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1
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Who used parallelism in his writing?

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Ben Franklin

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Who is the best writer in the patriotic cause?

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Thomas Paine

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Who is the single most literary and political writer of this time period?

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Thomas Paine

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4
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Who is the most scholarly writer?

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Thomas Jefferson

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5
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Who embodied the American way of thinking?

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Ben Franklin

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6
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Who never recovered a formal education?

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Ben Franklin

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Who wanted to abolish the government?

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Thomas Jefferson

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8
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Who strived to achieve moral perfection?

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Ben Franklin

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Who wanted to appeal to people emotionally and mentally through his writings?

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Thomas Paine

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10
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Who’s First name is not “Thomas”?

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Ben Franklin

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11
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During the American Revolution, writing was what?

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Utilitarian

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12
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During 1750-1800, literature consisted of what?

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Politics

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13
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Ben Franklin’s writing style was what and what?

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Clear and forceful

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14
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How many virtues did Franklin attempt to master?

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13

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15
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Which virtue did Franklin have the most trouble with?

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Order

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Which of the following was NOT a grievance of King George III listed in the Declaration of Independence?

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He was an aging tyrant and was most likely going to die soon

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What effect does Jefferson’s list of grievances have on his argument?

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It adds credibility, makes the argument stronger and adds momentum

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18
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What genre dos Ben Franklin create?

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Autobiography

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Which of the following is significant about the Declaration of Independence?

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It is the best known national document and it discusses the “unalienable rights”

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An example of a bandwagon fan, according to Paine, is what?

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A summer soldier

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21
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What is the genre of Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis Number 1”?

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An essay

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What is the literary significance of Franklin’s “Autobiography”?

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It shows Franklins writing style

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23
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Who does Paine criticize in “the Crisis”?

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The Tories, The bandwagon fans and the Loyalists

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24
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What was the American Dream during this time period?

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To move west

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25
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What does “unalienable” mean?

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Cannot be taken away

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26
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Who lives in East Egg?

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The Buchanans

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27
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What description best describes Daisy?

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A lovely yet sad face, low but thrilling voice

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According to Jordan Baker, who called Tom during dinner in Ch.1?

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Myrtle Wilson

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29
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What symbolizes the “godlike approach” over the ash heap?

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Dr TJ Eckleburg

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30
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Why does Tom hit Myrtle at the party thrown in his city apartment?

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Tom had been drinking and She mentions Daisy’s name

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31
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What shows Myrtles lack of sophistication?

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Poor grammar, she lives above a garage, She doesn’t have much money

32
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What are some rumors about Gatsby floating around his party?

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He was a German spy and he once killed a man

33
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The fact that Owl eyes was surprised that Gatsby had real books in his library, says what about the wealthy in the 1920’s?

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The wealthy are FAKE

34
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What term of endearment does Gatsby call Nick?

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Old Sport

35
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What are some of Jordan’s qualities?

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She likes Nick, She loves a good party and She lies often

36
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What is ironic about the following comment made about Gatsby:” He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife”.

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Gatsby is in love with Daisy

37
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What did Daisy do the day before her wedding to Tom?

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She got drunk and told Tom she had changed her mind

38
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What did Cody teach Gatsby?

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The ropes of attaining the American Dream and How to steer a boat

39
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In Ch. 6 what advice does Nick offer Gatsby?

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You cannot re-live the past

40
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What does Gatsby flaunt at Tom?

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He knows Daisy

41
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T or F? The sharp weather change is one way Gatsby’s death is foreshadowed.

A

T

42
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T or F? The reader gets the impression that Mr.Wolfsheim is a gangster.

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T

43
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T or F? Gatsby is to blame for Myrtle’s death.

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F

44
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T or F? Fitzgerald’s portrayal of George symbolizes that the rich upper class uses the middle class as a scapegoat.

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T

45
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T or F? While at the hotel, Tom asked Daisy to denounce her marriage and love to Gatsby.

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F

46
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T or F? When George found out about Myrtle’s affair, he wanted to kill her.

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F

47
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T or F? Nick Carraway checks into an insane asylum because everything that had happened drove him to become a mad drunk.

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F

48
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T or F? George killed Gatsby because he thought Gatsby was the one having an affair with Myrtle.

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T

49
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T or F? Fitzgerald contrasts 2 views of Gatsby: He is the All-American son and he is a shady business man.

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T

50
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T or F? Tom’s explanation for “civilization going to pieces” is that colored people are ruining society.

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T

51
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The writing during this time period dealt mostly with what following concepts?

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Geology, Theology, And History

52
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“The Walum Olum” is an example of what type of literary form?

A

Pictograph

53
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What is genre of “Bears”?

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Survey

54
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The Native Americans’ literature was related to their what?

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Customs and Rituals

55
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The Pilgrims arrived on the…..in….at Plymouth Colony.

A

Mayflower, 1620

56
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Pilgrims were also known as what?

A

Separatists

57
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Who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

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Puritans

58
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The Puritans form of government was known as what?

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Theocracy

59
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Puritans combined….with religion.

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Education

60
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What is the genre of the “Wonders of the Invisible World”?

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Myth

61
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Why did the people of Salem partake in such a ridiculous witch hunt?

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Fear and mass hysteria

62
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Being a penitent which meant you needed to do all of the following except what?

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Not admitting to being a witch, not apologizing for practicing witchcraft, and not giving names of other witches

63
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What was the purpose of Edwards giving his famous sermon, “Sinners in the hands of an angry God”?

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To convert others, put fear into the minds of others, to participate in the “Great Awakening”

64
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Which of the following was NOT a difference between the Puritans and Southern Planters?

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Attire

65
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Who wrote, “Upon the Burning of our House”?

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Ann Bradstreet

66
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What is the literary significance of the “The Walum Olum” ?

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It’s something the natives could believe in

67
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Which of the following genre was not written in America during this time period?

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Drama

68
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The groups of people who have inhabited America at his time had a main task of what?

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Surviving

69
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Who influenced the development of states?

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William Byrd

70
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Who told stories instead of writing them?

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Delaware Indians

71
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Who was a leader in the religious revival known as the “Great awakening”?

A

Jonathan Edwards

72
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Who was forced to move across the country multiple times?

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Delaware Indians

73
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Who was America’s first lyric poet?

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Ann Bradstreet

74
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Who encouraged the Puritans to believe in Witchcraft?

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Cotton Mather

75
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Who investigated the dividing line between VA and NC?

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William Byrd

76
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Who use fear as a means of persuasion?

A

Jonathan Edwards

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