Midterm Review: Early American Literature

True or False: The Cherokee love to eat red crawfish because they are cooked well done by the sun.

Definition: To bring to a state of peace or quiet; to soothe (verb)

Each of the following is a purpose of myths EXCEPT--

Definition: help or care from God or heaven: God as the guide and protector of all human beings (noun)

Who wrote the famous captivity narrative read widely in American Literature?

Mary Rowlandson wrote her Captivity Narrative to illustrate how ________ allowed her to survive her captivity.

True or False: The ship arrived in the New World during the Spring, a great time for planting seeds.

Of the following, who is an infamous Puritan preacher/writer?

Definition: to express deep sorrow or grief (verb)

Mary Rowlandson recalls an attack on her own home, located in ______ Massachusetts.

Definition: to recognize as different and distinct; distinguish (verb)

True or False: Out of the one hundred original passengers on the ship, about 50 died the first two or three months.

When Edwards speaks about those who are unconverted, he is talking about the ______.

True or False: Surprisingly, no passengers died aboard the ship on the passage across the ocean to the New World.

When one is of the "Elect," he or she is shown by the following sign.

Jonathan Edwards was a central figure in the _______, a religious revival in the mid-1700s.

The attack on Swansea, Mass. by a tribe of Native Americans led to one of the most violent conflicts in America, aka the

Definition: A product or economic good; an article of trade (noun)

Utilitarian writing is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT--

Of the following, who wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation?"

To show that it was God's Providence that helped her through her captivity, Mary Rowlandson uses _____ in her writing.

Which is a common disease amongst the colonists caused by a deficiency of Vitamin C?

True or False: Captivity Narratives were told by Native Americans who were held captive by the English.

True or False: The Native Americans and settlers agreed to a peaceful treaty, which had six total terms or conditions.

Why were Captivity Narratives so popular?

According to "How the World Was Made," when the Buzzard flapped his wings, he created which phenomenon?

The Puritans' relationship with their God can best be described as--

Definition: Exercise of good and cautious judgment (Noun)

Across cultures and time periods, _______ serve as common elements such as symbols, story patterns, or character types.

According to the Puritans, those who are (pre)destined for heaven are called the ______.

Edwards describes God as one who "holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a ______ or some loathsome insect.."

To earn extra food, she would--

Definition: to decide; determine (verb)

True or False: The Native Americans value animals and plants more than they value humans.

As a young boy, William Bradford became a(n) ______, people who separated themselves from the Church of England.

King Philip's Wampanoag name was ____.

The Puritans believed that humans are "born bad," also known as ______.

Definition: To regard with disgust (verb)

In "How the World Was Made," because the owl and the panther stayed awake the full seven nights, they became--

According to the Cherokee in "How the World Was Made," which animal created the world?

Mary Rowlandson was taken captive and forced to travel with Philip's warriors for ______ weeks.