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Eve's Apology, Plague Year, & Pilgrim's Progress (Review)
Eve's Apology, Plague Year, & Pilgrim's Progress (Review)
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In "The Pilgrim's Progress," why does Pliable leave Christian in the Slough of Despond?
...he is afraid of the journey being too difficult to accomplish.
...he is too depressed to continue.
...he misses his wife and children.
...he has just remembered something he left at home.
2
A central idea of the excerpt from "A Journal of the Plague Year" is
the people of London have become hardened and apathetic.
the rules forbidding people to visit burial pits are cruel and unnecessary.
the plague made use of rituals of civilized society meaningless.
the authorities have been callous in the treatment of mourners.
3
Defoe's account of the plague seems like an eyewitness account because Defoe mentions
important people he encounters.
concrete details he observes.
religious meanings he perceives.
ordinary pleasures he enjoys.
4
What was Adam's job in the world?
To be governor of the world
To be no body
To be King
To be the Tree planter
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How did basing “Eve's Apology in Defense of Women” on a biblical story affect the audience?
It limited her audience to Puritans.
It was easily understood by everyone.
Only theologians could understand it.
Puritans could not easily understand it.
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What does Lanier (the author) want to accomplish in her poem, "Eve's Apology in Defense of Women?"
to correct a misunderstood passage of the Bible.
the unfair treatment of women in society.
to investigate the relationship of Adam and Ev.
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Pilgrim's Progress
oxymoron
euphemism
paradox
allegory
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Who wrote
A Journal of the Plague Year?
Jonathan Swift
Daniel Defoe
Voltaire
Samuel Johnson
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Who is the main character of Pilgrim's Progress?
Christian
Evangelist
King
Pliable
10
Because of the plague, how was London changed?
Sorrow sat upon every face as people awaited for death
Mouners couldn't grieve in fear of catching the plaque
Worry was widespread- people looked out families' health 1st
Frequent shrieks of pain echoed the streets of the dead
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Who wrote "Eve's Apology in defense of women"?
George Herbert
Margaret Cavendish
Amelia Lanier
John Donne
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What does the background information from "The Pilgrim's Progress," of Christian's goal of the Celestial City symbolize?
...Heaven.
...a big city.
...Chicago.
...London.
13
How were the victims of the plague disposed of?
cremated
buried
in a pit
left lying in the streets.
14
Which of the following motives best describes Lanier's use of the biblical story of Adam and Eve in "Eve's Apology...
...to draw on a traditional story to strengthen her argument.
...to teach the reader something about the Bible.
...to evoke biblical imagery to give her statement a religious tone.
...to retell a traditional story to entertain the reader.
15
Reformers, such as Lanier, use traditional stories to
popularize Bible stories and fables.
make it appear that God is on their side.
make their ideas more familiar.
give their ideas a religious flavor.
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How did basing “Eve's Apology in Defense of Women” on a biblical story affect the audience?
It limited her audience to Puritans.
Puritans could not easily understand it.
Only theologians could understand it.
It was easily understood by everyone.
17
Who wrote Pilgrim's Progress?
john bunyan
john milton
john knox
william carey
18
To make his account of the plague believable, Defoe includes many
names and quotations.
similes and metaphors.
numbers and measures.
signs and symptoms.
