Stuart Period: Unit 4 Flashcards
The Westminster confession became the official creed of the _________ ____________ Church, compromised of a longer and shorter catechism and temporarily replaced the _________-______ ___________ of the English Church
Scottish Presbyterian
Thirty-Nine Articles
Why did the commonwealth government fail?
- The Presbyterian and Independents found it difficult to compromise on matters of church government
- Richard Cromwell as an ineffective successor to his father
- It sank further and further into debt
What year did the restoration take place?
1660
What is religious latitudinarianism?
A broadening of Christian identity that limits doctrinal essentials
The first English dictionaries appeared during the reign of whom?
James I
Francis Bacon’s essays best exemplify the stylistic qualities of _________ and _________.
compression
balance
When Bacon advocates reading certain books rapidly and superficially he describes the process of ___________.
swallowing
In “Of Great Place”, Bacon includes what principles of good leadership:
- Accept criticism graciously
- Learn to delegate responsibilities
- When you choose your position; give clear reasons for your decision
Bacon states that when you gain power over others you paradoxically lose what?
Power over himself
John Donne converted from ____________ to ______________.
Catholicism
Anglicanism
Bacon was put on trial for taking?
Bribes
Why was John Donne jailed for?
An imprudent marriage
Donne became the _______ of __________ Cathedral
Dean
St. Paul’s
What are the characteristics of the metaphysical verse?
- Arrestingly abrupt openings
- A dramatic, personal quality
- Striking figurative companies
Donne’s lines “arise, arise/ From death, you numberless infinite/ Of souls” exemplify __________, __________, and ___________.
Apostrophe
Caesura
Enjambment
“A hymn to God the Father” is best described as ___________.
Confident
The theme of Donne’s second sermon except is?
That God is so powerful that He can easily reconcile opposites
What 12th century poet was largely responsible for the resurgence of literary interest in Donne?
T.S. Elliot
What primarily differentiates the metaphysical from the Petrachain conceit?
The logic,a rather than the literal
“Holy Sonnet 7” teaches self-examination prior to the taking of?
Holy communism
Who was the first English author to publish his own complete works?
Ben Johnson
What was Ben Johnson’s official title?
Poet laureate
Johnson’s imitators became known as the _________ poets.
Cavalier
Johnson’s poetry anticipates what?
Neoclassicism
“Song of Celia” implies what about Celia?
- Her gaze is better than heavenly drink
- Dead flowers revive at her breath and retain her fragrance
- (Flowers) retain her fragrance
Who is the greatest English writer of devotionals?
George Herbert
“The Temple” has an __________ religious viewpoint.
Anglican
The sequence of poems in “The Temple” starts at the outside porch of the temple and ultimately ends where?
In the holy of holies
In “Redemption”, the landlord grants his tenants wish by?
Dying
In the poem “Love”, the poet apologizes for what?
How he used his eyes
What is the theme applied in a Christian context that the Cavalier poets used hedonistically?
Carpe Diem
In “Arron”, Herbert stress that _______ preparation for service is more important than ________ preparation,
Inward
Outward
Rutherford’s “Lex Rex” advocated:
- A limited monarchy
- A theocracy
- An ecclesiastical absolution
The “Saint’s Everlasting Rest”, was written from the author’ sperosnal experience with?
Suffering
Baxter states that God has given us the Spirit to?
Mortify the flesh
Who was a politician and writer who went blind?
John Milton
True or False: John Milton was more Independent than Presbyterian
True
John Milton maintained that genuine virtue requires?
Testing
True or False: John Milton believed Christ was coequal with God
False; he believed God was not coequal with God
What is the theme of Sonnet 18?
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church”
What is the topic of the great prose treatise “Areopagitica”?
Freedom of the press
According to Romantics who is the hero of “Paradise Lost”?
Satan
Who is the true hero of “Paradise Lost”?
Christ
What is the primary purpose of “Paradise Lost”?
To justify the ways of God to men
What is the first question Milton asks in “Paradise Lost”?
Who caused man to fall
What does Satan argue with Eve at the tree:
- Surely God will not get angry over such a petty trespass
- God will admire you for doing to challenge Him
- Death actually means to become a God
What does Satan associate innocence with in his speech to Eve at the tree?
Ignorance
Why does God allow Satan to escape the burning lake?
So he could confirm his own damnation by repeatedly committing crimes, and so that he could witness the failure of these attempts to thwart Providence
According to Milton what happens to nature when Eve eats of the fruit?
Nature groans and trembles
What is Pepy’s attitude toward the Puritans?
Inconsistent
True or False: Samuel Pepys was a diarist who helped build the British Navy
True
What does Pepy express at the conclusion of his account of Dr. Bates’ sermon?
Pepy’s expresses a fear of bad preachers
In the summary of the events of 1666 there existed some problems:
- A demoralized navy
- Insufficient taxation
- Powerful foreign enemies
What is the title of Bunyan’s spiritual autobiography?
“Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners”
The central metaphor in “Pilgrims Progress” is comparing life to?
Comparing life to a journey
Bunyan’s style includes?
- Plain language
- Didacticism
- Emotional sincerity
How does the narrator of “Pilgrim’s progress present the story?
As a dream
What is the most prominent and popular in Vanity Fair?
The wares of Italy
What did the pilgrims want to buy in Vanity Fair?
They want to buy truth
Why will Christian be able to distinguish the right paths from the wrong ones?
Only the right ones are straight and narrow
What is the response of Christian’s neighbors and family members?
His neighbors mock his flight from home, and his family members are generally unsupportive
