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In her "Prologue" and "The Author to Her Book," Bradstreet adopts what attitude toward her own poetry? |
She is self-deprecating about her abilities
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To what kind of relationship does Bradstreet liken her feelings for her book in "The Author to Her Book"? |
mother/child
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How did English come to be the dominant language of classic American Literature?
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Boston's population growth, its religious college at Harvard, and its printing press gave New England an edge
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A preacher and social activist in the latter half of the 17th century, he is remembered for his history of the Puritan leaders which was written to defend the church from the increasingly secular influence represented in his description of the Salem witch trials.
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Mather
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Cotton Mather states that he was "commanded" to write accounts of the Salem Witch Trials. Who commanded him to write?
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the Judges
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On page 153, Cotton Mather describes why he wrote accounts of the Salem Witch Trials. He implies that his writings will be which of the following |
An objective account - he claims he will record the facts and evidence but not comment on them.
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According to page 4 our textbook, the "new world" can most usefully and accurately be thought of as:
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a genuinely new set of social relationships characterized by initial wonder, follwed by cultural borrowing, political wrangling, and resourceful exploitation, by all the peoples brought into contact with each other
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In The Declaration of Independence, which passage uses the rhetorical device of Logos (rather than Ethos or Pathos) to persuade the reader?
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . .
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In what ways was the Great Awakening a response to the philosophy of John Locke?
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It embraced Locke's call for fellow-feeling and sentiment, calling for an emotional commitment to God.
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In "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," what happens to the 300 dollars Linda's grandmother saved baking biscuits? |
She loaned it to her mistress.
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Who is the father of Linda's children? |
Mr. Sands, a white unmarried gentleman
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One of the most substantive changes the Continental Congress made to Jefferson's draft of the Declaration was to... |
remove his denunciation of the slave trade.
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Jefferson's claims about natural rights - the idea that "all men are created equal," that "they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights" - are presented in the Declaration as...
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common-sense concepts that were already well established and widely accepted.
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In the Phillis Wheatley Poem, On Being Brought from Africa to America, what brought Wheatley out of Africa? |
Mercy
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Which is not a grievance listed in the Declaration? |
compelling colonists to join the Church of England
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The Declaration of Independence vocabulary: What is the best definition of the word "self-evident"?
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Statements that do not require proof since they are obviously true
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What emotions does the narrator have when her father's old mistress gives her baby girl a gold necklace at her christening?
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She is upset, because even though the necklace is gold, it is still a chain representing slavery
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The narrator of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" mentions her "dreaded fate." What is her "dreaded fate"?
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To become her master's mistress
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Why does Linda not want Mrs. Bruce to purchase her freedom for her? |
She doesn't want to be purchased like a piece of property.
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What point did Jefferson make about slavery in his first draft of the Declaration?
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He complained that the King had imposed the slave system on American colonists against their wishes.
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When Linda escapes from Dr. Flint, where does she hide?
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In her grandmother's attic.
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True or False: The Indian leader Red Jact believed that Indians are capable of being good Christians and should be encouraged and given the chance to do so.
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False
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True or False: Red Jacket believed that Indians should be assimilated into the main culture of American society
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False
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Which of the following describes the legal status of white American women in the eighteenth century? |
Women couldn't vote, own property, or earn wages
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According to Red Jacket, why is the fact that the Indians couldn't read important? How does it help prove his argument? |
If God had wanted the Indians to read the bible, he would have given them the power to read it
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Which two intellectual beliefs best typified the Enlightenment as experienced in America?
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People's minds were capable of comprehending and understanding the world, and mutual sympathy between all people ought to be the basis for moral choice.
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In Dickinson's poem "Much Madness is divinest Sense," what does she imply causes individuals to be labeled insane by society? |
If a person disagrees with society's rules.
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Judging by the comments she makes about publishing on page 1192, how does Emily Dickinson feel about publishing her poems? |
She sees publishing as degrading to the work of a poet.
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Given what you know about Dickinson's and Whitman's writing styles, which poet would have been more likely to write the following line: "Doom is the House without the Door --"? |
Emily Dickinson
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Which of the following best describe Transcendentalism as a literary movement?
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never really a formalized movement, but instead a shared belief among a group of writers in the creative powers of the individual mind and the need to question established institutions and traditions
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What was the name of the first book of poetry Walt Whitman published (himself, anonymously)? |
Leaves of Grass
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Many of Dickinson's poems focus on which of the following?
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Death
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Writers of the 1820s such as Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant shared a belief that the American national character would be nurtured and shaped by ____________.
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the natural landscape
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Which set of Americans does Walt Whitman NOT attempt to speak for? |
He wants to speak for all Americans
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According to the introductory material in your textbook, Which of the following best describes Emersonian Transcendentalism? |
A focus on the ability of the individual to break free from some constraints and realize the God-Life powers of the imagination.
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Territorial expansion to the West and the increasing accessibility of the West through the development of roads, canals, and railroads, sparked the popularity of what literary genre? |
travel writing
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According to the "Norton Anthology" (pages 450-451), which two cities were the major publishing hub in the U.S. before 1840?
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New York City and Philadelphia
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Which of the following writers is usually credited with beginning the Transcendentalist movement? |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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According to your textbbok's summary of the years 1820 -1865 (pages 454 - 455) , Why is Emerson's essay "The American Scholar" often called a "declaration of cultural independence"?
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His essay adapted European Romanticism in order to argue for a clean break from America's dependence on European traditions.
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Emily Dickinson's poetry is distinctive for its frequent use of
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dashes and unusual capitalization
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In Whitman's poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," on page 1078, how does the audience's reaction to the astronomer's lecture differ from the speaker's reaction?
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The speaker becomes bored with the lecture and needs to experience the stars directly.
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Which genre listed below best fits Edgar Alan Poe? |
Critical Romanticism
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In "To Build a Fire" which of the following best describes the man's way of knowing and responding to his surroundings? |
He rationally calculates his position in the natural world, relying on man-made measurements.
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At which Port did most Chinese and Japanese immigrants arrive in the U.S.? |
San Francisco
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In "To Build a Fire" what does the man lack? |
Imagination
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In "To Build a Fire," The narrator uses the phrase: "It was his own fault or, rather, his mistake. He should not have bult the fire under the spruce tree. He should have built it in the open." How might the change from "fault" to "mistake" relate to the philosophy of Naturalism or Determinism?
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Fault" implies moral responsibility. "Mistake" does not
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What might the word "pall" indicate in the first paragraph of "To Build a Fire"? |
The word "pall" can mean a covering for a coffin, and hence points to the story's focus on death, as in "pall-bearer."
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In what year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed? |
1869
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In "The Tell-Tale Heart," how does the narrator kill the old man?
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He smothers him with his own bed.
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A clock or any device that counts the time can sometimes be used as a symbol for death. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," how many times is the word "watch" mentioned?
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four
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The two great literary movements of the late nineteenth century were |
Realism and Naturalism
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What qualities distinguish practitioners of "naturalism" from practitioners of "realism" as a general movement? |
their focus on the way their characters' lives are determined by forces beyond their own control
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In "To Build a Fire" The landscape and setting is described as: |
cold and dark
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What did Edgar Allan Poe consider the most fitting subject for a poem?
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The death of a beautiful woman.
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How is nature represented in Jack London's "To Build a Fire"? |
Nature is indifferent and unplanned; events occur at random rather than as a result of providence.
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In describing "To Build a Fire," which statement is most true?
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The main character is wise in the things of life, but not in the significances.
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Which statement best describes literary Naturalism? |
Naturalism depicted a world in which Fate had replaced Free Will, characters were products of their environments, and events usually did not turn out for the best
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Which explanation of Desiree's parentage does Madame Valmonde finally accept? |
Providence had bequeathed Desiree to her, for she was childless
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Which of the following items was not burned at the end of the story in Armand's bonfire?
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a letter from Madame Valmonde attesting to Desiree's white lineage
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Why has L'Abri, the Aubigny mansion, come to seem a "sad looking place" to Madame Valmonde
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She believes that the house needs a woman's touch.
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Under what circumstances did Armand Aubigny fall in love with Desiree?
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He rode by one day, saw her by a stone pillar, and was smitten
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What happens to Desiree after she obtains Armand's permission for herself and the baby to live with the Valmondes again?
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Desiree disappears.
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As discussed in this week's Blogs, "Desiree's Baby" contains features of several Literary Genres. Which Literary Genre fits this story least? |
Romanticism
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As discussed in this week's Blogs, which character might be considered a tragic figure because she or he must make a choice between Pride and Love?
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Armand
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After looking at the Biographical notes in our textbook and at this week's Biography Blog, with which contemporary author did Kate Chopin most identify because of his simple way of telling us what he saw?
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Guy de Maupassant
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What changes in Armand's behavior has Desiree noticed after her son is born?
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Armand is so pleased with his son that he has stopped punishing his servants
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When Armand is cruel to Desiree at the end of the story, "he stabbed thus into his wife's soul" - on whom is he trying to get revenge?
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God
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