What were the principal values and ideals of the Pilgrims?
Question 1 options:
pride, piety, and laziness
courage, pride, and honesty
none of the above
piety, courage, and industry
Question 2 (2 points)
The literary style of Pilgrim writing can best be described as
Question 2 options:
epic
plain
poetic
symbolic
Question 3 (2 points)
The lives and writings of the Puritans were greatly influenced by
Question 3 options:
Pilgrim's Progress
The Odyssey
The Old Testament
The entire Bible
Question 4 (2 points)
Bradford's account describes primarily
Question 4 options:
the savagery of the natives
His own piety
God's relationship to the emigrants
the many hardships faced by early American settlers
Question 5 (2 points)
Bradford feels that the death of the "profane" seaman is attributable to
Question 5 options:
Satan
Divine retribution
Cancer
Alcoholism
Question 6 (2 points)
Once Squanto acts as interpreter and the Puritans are able to communicate with the Indians, they proceed to
Question 6 options:
hold friendly conversations
exchange gifts
draw up a peace treaty
all of the above
Question 7 (2 points)
"Then while we live, in love let's so persever
That when we live no more, we may live ever."
Which statement best summarizes the message of the final couplet in Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband?
Question 7 options:
Let us stop loving one another so that we can love one another in heaven.
Let us enjoy the love we have, because it is going to end soon.
Let us continue to love one another so that we can reach heaven.
Let us love now, because there will be no love in the afterlife.
Question 8 (2 points)
In "Upon the Burning of Our House,"Anne Bradstreet discovers the fire when
Question 8 options:
she smells smoke
she awakens to cries of "Fire!"
her children scream for help
she hears the fire engines
Question 9 (2 points)
As her house burns, Bradstreet reminds herself that
Question 9 options:
It belonged not to her, but to God
Too many possessions are burdensome
God is punishing her
Her husband will build her a new one
Question 10 (2 points)
The phrase "my hope and treasure lies above" describes
Question 10 options:
her books going up in smoke
the valuables hidden in the attic
the ghost of her dead father
her vision of the afterlife
Question 11 (2 points)
Like many Puritan writers, Bradstreet expresses
Question 11 options:
a compulsion to save souls
love of God despite great hardships
a desire for material possessions
intolerance of other religions
Question 12 (2 points)
In his sermon, Edwards mainly taps into his audience's fear of
Question 12 options:
associating with sinners
their minister's wrath
burning forever in a fiery pit
floods and other natural disasters
Question 13 (2 points)
When Edwards refers to the "unconverted persons in his congregation," he chiefly addresses the
Question 13 options:
parishioners who don't want Edwards as their leader
members who do not accept Christ as their Savior
men and women who do not believe in God
church visitors who are followers of other religions
Question 14 (2 points)
According to Edwards' sermon, the only thing that has saved his listeners from Hell is God's
Question 14 options:
love
compassion
hand
wrath
Question 15 (2 points)
Edwards' purpose in delivering this sermon is to
Question 15 options:
jolt his congregation into mending their ways and seeking salvation
give such a memorable speech that his congregation will never forget him
dominate his congregation and maintain his position in the church
frighten listeners so much that they never return to church