What makes something objective, like in an objective summary?

You are only using what you've read to describe something.

According to Plymouth Plantation, what grave threat do Puritans have to deal with in their first year in America?

Disease and starvation kills half of them.

In what ways was "The World on the Turtle's Back" similar to the Biblical creation story?

Brothers fighting/tree/battle between good and evil.

A universal truth about life or human nature.

What is noteworthy about Anne Bradstreet?

She was the first American female poet.

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Am. Lit Unit 1&2 Review Spring 2022

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1
Why did most Puritans immigrate to America in the 1600's?
So they could worship freely.
To establish a successful tobacco buisness.
To extend Catholicism to the New World.
To exercise their right to free speech without persecution.
2
What makes something objective, like in an objective summary?
You are using background knowledge and prior information to write it.
You are only using what you've read to describe something.
You are aware of the content.
You are using textual evidence to back up your claims.
3
In Dark Places, what female traits do writers of captivity narratives focus on?
Arrogant, ignorant
Helpless, vulnerable
Pity, despair
Courageous, resilient
4
What literary period occured between 1620-1750?
Puritan
Realism
Native American
Gothic
5
According to Plymouth Plantation, what grave threat do Puritans have to deal with in their first year in America?
Disease and starvation kills half of them.
Attacked by nearby French settlers who want their land.
England cut ties with them and have no supplies/support.
Frequently at war with other Native Americans.
6
In what ways was "The World on the Turtle's Back" similar to the Biblical creation story?
It is not similar to a Biblical creation story.
They each have Adam and Eve as the first people.
They both celebrate Jesus as a savior.
Brothers fighting/tree/battle between good and evil.
7
What is theme?
The main idea of a passage.
The author's mood throughout a piece.
A sentence in an essay that foreshadows the rest of the essay.
A universal truth about life or human nature.
8
What do all Native American mythologies have in common?
Fighting over land
Creation stories
All written down
Animals
9
How does Rowlandson use metaphors to characterize her captors?
Calls them heathens.
Calls them animals.
Calls them clowns.
Calls them monsters.
10
What is noteworthy about Anne Bradstreet?
She published her first poem at 10 years old.
She was held in captivity by Native Americans.
She won a Nobel Peace Prize.
She was the first American female poet.

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