This item, sewn into Hester Prynne's dress, symbolizes adultery.
What is the scarlet letter?
100
Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, was influenced by this political movement.
What is McCarthyism?
100
In this literary work, it was ironic that characters would have to confess to witchcraft, a crime, in order to save themselves.
What is The Crucible?
200
This author's novella was a realistic account of the civil war.
Who is Stephen Crane?
200
In the 18th century, writers and thinkers believed in the power of reason and spoke of a social contract that forms the basis of government, unlike which group of people?
Who are the Puritans?
200
This item, worn by a minister, could symbolize how individuals dictate their sins.
What is the veil.
200
Jonathan Edwards wanted to influence people to accept God's wrath and justness by writing this.
What is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
200
This person observed, "What we obtain to cheap, we esteem too lightly".
Who is Thomas Paine?
300
He was America's first professional writer.
Who is Washington Irving?
300
The Age of Reason is also known as this.
What is The Enlightenment?
300
Ironically, this symbol represented cowardice to Henry.
What is the red badge of courage?
300
Irving's work, "The Devil and Tom Walker" was influenced by these types of stories.
What is European Folklore?
300
This person wrote many aphorisms, including, "Necessity never made a good bargain."
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
These two 18th century American writers became politically motivated due to unpopular measures taken by the English Parliament.
Who are Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine?
400
This character was publicly admonished due to the Puritan belief that sin is a threat to the community and should be punished and suppressed.
Who is Hester Prynne?
400
The term "The Leech" applies to this character.
Who is Chillingworth?
400
This character from The Crucible could not be influenced to testify against Abigail Williams despite desperate pleas from John Proctor.
Who is Mary Warren?
400
Irony abounds in this character's remark: "The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are as definite as stone."
Who is Reverend Hale?
500
Using vivid imagery of Hell, this typical sermon of the Great Awakening was delivered by this Christian theologian and author.
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
500
The Scarlet Letter was set during the Puritan era, but was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in this era.
What is Romanticism or Transcendentalism?
500
This character is less of a character and more of a function for doing the devil's bidding be seeking vengeance.
Who is Roger Chillnigworth?
500
This character's motivations are influenced by their chilling obsession for vengeance.
Who is Roger Chillingworth from "The Scarlet Letter"?