Pilgrims and Martyrs
When Polycarp was set on fire, this happened.
In The Pilgrim's Progress, this causes the burden Christian is carrying to fall off.
What is the sight of the cross?
In Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Bennet displays this type of character.
What is boisterous, loud, meddlesome, and obnoxious?
Mark Twain uses this example to suggest that Tom Sawyer is not capable of religion.
What is he can memorize Robin Hood but not Scripture and listen to the river but not a sermon?
The founding fathers created this to ensure no branch of government was left with unchecked power.
What are checks and balances (three branches of government)?
Martin Luther did this on October 31, 1517.
What is nailed to the door his 95 Theses, full of complaints about the corruption in the Roman Catholic Church?
Samuel Adams and his friends dumped tea into the Boston Harbor for this reason.
What is to keep the British from collecting a tax they were not owed?
Elizabeth initially dislikes Mr. Darcy for this reason.
What is she overheard him speaking ill of her at the ball?
Twain wants us to believe Tom Sawyer's godliness comes from this.
What is nature?
What is she forms unfair prejudices towards people based on information that isn't always true.
An allegory is this type of literary tool.
What is a story with two levels of meaning?
George Washington and his troops took the Hessians at Trenton by surprise using this approach.
What is waiting until the day after Christmas to sneak up on the drunk British soldiers sleeping off their celebrations from the day before?
Mr. Darcy's defect of character is this.
What is once he forms a negative opinion of someone, he pridefully maintains it no matter what?
Tom "earns" tickets to win a Bible from Judge Thatcher by doing this.
What is trading his treasures for tickets from his friends instead of memorizing verses?
People believe in superstitions because they are failing to attribute the proper cause to this.
What is a subsequent event?
In The Pilgrim's Progress, these kinds of people were predominantly found in Vanity-Fair.
What are fools, knaves, rogues, and cheats?
The purpose of government according to the Declaration of Independence is this.
What is to protect the rights of the people; therefore it is an anti-government when it fails to do this?
What is she's mocking pastors who care more about status and money than their flocks?
In Tom Sawyer, this person kills Dr. Robinson.
Who is Injun Joe?
The prosperity gospel would never encourage martyrdom for this reason.
What is they would never tell people that they may have to suffer for Christ?
These were three restrictions placed on preachers like John Bunyan.
No more than five people could gather.
Preachers had to be licensed.
Preachers had to use the Book of Common Prayer.
Could not travel within five miles of a city.
The law and the gospel are related but different. If one seeks to be justified by the law, they are relying on this and will not be saved.
What are good works?
Mr. Bennet favors his daughter Elizabeth for this reason.
Tom Sawyer convinces his friends to whitewash the fence for him by doing this.
What is convincing them to pay him for the opportunity to wash it because it is such a fun activity?
The followers of John Wycliffe were called this.
What are Lollards?