Lit Test Flashcards
1
Q
1,2,6,7 are all skipped
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cuz of the passage
2
Q
- “Life, Liberty, and the Persuit of Happiness are rights granted by…
A
God
3
Q
- “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are “unalienable rights” meaning they are…
A
unable to be taken away
4
Q
- the function of the government is to ensure…
A
peoples unalienable rights
5
Q
- Although the United States was relatively quick to become a wealthy nation, it was accused of being remarkably slow in developing
A
a literary and artistic culture
6
Q
- One of the best selling American books in the 17-18th century that depicted American Indians as savage, inhumane, and bloodthirsty was..
A
“A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson:
7
Q
- Which was a public relations campaign on behalf of Constitutional ratification?
A
“Federalist Papers”
8
Q
- During the Print Revolution, how did the number of American newspapers change between 1763 and 1775? It
A
doubled
9
Q
- The execution of almost 17,000 during the French Revolution is known as
A
The Reign of Terror
10
Q
- Charles Brockden Brown is often referred to as the US’s first
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professional writer
11
Q
- In 1803, Brown published two political pamphlets critical of
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Thomas Jefferson’s administration and its failure to protect the Port of New Orleans
12
Q
- The first-person narrator of the majority of Wieland is
A
Clara Wieland
13
Q
- Theodore and Clara Wieland add a bust to the temple built by their father. Who is the bust of?
A
Cicero
14
Q
- The “Advertisement” at the opening of the novel indicates that the events took place at what point in time?
A
“between the conclusion of the French and beginning of the revolutionary war”
15
Q
- How often did Father Wieland visit “the temple of his Deity”?
A
twice every 24 hours
