The main source of historical context for Puritan authors such as Cotton Mather and Jonathan Edwards.
What is religion?
100
In ________ (year), Salem embarked on a witch trial that lasted a year, ended the lives of 25+ people, and devastated a community.
What is 1692.
100
Playwright of "The Crucible."
Who is Arthur Miller?
100
When appealing to someone's personal or cultural values or to his/her sense of character, you are making this type of argument.
What is ethos?
100
This type of clause can stand alone.
What is an independent clause?
200
A movement characterized by a rise in spiritual enthusiasm, which reinforced the desire of early colonists to break free from Britain's rule.
What is The Great Awakening?
200
Salem was divided into two of these -- one consisting of people from the farming village and one consisting of wealthy people from town -- and the two "side" did not see eye to eye!
What is a faction?
200
Rightly so, this character worries about being blamed for everything that goes wrong.
Who is Tituba?
200
Commercials that depict abused animals and hungry children convince us to contribute financially to their causes on the basis of this type of argument.
What is pathos?
200
This type of clause cannot stand alone and must be paired with an independent clause or the result will be a fragment.
What is a dependent clause?
300
Unlike a democracy, this form of government gives equal power to church and state.
What is a theocracy?
300
When several teenaged girls who were caught dancing (among other things) in the woods began pointing their fingers at others, this display of fear/panic broke out.
What is hysteria?
300
Though this character ought to be worried about his ailing daughter, he is most concerned about his reputation.
Who is Reverend Parris?
300
A line of reasoning that might include facts and statistics or other data is called this.
What is logos?
300
A word that introduces an independent or dependent clause is called a __________. (i.e. AAAWWUBBIS, FANBOYS, etc.)
What is a conjunction?
400
This Puritan preacher likened us to spiders dangling over the pit of hell in his famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
400
Ironically, if you claim to be this, you will probably end up being hanged.
What is innocent?
400
Although he can't deny it ever happened, this character wants a certain 17-year-old to know "it's over!"
Who is John Proctor?
400
When writing a persuasive speech or essay, you should include a specific call to __________ in your last paragraph.
What is action?
400
"Because you studied, you will do well on the test," is an example of a __________ sentence.
What is complex?
500
Although Puritans came to America in order to experience this, they did not extend it to others.
What is freedom of religion?
500
Years later, families who lost loved ones to the Salem Witch Trials were offered this.
What is restitution?
500
This character thinks the girls will grow tired of their behavior and snap out of it eventually, and she thinks a "witch hunt" is totally unnecessary.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
500
In his famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards uses this type of argumentation to convince people of their need for God.
What is pathos?
500
"You studied for the test, so you will do well," is an example of a __________ sentence.