John Woolman object to participating in the French and Indian War?

They are being wasteful of God's creation and killing wildlife

Why is Natty Bumppo upset in Chapter XXII?