Mizzle English Midterm

Question 1

Who were the two leading figures of the Great Awakening?

Answer 1

Geroge Whitefeild, Jonathan Edwards

Question 2

What had to occur before a distinctly American Literature could exist?

Answer 2

Before a distinctly American Literature could exist, early writers had to cast off their childlike dependence on English literature.

Question 3

Once the colonists were established, what was the predominant subject matter of literature?

Answer 3

The subject matter became predominantly religious

Question 4

What was the main motive behind the early migrations to New England?

Answer 4

The main motive behind the early migrations were religious. Many fled New England because of religious persecution

Question 5

When Captain John Smith was captured, what was the unexpected result of his capture?

Answer 5

He remained alive while his other troops died. ??? Correct this one when you find the proper answer
(Or the Hospitality of the Indians)

Question 6

In “A Description of New England” Smith Says religion should move Englishmen to show their faith in what way?

Answer 6

To show their faith by their works

Question 7

In his Journal, John Winthrop primarily focuses on

Answer 7

God’s providential care for the colonists

Question 8

In Mary Rowlandson’s account of her Indian captivity, what three things are represented by her description and story

Answer 8

Her captivity represents

1. The attitude’s of colonists toward Indians
2. The colonists reliance on the bible in difficult times
3. The dangers of colonial life

Question 9

Roger William’s belief about what principle has been influential among religious and political conservatives since his day

Answer 9

His belief in separation of church and state has been influential among religious and political conservatives of his day

Question 10

In “The Author to Her Book” Bradstreet refers to her book of poetry as what

Answer 10

Her child

Question 11

In “The Author to Her Book” what is Bradstreet’s opinion of her writing?

Answer 11

Irksome

Question 12

In “Upon the Burning of Our House” what reason does Bradstreet cite for determining that God is just

Answer 12

Because all of her goods and belongings do belong to God himself

Question 13

Which Author best proved the notion that a Puritan could create excellent poetry?

Answer 13

Edward Taylor

Question 14

In “God’s Determinations” what does Edward Taylor emphasize for the sinner and the believer

Answer 14

Emphasizes God’s plan of redemption for the sinner and spiritual growth for the believer

Question 15

In his poem, “Upon a Spider Catching a Fly” Taylor uses a spider to symbolize what?

Answer 15

He uses the spider to symbolize the Devil. Both weaves traps for their pray

Question 16

As a revival spread in New England, what was Jonathan Edwards concerned about?

Answer 16

He was concerned that it was difficult to distinguish true believers from those who merely professed Christ

Question 17

According to his work “The Autobiography”, what principles of religion did Benjamin Franklin accept?

Answer 17

1) God exists and created the world governed by his providence
2) The soul is immortal
3) Crime will be punished and virtue rewarded either here on in the here after.(This life or the next)
4) The most acceptable service of God is doing good to man.
5) He did not accept that Jesus lived, died and was resurrected.

Question 18

According to his work “The Autobuography”, which virtue did Franklin add because his Quaker friend pointed out that Franklin lacked this virtue?

Answer 18

Humility

Question 19

Franklin is known as the father of the

Answer 19

American Dream

Question 20

Who famously said, “Give me liberty of give me death”

Answer 20

Patrick Henry

Question 21

What did Thomas Jefferson believe regarding the individual, the forward looking spirit and authority

Answer 21

That the individual is more important than the community and that the forward-looking spirit is more valuable than the devotion to traditions

Question 22

who was Phillis Wheatley?

Answer 22

She was the First African American to publish a book. She was a slave and was very educated on literature and history.

Question 23

What does Wheatley’s “On Being Brought from Africa to America” charge Christians to do?

Answer 23

Charges Christians to Remember that God invites all people to come to him for salvation

Question 24

What did the major Romantic writers strive for in their writings?

Answer 24

To give nature a high position of importance. The believed God is understandable only through nature

Question 25

What did the Romantics believe was the way to improve man?

Answer 25

Was to remove negative influences from his environment.

Question 26

According to the Romantics, how does one understand God?

Answer 26

Only through nature

Question 27

Biblical thinking pervaded the literature of the Puritans, but by the nation’s founding in 1776, what had worked its way into the national spirit?

Answer 27

Secularism

Question 28

Where was the group of romantic writers known as the New England Poets centered? And what did they focus on developing?

Answer 28

Centered in New York City. Strove to promote a truly American Literature. Also worked to turn New York City into America’s capital.

Question 29

In Washington Irvings “Rip Vanwinkle” what is Rip’s primary fault?

Answer 29

His distaste for “profitable labor”

Question 30

Describe if Rip is round or flat as a character, sympathetic or unsympathetic. Describe his wife as w

Answer 30

He is a well rounded Character. He is good natured neighborly, but also hen pecked by his wife and is a coward for not standing up to her. He is sympathetic. Is wife is a flat character. All we know is that she is rude, mean, and annoying. She is unsympathetic.

Question 31

Describe William Cullen Bryants poetry. (Style and content)

Answer 31

Bryants poetry is classic in style/form but romantic in content.

Question 32

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a remarkable what? HE also wrote epic length works that draw on America’s past. And where did he achieve remarkable popularity?

Answer 32

Remarkable Poet. Achieved remarkable popularity in America

Question 33

List the characteristics of Transcendentalism

Answer 33

.A literary movement
. Nature
. Intuition
Individualism

Question 34

What central recommendation is offered by Henry David Longfellow in “Walden”?

Answer 34

Self Reliance

Question 35

In “The Birthmark” What is Georgiana’s birthmark an appropiate symbol for?

Answer 35

Man’s First sin

Question 36

What effect did the Civil War have on Literary trends?

Answer 36

It became a focal point for The New England Literature Culture.

Question 37

To what did people turn as religion lost its authority in society after the Civil War?

Answer 37

Transcendentalism

Question 38

Which author was the foremost voice in the literary war against slavery?

Answer 38

John Greenleaf Whittier

Question 39

Who was the master of the Macabre

Answer 39

Edgar Allen Poe

Question 40

Alliteration

Answer 40

Repetition of two constant sounds

Question 41

Antithesis

Answer 41

The use of syntactical parallelism in two adjacent phrases or clauses to emphasize their contrasting meanings.

Question 42

Blank verse

Answer 42

Unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Question 43

Conceit

Answer 43

An unusually striking comparison carried out in considerable detail.

Question 44

Oral Tradition

Answer 44

The audible means by which much cultural knowledge was transferred generation to generation before the prevalent use of written language.

Question 45

Paradox

Answer 45

A statement that seems to be self-contradictory yet actually makes sense when understood in the right con- text.

Question 46

Propaganda

Answer 46

Broadly, political persuasive writing; more frequently, persuasive writing that uses emotional appeal to bypass reason. Common propaganda techniques include

Question 47

Tricolon

Answer 47

. The repetition of three parallel phrases or clauses of equal length within a sentence, often building with empha- sis (e.g., I came; I saw; I conquered).

Question 48

Worldview

Answer 48

The philosophical viewpoint from which a per- son examines the world and draws conclusions.

Question 49

Discuss differences/similarities between romantic, transcendental and Puritan views of man and his spiritual condition.

Answer 49

Puritan’s views were originally religious bases. They believed in God’s providential care. They also believed that God was the source to everything they wanted/needed.
Romanticism-It preferred the emotionally dynamic to the raionally controlled and exalted man in nature over man in society. Used emotions
Transcendentalism- Similar to Romanticism. Used nature to get virtually united God