Unit 1.1: Literature of Settlement (American Literature)

a genre of works that relate to the capture, suffering, escape, or rescue of the narrator, told in first-person

an author's attitude toward a subject

arguments intended to appeal to a person's logical, emotional, or ethical sensibilities

"You see by what strange means God . . . delivered it" embodies what theme of seventeenth century literature?

references to the writings of ancient Greece or Rome

Who led the Puritan colony at Massachusetts Bay and recorded their first two decades of existence?

In John Smith's Description, his encouragment to convert poor savages showed an appeal to what kind of motivation?

recurring narrative elements that appear in stories across cultures and that speak to universal human experiences

Who survived a massacre and wrote the first and most notable Indian-captivity narrative?

What had to occur before a distinctly American literature could exist?

Which is not a relationship Winthrop refers to in describing civil liberty?

What is the unexpected result of Captain Smith's capture?

The primary purpose of the literature of early America was entertainment.

What was the main motive behind the early migrations to New England?

writing intended to instruct

the author's reason for writing

According to Winthrop, what kind of liberty does man share with the animals?

an author's word choice

What biblical allusions does Bradford use in contrast to the lack of hope the colonists felt?

Through whom did the Iroquois lineage pass?

Toward the end of the eighteenth century, what is true about most writers?

According to How the World Began, what kind of plant grew in the center of the world?

What did Good Mind use to "create" the animals?

In the Constitution of the Five Nations, the Tree of Great Long Leaves is a symbol of what?

Who was the first Native American achaeologist?

personal preferences that inhibit one from seeing the potential value of others' judgments

What is the primary focus of John Winthrop's Journal?

Who was Plymouth Plantation's chief legal, judicial, and executi've counselor; and a Separatist?

Mary Rowlandson's captivity took place during what Indian War?

thesis or assertion one makes or a position that one takes about a topic

an account of a historical event with characters who are real people

Which of the following not one of the nonreligious motives for immigration to the New World?

Deism maintained that the solution to man's problems in human _______ rather than supernatural revelation of the Bible.

What is Rowlandson's response to discovering what happened to her daughter's body?

Who is respected as an expert on Indian affairs as well as an archaeologist and historian specializing in the Iroquois?

a story that uses supernatural forces or beings to explain an aspect of life or the natural world

the process of presenting claims and providing reasons to support those claims

main idea of the text

Besides his knowledge of the Scriptures, what other training strongly influenced John Winthrop's content and style?

a system of beliefs and values through which one views the world

the way a story is told, or the position from which the narrator presents story elements

Rowlandon's work is a good example of what?

references to people, places, events, or passages form the Bible

references to people, places, events, or works of literature

a description of a culture's idea of how the world and its inhabitants came to be

In Of Plymouth Plantation, what is Bradford's attitude toward the death of the young man who is first to be thrown over?

What substance did Good Mind use to create man in "How the World Began"?

The Iroquois constitution provided a model for the U.S. Constitution.

the interpretation of events, people, places, and ceremonies on the Old Testament as prefiguring New Testament realities

Colonial literature naturally reflected writers' interests and concerns. The earliest writers wrote mostly about what?

Which is not a way that Rowlandson's account is one of the most representative works of the seventeenth century?

Which is not a difference between the creation of men-beings in"How the World Began" and the biblical creation account?

Who was a true adventurer and wrote the earliest significant accounts of the Virginia and New England settlements?

Which is an accurate description of Rowlandson's narrative?

Once the colonists were established, the subject matter of literature became predominantly what?

evidence; essential to establishing the validity of a claim