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America's Beginnings
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A #english introduction to America's Beginnings.
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1
Rowlandson gets help from the Native Americans in exchange for
gathering wood
cooking
sewing and knitting
hunting
2
"The Coyote and the Buffalo" is what type of story?
a battle myth
A myth
a trickster tale
A creation myth
3
Equiano is permanently separated from his sister when?
moments before Equiano is taken aboard the ship
after a brief reunion at the seacoast
immediately after they are abducted from their home
on the morning of their third day in captivity
4
Buffalo Bull gives Coyote the youngest cow to
make him go away
make peace with him
thank him for his help
trick him into leaving
5
Rowlandson primarily musters her strength to survive from
the desire to eventually avenge the death of her child
a desire to tell her gruesome and compelling story
the medicine that a Native American gives her
her belief in God's plan for her and the other settlers
6
A creation myth does all of the following EXCEPT...
instill a sense of awe toward the mystery of the universe
explains the workings of the natural world
explains how the universe, earth, and life began
explains why trickster tales came to be
7
Trickster stories have all of the following characteristics except
love
deciet
violence
magic
8
Native American literature was handed down through
computers
documents
oral tradition
written stories
9
Bradford's description of the Native Americans is
careless and indifferent
full of admiration
full of disdain, fear, and respect
full of guilt for taking their land
10
True or False : Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan
True
False
11
What surprises Coyote after he kicks Buffalo Bull’s skull?
rain comes from a cloudless sky
trees pop up in front of him
buffalo bull comes up behind him
young buffalo runs toward him
12
In the "Narrative of Captivity," Mary Rowlandson's MAIN intention is to...
show how her experience revealed God's purpose
arouse hatred for the Wampanoag
gain wealth from a best-selling book
shed light on another culture
13
The starving time explains the pilgrims as
selfless
selfish
unpredictable
ungodly
14
According to Bradford, the Pilgrims regard their voyage to the new world as
both a physical and spiritual journey
only a physical journey
neither a physical or spiritual journey
only a spiritual journey
15
From your notes which of these is a fundamental value to the Native Americans?
wealth
conservation
death
wellness
16
What do the Puritans believe kept them safe from harm in America?
the weakness of the Native American tribes
God's intervention
quarantining those that were sick
local food and medication
17
According to Bradford, the first Pilgrims arrive safely...
at Plymouth Rock
near the Hudson River
at Boston
at Cape Cod
18
The author of "Of Plymouth Plantation" is
Mary Rowlandson
John Smith
William Bradford
Anne Bradstreet
19
What are the pilgrims most thankful for at the first Thanksgiving
the arrival of more people in America
their treaty with the Indians
their winter supply of food
those who have died
20
Why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth?
he tree has been growing forever.
His wife wants some flowers.
He wants to make his pregnant wife happy
He wants to escape the Sky-World.
21
In this trickster tale, Coyote’s request to smoke allows him time to plan. This action shows
that he is clever
that he is violent
that he is greedy
that he is moral
22
What does Bradstreet criticize herself for doing
over valuing material possessions
caring too much about God
not worrying about her kids
over thinking the situation.
23
The right handed twin takes control of what
sports
earths animals
daytime
poison
24
Why is the right handed twin angry?
the right handed twin killed the mother
the left handed twin is smarter
the left handed twin killed their mother
the right handed twin isn't mad
25
The Puritans came to the new world because they sought to "purify" the...
rising Baptist Church
Catholic Church
Mormon Church
Church of England
26
Throughout the story, the actions of the gods show what?
no one is as perfect as the gods
the humans are smarter than the gods
the animals are holy and respectful
the animals are dependent upon the gods
27
Rowlandson primarily musters her strength to survive from
the desire to eventually avenge the death of her child
her belief in God's plan for her and the other settlers
a desire to tell her gruesome and compelling story
the medicine that a Native American gives her
28
I am going to rock this test on Friday!
False
True
29
The group that captures Rowlandson is always on the move because
they need food
it is their way of life
they have a treaty with the colonists to do so
they are being pursued by the English
30
Equiano wrote his narrative to
convince others to believe in slavery
educate others about life in Africa
convince others of the evil of slavery
convince others to buy him as a slave
31
What does this creation myth explain about the Iroquois dance rituals?
the Iroquois dance to worship the moon
only twins are allowed to dance
the muskrat created the first dance
they dance in the same direction as the sun
32
Olaudah Equiano's Narrative was an account of
the journey of the slave on the middle passage
fighting among the African kingdoms
slavery in Southern America
slavery in Africa
33
Why does Coyote kicks Buffalo Bull’s skull?
he liked to kick him
he wanted to scare him
he wanted to run over him
he thought it would be fun
34
The arrows that the man brings to the girl represent what?
the fish
the twins
the waves
the ocean
35
Equiano describes the condition inside the hold of the the ship as
suffocating
lively
dangerous
hopeful
36
The Middle Passage is ____________.
the journey from Europe to Africa
the journey from the West Indies to the US
the journey from the West Indies/ US to Europe
the journey from Africa to the West Indies/US
37
Who does Bradford call a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation
Squanto
Myles Standish
John Howland
William Brewster
38
What awakens Bradstreet during the middle of the night
screams of Fire
smoke
a crying child
thunder
39
"The World on a Turtle's Back" is a creation myth from which Native American tribe?
Cheyenne
Iroquois
Sioux
Narrogansett
40
The World on the Turtles Back is an example of
a historical narrative
a creation story
a biblical story
a slave narrative
41
The pilgrims ship first reaches land at
Cape Cod
the Hudson river
Plymouth rock
California
