Homework Quiz 1 And 2 True Or False Flashcards
The new worlds natural environment was a vast, rugged desert region.
False
The new environment was initially a frightening reality to colonists in which disease, animals, harsh weather, and starvation posed mortal dangers
True
Religious people portrayed the wilderness as sacred place filled with angels
False
Native American songs and legends showed the connection between people and nature
True
A theme is a central idea or literary insight in a literary work
True
Three themes dominated early American literature: wilderness, finance, and individualism
False
American colonists realized that there were unique features about their new environment that had nothing in common with their previous European experience
True
Early American writers reflected the social and political forces of their society, and they also influenced those same forces
True
One of the many roles of American writers was that of Revolutionary writers whose great political writing helped to inspire the Revolution
True
Smith praised the leader before him as accomplishing great things
False
John smith,made himself a hero in this narrative by writing the piece in third person. He did not refer to himself as I but as captain Smith as if someone elsewhere praising his character and accomplishments. He pictured himself in this way as saving everyone and accomplishing all things easily that no one else could accomplish.
True
Smith was a failure, and the colony do not succeed
False
Smith referred to the Native Americans as barbarians and savages
True
When smith was captured, Pocahontas saved him
True
John smith was a modest, humble leader
False
During the first winter, the pilgrims were very comfortable
False
During the first winter, many pilgrims suffered from scurvy, and many died of other illnesses
True
In this narrative, William Bradford is conveying the idea that the pilgrims perseverance, courage, and faith in God allowed them to surmount enormous odds and to make a new life in the new world
True
During the voyage to the new world, the mayflower needed repairs
True
The pilgrims helped one another deal with illnesses that first winter
True
The pilgrims experiences during that first winter suggest that plymouths climate was pleasant and that its landscape was lush and bountiful and easily supplied their needs
False
On the ocean, pilgrims experienced fierce storms
True
William Bradford and the other pilgrims showed gratitude to God for their survival
True
The colonists who settled in Plymouth had faced a long ocean voyage, confronted a strange new land, and faced a harsh winter
True
