Jonathan Edwards- Sinners in the Hands of God
What was Jonathan Edwards’ primary purpose in preaching Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
A) To entertain the congregation
B) To inspire fear of damnation and call for repentance
C) To argue for political independence
D) To promote religious tolerance
B) To inspire fear of damnation and call for repentance
The Puritans left England primarily for this reason.
A) To escape high taxes
B) To find gold and wealth
C) To avoid military service
D) To freely practice their religion
To freely practice their religion
Rowlandson’s narrative is considered a key example of this genre of colonial American literature.
A) Sermon
B) Travel narrative
C) Captivity narrative
D) Historical fiction
C) Captivity narrative
Which best describes the shift in tone in "Upon the Burning of Our House"?
A) From angry to mocking
B) From mournful to accepting
C) From fearful to humorous
D) From neutral to celebratory
B) From mournful to accepting
What prompted Sarah Kemble Knight to undertake the journey described in her journal?
A) She was fleeing religious persecution
B) She was on a pilgrimage
C) She was settling land in Virginia
D) She was managing legal and financial business for her family
D) She was managing legal and financial business for her family
Which rhetorical appeal does Edwards use most effectively to motivate his listeners?
A) Logos — logical arguments
B) Pathos — vivid imagery of hell and eternal damnation
C) Ethos — his reputation as a scholar
D) Humor and irony
B) Pathos — vivid imagery of hell and eternal damnation
He was the Native American who first approached the Pilgrims and spoke English, helping them establish relations with local tribes.
A) Squanto
B) Massasoit
C) Samoset
D) Tisquantum
A) Squanto
Mary Rowlandson often credits her survival during captivity to this.
A) Her knowledge of Native culture
B) Her physical strength
C) God’s providence and will
D) The kindness of her captors
Correct Question:
C) God’s providence and will
What is Bradstreet’s main purpose in "Before the Birth of One of Her Children"?
A) To persuade women not to have children
B) To criticize childbirth practices
C) To leave a final message of love and faith in case she dies during childbirth
D) To ask her husband to remarry quickly
C) To leave a final message of love and faith in case she dies during childbirth
Why did Sarah Kemble Knight write The Journal of Madam Knight?
A) To persuade women to become teachers
B) To record and reflect on her experiences traveling through colonial New England
C) To publish a travel guide for merchants
D) To critique British rule
B) To record and reflect on her experiences traveling through colonial New England
What event or condition prompted Edwards to preach this sermon?
A) A series of natural disasters
B) A growing sense of religious complacency among colonists
C) The signing of the Mayflower Compact
D) The outbreak of King Philip’s War
B) A growing sense of religious complacency among colonists
In Of Plymouth Plantation, Bradford describes this as the guiding force behind the Pilgrims’ survival and success in the New World.
A) Good luck
B) Native American alliances
C) The will and providence of God
D) Strong leadership
C) The will and providence of God
When her child died in captivity, Rowlandson responded not with rage, but with reflection on this spiritual truth.
A) The afterlife
B) The sinfulness of man
C) God’s right to give and take life
D) The need for revenge
C) God’s right to give and take life
What was the exigence (the event that prompted the poem) for "Upon the Burning of Our House"?
A) The death of her husband
B) A neighbor’s home burning
C) The literal burning of her house and belongings
D) A hurricane that damaged her town
C) The literal burning of her house and belongings
How does Knight establish ethos (credibility) in her journal?
A) By citing government documents
B) By using highly technical language
C) By portraying herself as an educated, observant woman dealing with real business matters
D) By quoting from the Bible frequently
C) By portraying herself as an educated, observant woman dealing with real business matters
Which word best describes the tone of Edwards’ sermon?
A) Calm and reassuring
B) Joyful and hopeful
C) Stern, urgent, and fearful
D) Sarcastic and mocking
C) Stern, urgent, and fearful
The Puritans believed the Church of England was too similar to this religious institution.
A) Lutheranism
B) Islam
C) The Roman Catholic Church
D) Eastern Orthodoxy
C) The Roman Catholic Church
This was a shared goal for both Rowlandson and Bradstreet in their writing: to reflect on life’s trials through the lens of their Puritan faith.
A) To entertain their readers
B) To question Puritan beliefs
C) To glorify God and affirm His providence
D) To promote women's rights
C) To glorify God and affirm His providence
"Upon the Burning of Our House"
Which rhetorical choice helps Bradstreet shift the focus from loss to spiritual reflection?
A) Use of sarcastic tone
B) Listing all her valuables
C) Use of biblical allusion to heaven as a true home
D) Description of the fire’s smell
C) Use of biblical allusion to heaven as a true home
What problematic tone can be observed in some of Knight’s descriptions of servants or enslaved people?
A) Reverent and respectful
B) Neutral and objective
C) Dismissive and condescending
D) Sympathetic and empathetic
C) Dismissive and condescending
Edwards frequently uses metaphors such as “God holding the wicked over the pit of hell” to:
A) Simplify theological concepts
B) Create vivid emotional images to frighten listeners into repentance
C) Confuse his audience
D) Soften his message
B) Create vivid emotional images to frighten listeners into repentance
The Puritans chose to settle in the New World rather than remain in Holland because they feared this would happen to their children.
A) They would become farmers
B) They would lose their English identity and religious purity
C) They would convert to Catholicism
D) They would be conscripted into war
B) They would lose their English identity and religious purity
The biggest contrast in purpose between Rowlandson and Bradstreet is that Bradstreet wrote primarily for this reason, while Rowlandson's writing was shaped by public trauma.
A) Personal devotion and reflection
B) Political criticism
C) Public fame
D) Colonial record-keeping
A) Personal devotion and reflection
What rhetorical appeal does Bradstreet use most in "Before the Birth of One of Her Children"?
A) Ethos — she shows herself as a credible mother
B) Pathos — she evokes emotion by imagining her own death
C) Logos — she uses statistics about childbirth
D) Pathos — by making political demands for women's healthcare
B) Pathos — she evokes emotion by imagining her own death
Knight’s voice throughout the journal can best be described as:
A) Submissive and passive
B) Observant, witty, and assertive
C) Highly emotional and romantic
D) Detached and impersonal
B) Observant, witty, and assertive