Native American & Puritan
The Crucible
Rationalism & Terms
Transcendentalism
& Romanticism
Realism and Bonus
100
Who is the architect of the "house" that lies above in Anne Bradstreet's poem, "Upon the Burning of My House"?
Who is God.
100
“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
Who is John Proctor.
100
A short and memorable statement about a general truth or observation.
What is an aphorism.
100
The belief in non-conformity is held by these two authors.
Who are Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
100
This author painted a "word picture" of slavery with works like Uncle Tom's Cabin and "The Two Altars: Two Pictures in One."
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe.
200
Native Americans worshiped _____, as evidenced by their importance in creation myths.
What is animals.
200
“And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow next to mine and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!”
Who is Abigail Williams.
200
The use of logic, claims, and evidence to convince an audience of a certain point.
What is logos.
200
The focus on personal experience, emotions, intuition, the splendors of nature, and love of one’s country exemplifies this literary movement.
What is Romanticism.
200
This was the focus of Realism.
What is real human experience, imperfections and all.
300
The statement of being saved by God in "Of Plymouth Plantation" represents what type of narration?
What is subjective.
300
“You must understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between. This is a sharp time, now, a precise time—we live no longer in the dusky afternoon when evil mixed itself with good and befuddled the world. Now, by God’s grace, the shining sun is up, and them that fear not light will surely praise it.”
Who is Judge Danforth.
300
Used to establish the writer as fair, open-minded, honest, and knowledgeable about the subject matter
What is ethos.
300
That "real knowledge comes from a person’s deep and free intuition" is the theme of this literary movement.
What is Transcendentalism.
300
DOUBLE POINTS: Henry David Thoreau was put in jail for this offense.
What is refusal to pay taxes.
400
The two most popular forms of Puritan literature.
What is diaries and histories.
400
These two characters are sentenced to death for refusing to conform.
Who are Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor.
400
Rationalism focused on the belief that:
What is humans can arrive at the truth by using reason rather than relying on on the authority of the past or religious faith.
400
Emerson uses ____ to represent divinity in "Nature."
What is the stars.
400
A change in normal word order.
What is inversion.
500
Puritans sought to find _____ through the writing of their every day lives.
What is connections with God and his blessing.
500
Making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict political criticism is known as:
What is McCarthyism.
500
Thomas Paine uses this persuasive appeal in "The Crisis, No. 1."
What is pathos.
500
What internal conflict is the narrator facing in "The Raven?"
What is he is losing his sanity because of the loss of his love, Lenore.
500
DOUBLE POINTS: This is Ambrose Bierce's nickname, earned because of his critical journalism.
What is Bitter Bierce.
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