PRHS Spehar English 11 Midterm Review Questions

Stories that were passed from one generation to the next as they were told in households and in tribal ceremonies.

Where did Edwards think people were predestined to go?

Someone who has a great degree of intellect or knowledge and uses it to play tricks, disobey rules, and defy convention.

Edwards was one out of how many children?

On the expedition, one of Cabeza de Vaca's men stole a small dog from a Native American.

Cabeza de Vaca was a ____________ explorer.

After living among Native Americans for six years, Cabeza de Vaca and ____ other survivor(s) headed south and then west.

Who did Jonathan Edwards preach with during The Great Awakening?

In what way did Anne Bradstreet write?

What was one of Anne Bradstreet’s most used literary devices?

When did Cabeza De Vaca and the other three surviving members of his original party set out for Mexico?

Which literary term refers to the “feel” of a piece of writing. To the meaning of “style” or “voice” in writing?

Which of the following describes Anne Bradstreet?

Which literary term refers to the reversal of the normal order of words and phrases in a sentence?

A form of communication where knowledge ideas and cultural works is transmitted verbally from generation to generation.

In Native American myths, what are some examples of possible tricksters?

Anne Bradstreet had 13 children, how many survived?

An unequal sway in favor of or against an idea or thing, usually in a way that is closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair.

Mary Rowlandson was born in North America.

Which literary term refers to a contradiction that resolves to reveal a deeper meaning behind a contradiction?

Which literary term refers to a myth that describes the origin of some feature of the natural or social world?

What higher power do Native Americans believe in?

What was Jonathan edwards?

Which literary term refers to one that practices magic?

What is Anne Bradstreet most famous for?

__________ stressed predestination, the belief that only a select few chosen by God would be saved.

In Native American mythology, which animal held the world on it's back?

It is the duty of humanity to maintain a balance within their natural world.

Johnathan Edwards was not missionary to Native Americans.

What year did Whitefield join with Jonthan Edwards to spark a religious revival that swept New England?

In 1528, he was shipwrecked off the _______ coast.

Which literary term refers to the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry?

Cabeza De Vaca was a member of a __________ expedition.

What animal brings death into the world when he realizes the earth will be too crowded if everyone lives forever?

What does A World on a Turtle's Back explain?

What is the belief that each family group, or clan, descended from or had a strong connection to a particular animal?

Native Americans had a written language system.

Which literary term refers to a depiction of an animal or plant that gives a family its name?

Cabeza de Vaca wrote an 8 year oddesy called _______________.

Cabeza de Vaca ended his expedition where?

What story did Cabeza de Vaca write?

What tells how the world and humans came to exist?

What was a backlash against what many believed was a church that had grown far too lenient?

What two poems did Anne Bradstreet write?

A reference to something else. It’s when a writer mentions another work, or refers to a part of the current work.

During The Great Awakening, Edwards wrote important theological works including which of the following?

Which literary term refers to an attitude that something is the case, or that some proposition about the world is true?

Where did Anne Bradstreet grow up?

A term referring to the language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader.

What does Cabeza de Vaca mean?

In Native American Myths, animals and humans are ____________?

What was a recurring theme in Anne Bradstreet's poems?

When was Anne Bradstreet born?

Which literary term refers to a metaphor that is extended in great detail?

Which literary term refers to a pair of consecutive lines of poetry that create a complete thought or idea?

What happened to Mosquito’s brothers?

Cabeza de Vaca was the only explorer who returned to Spain.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Native Americans and animals?

At what age did Jonathan Edwards graduate from yale?

How many years did Cabeza de Vaca spend in the Gulf region of present-day Texas?

Cabeza de Vaca took a barge to what is now ____________.

Which literary term refers to a word or phrase repeating?

Which literary term refers to a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it?

Mary Rowlandson’s wrote about her being kept in captivity?

Mary Rowlandson had a positive experience in captivity.

Which of the following is NOT a description of a creation myth?

A term referring to a common figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating two unrelated things.

When was Mary Rowlandson born?

What college did Edwards become president of shortly before his death?

The belief that everything that will happen has already been decided by God or fate and can't be changed.

Which literary term refers to the five senses to add depth of detail to your writing?

While Cabeza de Vaca lead 600 men on an exploration, only _____ (including him) survived.

Cabeza de Vaca was Appointed _____________ of Spanish posts in Portugal

Who captured Mary Rowlandson in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson?

A term referring to the person telling the story that determines the point of view the audience will experience.

Mary Rowlandson referred to biblical characters instead of real people?

Which literary term refers to the art of persuasion?

In The Sky Tree, why did the sky tree fall?

A classic or legendary story that often focuses on a certain hero or event and explains mysteries with no basis in fact.

What poems or poem did Anne Bradstreet write?