Mid-year English 11 American Literature Review

Who is known as the father of American literature?

Anne Bradstreet, a Puritan poet, wrote about a burning house. What did her speaker do as the house burned?

At the end of the play, Abigail Williams...

Jefferson appeals to _____ when he uses emotionally-charged language like "ravaged our shores."

In this Iroquois story, what was the sacred object that stood at the center of the world?

"weak and weary" is an example of alliteration and also...

Elizabeth Proctor was hanged for witchcraft.

Puritans believed all of the following except...

Jefferson appeals to _____ by using inductive and deductive reasoning, as well as specific evidence, in the DOI.

Edgar Allan Poe earned fame for which poem?

One theory is that the Salem witch hysteria was caused by a contaminated rye crop.

Which Transcendental writer ended up in jail for refusing to pay his poll tax in protest of slavery?

Who lived by a pond for two years as a kind of experiment?

Who wrote, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately"?

Who wrote "Nature" and described himself as a "transparent eyeball"?

Because Reverend Hale changes throughout the play, he is considered a DYNAMIC character.

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson appeals to _____ when he describes the patience of the colonists.

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in the 1950's because...

Native American stories often emphasized what?

The Puritans feared the Devil caused...

"The Black Cat" includes the following elements of gothic literature EXCEPT...

Eventually, Rev. Hale "quits" the Salem court because he sees it as corrupt.

"But the silence was unbroken/and the darkness gave no token" is an example of...

The Puritans felt confident in God's salvation. They knew they would be saved if they believed in God.

Abigail Williams was the hero of The Crucible.

Arthur Miller considered McCarthyism a witch hunt because...

We know that the Iroquois valued balance because of what story element(s)?

"While I nodded nearly napping..." is an example of...

Factors contributing to the witch trials likely included all of the following except...

All of the following are principles of Transcendentalism EXCEPT...

During the 1950's, Senator McCarthy accused many people of...

Like "The Raven," "The Black Cat" is an example of...

What literary device is evident when Elizabeth Proctor lies in court to protect her husband's name?

Literature of the 1600's primarily included all of the following except...

Among the accused "witches" in Salem were all of the following except...

Of the following literature units, which one did you enjoy the most? (No right answer here)

Why was Poor Richard's Almanack important?

Poe was a trailblazer of the following genres EXCEPT...

All of the following authors are considered writers of Dark Romanticism EXCEPT...

The World on the Turtle's Back is an origin story for which Native people?

What content was typically published in Poor Richard's Almanack?

Of the following types of writing, which one did you enjoy the most?

What major historical event took place during the Age of Reason?

Aristotle proposed that when we argue, a speaker appeals to the audience in different ways, including...

The raven most likely symbolizes...

John Proctor said all of the following EXCEPT...

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards does all of the following except...

Who wrote, "Our lives are frittered away by detail...simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!"

Which founding father published Poor Richard's Almanack?

The Salem witch trials occurred...

The ancient Greek, Aristotle, defined "rhetoric" as...

What are you most interested in doing during the 2nd half of the year?