Colonial Literature Unit Review

Question 1

True or false: Cultural conflict was absent in colonial literature.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

American Colonial literature mostly happened in...

Accepted Answer

1600s

Question 3

What was the purpose of colonial writings?

Accepted Answer

Historical record and persuasion

Question 4

What was specifically emphasized in William Bradford's writing?

Accepted Answer

God's providence

Question 5

True or false: Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Why was Anne Bradstreet's poetry controversial?

Accepted Answer

Women weren't supposed to write

Question 7

Which theme(s) were part of colonial writing? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Cultural conflict, Divine providence, Leadership and governance, Survival and adaptation

Question 8

Who published Anne Bradstreet's writing?

Accepted Answer

Her brother-in-law

Question 9

Captain John Smith's writings helped what?

Accepted Answer

Future colonization in the New World

Question 10

John Smith's writing style was...

Accepted Answer

Self-satisfied & grandiose

Question 11

Cabeza de Vaca's Writings were important because

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 12

What theme is prominent in Anne Bradstreet's poetry?

Accepted Answer

Faith and loss

Question 13

True or False: Anne Bradstreet was on the Mayflower

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

How did Bradford view Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

With cooperation

Question 15

Which figure emphasized colonization opportunities?

Accepted Answer

John Smith

Question 16

Which author focused on material loss?

Accepted Answer

Anne Bradstreet

Question 17

Colonial Literature started as:

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 18

Who wrote 'Of Plymouth Plantation'?

Accepted Answer

William Bradford

Question 19

William Bradford frequently _______________ to Biblical stories in his writings.

Accepted Answer

alluded

Question 20

Who wrote colonial literature?

Accepted Answer

Colonists

Question 21

What is William Bradford's writing style most known for?

Accepted Answer

plain style

Question 22

True or false: Smith's writing was purely for historical record purposes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

True or False: John Smith was a fan of hyperbole...

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What is Colonial Literature?

Accepted Answer

Writings from the accounts of people living in the Colonial Period

Question 25

In Bradstreet's "On the Burning of Our House," what does the speaker criticize herself for doing?

Accepted Answer

Caring about her earthly possessions too much

Question 26

Anne Bradstreet's poetry is...

Accepted Answer

about everyday subjects (home & family), About the rigors of colonial life

Question 27

How did faith shape colonial writers' views?

Accepted Answer

It guided their writings & beliefs

Question 28

True or false: Puritanism influenced colonial writings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What does 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' discuss?

Accepted Answer

Divine wrath

Question 30

Cabeza de Vaca writings were ______

Accepted Answer

about survival & adventure

Question 31

How did Cabeza de Vaca adapt?

Accepted Answer

Through cooperation with Native Americans

Question 32

In the poem, why does Bradstreet say that it was "right" for her house to burn?

Accepted Answer

because it belonged to God and not her

Question 33

In Anne Bradstreet's "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House..." Who is the Architect in the extended metaphor?

Accepted Answer

God

Question 34

In "Upon the Burning of Our House," Anne Bradstreet learns...

Accepted Answer

Her treasure is in Heaven

Question 35

True or false: The American Dream was absent in colonial times.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

Cabeza de Vaca's writings show Native Americans as...

Accepted Answer

Fellow humans.

Colonial Literature Unit Review

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Colonial Literature Unit Review

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