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Early American Poetry: Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley
Early American Poetry: Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley
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1
What surprised O. Equiano the most when he arrived to Barbados?
seeing houses built with bricks
seeing men riding on horseback
women in leadership roles
celebrating each night
2
What does "flogged" mean?
dancing with clogs
beating repeatedly
brawling intensely
yelling ferociously
3
Almanacs, during colonial times, contained information dealing with proverbs and _____.
British tea etiquette
letters
dating tips
aphorisms
4
What is Equiano's main point regarding the brutality of slavery?
It separates husbands from wives and children from children.
It degrades the humanity of the slave and the slave owner.
It takes a rare individual to stand up and denounce slavery.
The life of a slave is worth fifteen pounds sterling.
5
What type of genre is Equiano's excerpt in our book?
personal narrative
poem
personal essay
exposé
6
Who is Aurora as referenced in Wheatley's poem?
goddess of dawn
goddess of rainbows
goddess of art
goddess of painting
7
Which word fits best: "She was so ______ in school that her teacher called her
seraphic
."
offensive
loud
angelic
interesting
8
Who was Phillis Wheatley's main instructor of English?
A tutor of John Wheatley
John Wheatley's mother
John Wheatley's wife
John Wheatley's daughter
9
Equiano asks, "Is not this one of the many acts...which call for redress?" What is "redress"?
formal attire
remedy of a wrong
monetary compensation
a sense of purpose
10
Which Wheatley poem contains more figurative language?
"Celestial Train"
"To S.M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works"
"On Being Brought from Africa to America"
"Huswifery"
11
Equiano was born in ________.
Nigeria
Benin
Ghana
Congo
12
Who exactly is S.M. as titled in her poem?
Silas Mariner
John Wheatley
Steven Marshall
Scipio Moorhead
13
In "To S.M., a Young African Painter..." what are the "deathless glories" upon which S.M. views
the rewards of Heaven
the enduring works of art
inspirational stories from mythology
the virtues of being a devoted Christian
14
Olaudah Equiano's other appellation is ...
Phillis Wheatley
George Vassa
Gustavus Vassa
Gustavus Wheatley
15
What type of figur. lang: "...it corrupts the milk of the human kindness and turns it to gall."
a metaphor
a simile
hyperbole
an allusion
16
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
was published in ______.
1789
1786
1788
1787
17
Phillis Wheatley wrote her first poem at the age of ______.
20
14
13
18
18
Which author had the shorter life span?
B. Franklin
A. Bradstreet
P. Wheatley
O. Equiano
19
What seems to be Wheatley's purpose in "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?
to admit how spiritually lost she had been before America
to distance herself from the many gods of Africa
to criticize those who associate Africans with Cain
to declare that converted Africans are valuable to society
20
Phillis Wheatley died around the age of ______.
30
50
20
40
