English 3 Tests 1-4
"I know not what course others may take..." (Patrick Henry)
"... but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
"These are the times that..." (Thomas Paine)
"... try men's souls."
Irving's work that has been called the world's most popular short story...
"Rip Van Winkle"
Americans consider this a second national anthem
"Yankee Doodle"
one dominant theme in early American writing was the meaning of...
America/ the New World
"To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Anne Bradstreet
"Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666"
Anne Bradstreet
God's word; the Bible
Christianity
self-law
Cosmic Humanism
The Raven
Edgar Alla Poe
The Bells
Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
The Oval Portrait
Edgar Allan Poe
Who was considered the most romantic of the Romantic writers?
Edgar Allan Poe
Theism: the world is as_________
God planned it
the Koran; Shari'a Law
Islam
America's first major novelist, who set his most popular novels on the frontier
James Fenimore Cooper
The Deerslayer
James Fenimore Cooper
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
the earliest Revolutionary song, "Liberty Song" , was written by...
John Dickinson
The General History
John Smith
first man to "advertise" permanent settlement in America
John Smith
"Sarah Pierrepont"
Jonathan Edwards
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Jonathan Edwards
preached during the "Great Awakening"
Jonathan Edwards
Man is god (highest form of evolution)
Naturalism
Marxism/Leninism/ Communism Secular Humanism Atheists
Naturalism
when Andrew Jackson left the presidency in 1837, he warned Americans against the internal conflict between...
North and South
the first book published in America
The Bay Psalm Book
"These are the times that try men's souls" is a line from...
The Crisis, Number 1
first American "best seller"
The Day of Doom
Christianity Islam Judaism
Theism
God is god
Theism
Cosmic Humanism Scientology Wicca
Transcendentalism
I am god
Transcendentalism
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
The Devil and Tom Walker
Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
writer who used legends and folklore to illustrate American character types
Washington Irving
Of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
American poet who spoke of a new "religion of nature"
William Cullen Bryant
To a Waterfowl
William Cullen Bryant
to give up officially
abdicate
"Nearly napping" is an example of....
alliteration (internal rhyme)
"In these labors my only solace and relief were in thinking of the sufferings of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, and in the blood He shed for me...." is an example of...
allusion
"Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed by a kiss" is an example of...
allusion
a historical person, place, event or work of literature that an author puts into his/her work ant expects the reader to recognize
allusion
this virtue was not listed in B. Franklin's notebook
ambition
friendship
amity
when we first meet Natty Bumppo in The Pioneers, he is..
an old man
compare two similar situations by implying that the outcome of one will resemble the outcome of the other
analogy
to attach
annex
a terse, pointed, memorable statement expressing some wise or clever observations about life
aphorism
before the colonies and England went to war, the Americans did not fight with...
blockades
Phillis Wheatly's poem characterized George Washington as...
brave and virtuous
divine
celestial
to criticize severly
censure
about 1800, American literature shifted from...
classic to romantic
the primary purpose of "The Raven" is to....
confirm the speakers fears
to manage cleverly
contrive
the changes in the Declaration made by the Continental Congress were mainly...
deletions
tyranny
despotism
did not happen between 1789 and 1837
destruction of diverse political factions
pleading
entreaty
Anne Bradstreet's poetry is mainly about...
everyday subjects such as home and family
to minimize the seriousness of
extenuate
The Declaration of Independence makes clear that the colonists' war with England is a reasonable affair
false
B. Franklin made a list of 20 virtues he wanted to cultivate
false (13)
at the end of his life, B. Franklin was satisfied he had mastered all of the virtues
false (did not master them)
Crevecoeur states that people who moved from Europe to America led happier lives in Europe
false (in America)
The Declaration blames the people of England for the war
false (the king)
Benjamin Franklin found his older brother a kind, considerate employer
false (selfish, prideful)
when John Smith wrote "But here I cannot but stay and make a pause..." he is using what point of view?
first person
story told by one of the characters in his or her own words
first person point of view
before he enters the Usher mansion, the narrator notes "a barely perceptible fissure" in the building; this is and example of...
foreshadowing
four reasons why people came to the New World
gold, land , adventure, religious freedom
the three Puritan beliefs that were prevalent in their writings
grace, divine mission, plainness
"Abortion kills something that is alive because dead things dont..."
grow
Of Plymouth Plantation is an example of
historical writing
P. Wheatly's poem does not use...
homely diction
the Hurons admire Deerslayer because he is...
honorable
in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", the author intends to make his hearers feel all of the following except: (fear, remorse, guilt, hopelessness)
hopelessness
the mood that is sustained throughout "The Fall of the House of Usher" is..
horror
the narrator in "The Devil and Tom Walker" calls Tom's wife a ''termagant" meaning...
ill-tempered
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters..." is an example of...
imagery
disrespectful towards God
impious
a major theme in the Leatherstocking Tales is...
in the wilderness, humanity can recover the virtues society corrupts
unable to be removed or transferred
inalienable
gentle treatment; tolerance
indulgence
too great to be measured
inestimable
T. Paine and P. Henry believed the revolution was...
inevitable
a person who has no religious beliefs
infidel
classicism does not emphasize...
innovation over tradition
Puritans wrote mainly for...
inspiration and instruction
"There was a young man always contemning the poor in their sickness, telling them he hoped to cast them overboard before journey's end. God did smite him with grievous diseases and he was the first thrown overboard..." is an example of...
irony
the three types of writing most used in early American literature
journals, poetry, biographies, speeches
three inalienable rights
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
example of internal conflict
man v. himself
example of external conflict
man v. nature/ man v. man
Irving's dominant tone in describing Mrs. Walker's absence is...
matter-of-fact
in Letters from an American Farmer, the author emphasizes America as a...
melting pot
"The Lord is my Shepherd..." is an example of...
metaphor
the word that Crevecoeur uses most often to describe America and Americans
new
did not happen between 1763 and 1789
numerous writers published popular American novels
the tactic used in drawing up the long list of complaints in the Declaration is to blame the grievances on...
one man
in order to become morally perfect, B. Franklin tried to concentrate on...
one virtue per week
in "The Bells" this poetic device is most important
onomatopoeia
the Age of Reason emphasized
order and moderation
Cotton Mather's writing, "If such a Renowned Chemist, as Querectanus, with a whole Tribe of Laborers in the Fire..." can be described as...
ornate
use of phrases, clauses, or sentences that are similar or complementary in structure or in meaning
parallelism
figure of speech in which something non-human is given human characteristics
personification
P. Henry's speech was an example of...
persuasion
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is and example of...
persuasive writing
"To Helen" can most accurately be described as a...
poetic concept of the ideal woman
a persons' descendants
posterity
rule or principle
precept
the aphorisms in Poor Richard's Almanac have all the following except: (brevity, wit, common sense, public concern)
public concern
in the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, T. Jefferson's tone is...
reasonable
"Quoth the raven 'Nevermore" is an example of...
refrain
to renew or give life to
regenerate
most American writers of the Revolutionary Period were least concerned with
religion
as he grows old and fearful, Tom becomes...
religious bigot
B Franklin's list of virtues does not include items concerning...
religious observances
restating key ideas or points
repetition
question that suggests its own answer or that does not require an answer at all
rhetorical question
Patrick Henry's oratory makes effective use of...
rhetorical questions
writing that holds up to ridicule or contempt the weaknesses and wrongdoings of individuals, groups, institutions, or society in general
satire
a second theme in early American writing
self-transformation
"Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead..." is an example of...
simile
when Johnathan Edwards begs his congregation to "fly out of Sodom" he suggests they all are...
sinners
four ways a newborn baby is different from a fetus
size level of development environment degree of dependency
the long paragraph deleted from the Declaration was mainly about
slave trade
both T. Paine and P. Henry felt that the British were treating the colonists like...
slaves
the southerners during early America wrote mainly about
society and nature
comfort
solace
Thomas Paine wrote The Crisis, Number 1 for...
soldiers in the American army
"... they were not a little joyful..." is an example of...
style
B. Franklin ended the apprenticeship to his brother by...
taking advantage of a loophole in his indentures
earthly
temporal
"To a Waterfowl" ends with a clear comparison between...
the "Power" that guides the bird and the "Power" that leads human beings
the Declaration of Independence came into being because of
the Continental Congress
Romanticism emphasized the emotions and...
the individual
the flight of the line bird in "To a Waterfowl" symbolizes
the journey through life all people make
when John Smith wrote "But it pleased God before they came half seas over..." he was using what point of view?
third person limited
the excerpt from "Sarah Peirrepont" is a...
tribute to Pierrepont's state of grace
B. Franklin fell asleep in a Quaker meeting house on his first day in Philadelphia
true
B. Franklin's brother was imprisoned for a political opinion expressed in his newspaper
true
Crevecoeur states that one day Americans will cause great changes in the world
true
The Declaration cites a long list of abuses that have lead to war
true
Transcendentalism: the world is as_________
we believe it to be
Naturalism: the world is as_________
we see it
P. Henry's speech implies that the Virgina House of Burgesses had members who...
were happy with the way things were