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English 1123 Flashcards

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1
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The third period of American literature is called the ____

A

Founding Period

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2
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This period covers the time just after the ____

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War for Independence

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3
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The two important documents that came out of the Founding period were the ____ and the ____

A

Constitution; Bill of Rights

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4
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In writing the Constitution, the Founding Fathers insured that the recognition of ____ and ____ would be incorporated into the new government

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Divine Providence; Biblical principles

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5
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The U.S. Constitution has often been called the ____ document

A

miracle

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6
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As the preamble to the Constitution states, the purpose of the Constitution is to

  1. form a more ____
  2. establish ____
  3. insure ____
  4. provide for the ____
  5. promote the ____
  6. secure the blessings of ____ to ____
A
  1. perfect union
  2. justice
  3. domestic tranquility
  4. common defense
  5. general welfare
  6. liberty; ourselves and our posperity
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7
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____ requested prayer at the Constitutional Convention, and both houses of Congress are opened with prayer until this day

A

Benjamin Franklin

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8
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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote ____

A

the Federalist

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9
Q

The Federalist explains the ____

A

Constitution

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10
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The two U.S. Presidents who signed the Constitution were ____ and ____

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George Washington; James Madison

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11
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The original Constitution is displayed in the ______

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National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.

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12
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The ____ to the Bill of Rights states that the government should not interfere with the operations and ministries of a church

A

first amendment

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13
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In faith and practice, almost all the Founding Fathers were ____

A

Christians

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14
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_____ was the first President of the United States

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George Washington

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15
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Memory verse

A

Proverbs 1:3

To receive instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgement, and equity

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16
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Name the author

“Columbia”

A

Timothy Dwight

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17
Q

Name the Hartford Wits

A

Joel Barlow
John Trumbull
Timothy Dwight

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18
Q

Name the author

“The Progress of Dullness”

A

John Trumbull

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19
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Name the author

“David and Goliath”

A

Timothy Dwight

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20
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Name the author

“To the Memory of the Brave Americans”

A

Philip Freneau

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21
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Name the author

“The Indian Burying Ground”

A

Philip Freneau

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22
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Name the author

“Hasty Pudding”

A

Joel Barlow

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23
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____ was the first native American to gain lasting literary recognition

A

Philip Freneau

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24
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Which of the Hartford Wits was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards?

A

Timothy Dwight

25
Q

What poem glorifies the New England delicacy of cornmeal mushed mixed with molasses?

A

Hasty Pudding

26
Q

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken

“A youth, in nature’s prime, oppos’d his arm,”

A

David and Goliath

27
Q

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken

“I sing the sweets I know, the charms I feel,”

A

Hasty Pudding

28
Q

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken

“On Freedom’s broad basis, the empire shall rise,”

A

Columbia

29
Q

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken

“Observe the swelling turf, and say
They do not lie, but here they sit.”

A

The Indian Burying Ground

30
Q

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken

“So with submission, by her leave,
He’d come to look him out an Eve,”

A

The Progress of Dullness

31
Q

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken

“O smite your gentle breast, and say
The friends of freedom slumber here!”

A

To the Memory of the Brave Americans

32
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Nouns ending in s, ss, x, z, ch, or sh

A

Add es

33
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Nouns ending in a consonant and y

A

Change the y to i and add es

34
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Nouns ending in a consonant and o

A

Add es

35
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Nouns ending in a vowel and o

A

Add s

36
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Nouns ending in a vowel and y

A

Add s

37
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Most nouns

A

Add s

38
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Many nouns ending in f or fe

A

Change the f or fe to v and add es

39
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Compound nouns joined by hyphens

A

Pluralize the main word

40
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Irregular nouns

A

Learn the plural spellings

41
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Nouns ending in -ful

A

Add s

42
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Foreign nouns ending in -um

A

Change the ending to a

43
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Foreign nouns ending in -us

A

Change the ending to i

44
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Foreign nouns ending in -a

A

Add e

45
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Foreign nouns ending in -is

A

Change the ending to es

46
Q

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules)

Words like deer and Chinese

A

Make no change

47
Q

Def: subject

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tells “who” or “what” about the verb

48
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Def: direct object

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answers “whom?” or “what?” after an action verb

49
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Def: indirect object

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tells “to whom” or “for whom” the action is done

50
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Def: predicate nominative

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renames the subject

51
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Def: object of a preposition

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last word of a prepositional phrase

52
Q

Def: noun of a direct address

A

addresses someone or something

53
Q

Def: appositive

A

explains a noun or pronoun that comes before it

54
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Def: objective complement

A

renames the direct object

55
Q

The majority of leaders during this period recognized God as _____

A

Sovereign

56
Q

The _____ was the first legal document to use the name United States of America

A

Constitution

57
Q

The Bill of Rights includes ____ amendments describing the fundamental liberties of the American people

A

10

58
Q

As we ____ in God, our ____ increases, and we learn to love Him more and desire more to ____ with Him

A

trust; faith; walk

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