English 1123

Question 1

The third period of American literature is called the ____

Answer 1

Founding Period

Question 2

This period covers the time just after the ____

Answer 2

War for Independence

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Constitution; Bill of Rights

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Divine Providence; Biblical principles

Question 5

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

Answer 5

miracle

Question 6

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 ____

Answer 6

1. perfect union
2. justice
3. domestic tranquility
4. common defense
5. general welfare
6. liberty; ourselves and our posperity

Question 7

____ requested prayer at the Constitutional Convention, and both houses of Congress are opened with prayer until this day

Answer 7

Benjamin Franklin

Question 8

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote ____

Answer 8

the Federalist

Question 9

The Federalist explains the ____

Answer 9

Constitution

Question 10

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

Answer 10

George Washington; James Madison

Question 11

The original Constitution is displayed in the ______

Answer 11

National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

first amendment

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Christians

Question 14

_____ was the first President of the United States

Answer 14

George Washington

Question 15

Memory verse

Answer 15

Proverbs 1:3

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

Question 16

Name the author

“Columbia”

Answer 16

Timothy Dwight

Question 17

Name the Hartford Wits

Answer 17

Joel Barlow
John Trumbull
Timothy Dwight

Question 18

Name the author

“The Progress of Dullness”

Answer 18

John Trumbull

Question 19

Name the author

“David and Goliath”

Answer 19

Timothy Dwight

Question 20

Name the author

“To the Memory of the Brave Americans”

Answer 20

Philip Freneau

Question 21

Name the author

“The Indian Burying Ground”

Answer 21

Philip Freneau

Question 22

Name the author

“Hasty Pudding”

Answer 22

Joel Barlow

Question 23

____ was the first native American to gain lasting literary recognition

Answer 23

Philip Freneau

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Timothy Dwight

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Hasty Pudding

Question 26

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken "A youth, in nature's prime, oppos'd his arm,"

Answer 26

David and Goliath

Question 27

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken "I sing the sweets I know, the charms I feel,"

Answer 27

Hasty Pudding

Question 28

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken "On Freedom's broad basis, the empire shall rise,"

Answer 28

Columbia

Question 29

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."

Answer 29

The Indian Burying Ground

Question 30

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,"

Answer 30

The Progress of Dullness

Question 31

Write the name of the poem from which below is taken "O smite your gentle breast, and say The friends of freedom slumber here!"

Answer 31

To the Memory of the Brave Americans

Question 32

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Nouns ending in s, ss, x, z, ch, or sh

Answer 32

Add es

Question 33

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Nouns ending in a consonant and y

Answer 33

Change the y to i and add es

Question 34

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Nouns ending in a consonant and o

Answer 34

Add es

Question 35

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Nouns ending in a vowel and o

Answer 35

Add s

Question 36

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Nouns ending in a vowel and y

Answer 36

Add s

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Add s

Question 38

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Many nouns ending in f or fe

Answer 38

Change the f or fe to v and add es

Question 39

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Compound nouns joined by hyphens

Answer 39

Pluralize the main word

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Learn the plural spellings

Question 41

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Nouns ending in -ful

Answer 41

Add s

Question 42

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Foreign nouns ending in -um

Answer 42

Change the ending to a

Question 43

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Foreign nouns ending in -us

Answer 43

Change the ending to i

Question 44

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Foreign nouns ending in -a

Answer 44

Add e

Question 45

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Foreign nouns ending in -is

Answer 45

Change the ending to es

Question 46

How to form the plurals of the nouns described (rules) Words like deer and Chinese

Answer 46

Make no change

Question 47

Def: subject

Answer 47

tells "who" or "what" about the verb

Question 48

Def: direct object

Answer 48

answers "whom?" or "what?" after an action verb

Question 49

Def: indirect object

Answer 49

tells "to whom" or "for whom" the action is done

Question 50

Def: predicate nominative

Answer 50

renames the subject

Question 51

Def: object of a preposition

Answer 51

last word of a prepositional phrase

Question 52

Def: noun of a direct address

Answer 52

addresses someone or something

Question 53

Def: appositive

Answer 53

explains a noun or pronoun that comes before it

Question 54

Def: objective complement

Answer 54

renames the direct object

Question 55

The majority of leaders during this period recognized God as _____

Answer 55

Sovereign

Question 56

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

Answer 56

Constitution

Question 57

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

Answer 57

10

Question 58

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

Answer 58

trust; faith; walk