Literature Focus Quiz 31 (69-72) Familiar Letters- Analysis of Hamilton's Letter of Schuyler Flashcards

1
Q

During the 18th century, sending letters by post was

A

expensive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Which couple wrote courtship letters to each other that are saved in a keepsake volume?

A

Elizabeth Linn and Charless Brockden Brown

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is a ‘familiar letter’?

A

a letter between romantic partners, family members, of friends

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

In his letter to Elizabeth Schyuler from August 1780, Alexander Hamilton referred to his fiance as

A

Betsey

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

On what basis does Alexander Hamilton compare his fiance Elizabeth Schuyler to Brutus’s wfie Portia?

A

Dedication to her country

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

In his letter to Elizabeth Schuyler Alexander Hamilton writes, ‘But she is an obstinate old dame, and seems determined to ruin her whole family’ Who is the ‘she’?

A

England

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Who wrote that citizens of America, and especially women, need to learn the ‘absolute necessity of implicit obedience’?

A

Alexander Hamilton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Alexander Hamilton asked Elizabeth Schuyler in his letter, ‘Do you soberly relish the pleasure of being a

A

Founding Fathers wife?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Which of the following descriptions regarding Alexander Hamilton’s letter to Elizabeth Schuyler in August 1780 is FALSE?

A

He asks her to marry him even though he does not have much money

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

In Alexander Hamilton’s letter to Elizabeth Schuyler, he advises her not to imagine herself a

A

shepherdess

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What did Elizabeth Schuyler do with the letters between her and Alexander Hamilton when she found out about his infidelity?

A

burn him

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Alexander Hamilton wrote Elizabeth Schuyler in August 1780 from

A

the battlefield

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Where was Alexander Hamilton left an orphan after his mother died?

A

St. Croix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

In his letter to Elizabeth Schuyler, what does Alexander Hamilton say about the right of resistance?

A

Women should not resist or question authority

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What were the coveture laws in New York during the 18th century?

A

Any land or income owned by a woman became her busband’s once they got married

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly