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- 1. Multiple Choice
Early American Literature began approximately in what year?
1600
1700
1800
1900
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which group(s) of Early American writers relied mainly on letters and journals to communicate their beliefs and experiences
Settlers
Explorers
Native Americans
None are correct
- 3. Multiple Choice
True/False: Writers of the time wrote about how Native Americans and Europeans viewed one another.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
France allied with Native Americans to drive the British out of North America in what was known as the...
French and Indian War
The Great War
The American Revolution
The Great Britain War
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which group believed writing should be a tool to help readers understand the Bible and guide their lives?
The Enlightenists
Puritans
Native Americans
The Revolutionists
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the 1700s, this prompted action and gave colonists a philosophical footing for their revolution
French and Indian War
The Englightenment
The American Revolution
None are correct
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following authors included Enlightenment ideals in their political writing?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
All are correct
- 8. Multiple Choice
People began to rededicate themselves to the Puritan vision and a wave of religious enthusiasm arose during the...
First Great Awakening
The Englightenment
The American Revolution
None are correct
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did Native Americans share their literature?
Diaries
Letters
Journals
Word of mouth
- 10. Multiple Choice
True/False: With oral tradition, stories can become distorted and lead to multiple versions
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
The purpose of this was to explain how life/ Earth came to be
Fable
Creation myth
Fairytale
Divine myth
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which group worshiped many gods and had a close relationship with nature?
Explorers
Settlers
Puritans
Native Americans
- 13. Multiple Choice
Much of the early Native American literature did not survive because
Explorers burned it
They realized there were other ways to explain things in the world
Native Americans were being wiped out by European diseases
None are correct
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a cautionary tale that bad things will happen if you do wrong?
Karma
Creation myth
Fairytale
Trickster tale
- 15. Multiple Choice
A character type that can be found in literary works from different cultures throughout the ages
Archetype
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil character
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