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American Literature Midterm Review
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1
We read an autobiography by this author
Johnathan Edwards
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
2
Which statement is true about autobiographies
They are written by using background research
They are objective
They are subjective
They are secondary sources
3
Which of the following is NOT one of the values of the Puritan work ethic?
hard work
politeness
self-improvement
frugality
4
Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God is an example of a/an
oral tradition
treatise
oratory
poem
5
What characterizes Puritan Plain Style?
relates subject to God
Short direct statements and relates to God
highly emotional speech
short, direct statements
6
Romanticism focuses on all of the following EXCEPT
nature
intuition
logic
imagination
7
Transcendentalists saw people as connected to God and _____________ through a universal soul
logic
each other
nature
the Bible
8
Origin myths are used for all of the following purposes EXCEPT
to explain natural landmarks
to explain what will happen in the future
to explain traditions and customs
to explain events beyond human control
9
All of the following are Romantic writers EXCEPT
Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ben Franklin
Washington Irving
10
which of the following is not a Native American value?
monotheistic religion (one God)
peace
hospitality
friendship
11
How would a Transcendentalist seek the answer to a question of morality?
God and the Bible
nature and intuition
none of the above
logic and reason
12
Which of the following are classified as Gothic characteristics?
psychological turmoil
all of the above
supernatural elements
dark, dreary settings
13
Ben Franklin's aphorisms fall under
Oral Tradition
Early National Lit
Romanticism
Puritan writing
14
The main purpose of a sermon is to
explain religious stories
give religious instruction
receive answers to prayers
question the clergy
15
Where would a Puritan seek answers about morality?
advice from a friend
rational thought
experience
God and the Bible
16
Which best characterizes writing during the Revolution
imaginative and idealistic
political
philosophical
biblical
17
Early National Lit is characterized by
a focus on God
gothic elements
intuition
logic and reason
18
Which group of people are associated with oral tradition?
Native Americans
Dark Romantics
Transcendentalists
Puritans
19
Which of the following are classified as 18th century writers?
Pilgrims
writers of the Declaration of Independence
Puritans
Irving and Poe
20
The Enlightenment or Age of Reason took place in the
16th century
15th century
17th century
18th century
21
Puritan writing focuses on
psychological torment
rational ways of living
everyday things with a connection to God
inner feelings and intuition
