Purely Puritan
Quotables
Definitely Douglass
The Art of Persuasion
Hodge Podge
100
The Puritans came to America in the 1600s to do this.
What is to seek religious freedom, to separate from the Protestant Church of England.
100
Edwards wrote, “[t]he wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher…” because he wanted people to do this.
(various answers) Possible answer: He wanted people to know that the anger of God continues to build and that you must be born again and do good things in order to be saved.
100
Unlike other works from this unit, this book was written in this year.
What is the 1800s.
100
These are the three types of persuasive appeal.
What are logos, ethos and pathos. Logical, values (right and wrong) and emotional.
100
Who wrote "A Narrative of the Captivity?"
Who is Mary Rowlandson.
200
To the Puritans, the Bible was this.
What is the literal word of God.
200
Douglass writes, “[i]f the lineal descendants of Ham are alone to be scripturally enslaved, it is certain that slavery at the south must soon become unscriptural; for thousands are ushered into the world, annually, who, like myself, owe their existence to white fathers, and those fathers most frequently their own masters,” in order to do this.
(Various Answers) Possible answer: to show that white plantation owners are creating a mix race of individuals who do not exactly fall under the Biblical definition as they have been explaining it.
200
The Curse of Ham was used as a justification for this.
What is slavery.
200
Using facts and statistics is this kind of appeal.
What is logical (logos).
200
What is the main point in Paine's "The Crisis"
(Various Answers)
300
This historic period saw the belief that knowledge, not religion, led to truth.
What is The Age of Reason.
300
This quote comes from what readings, “[w]hen the world grows old and worn out, the people will die and the cords will break and let the earth sink down into the ocean, and all will be water again.”
What are the Native American Myths.
300
For Douglass, literacy (knowing how to read and write) was so important in the struggle for freedom that he did this to learn how to read and write.
What is bribed neighborhood white children with food in exchange for lessons.
300
Comparing the King of England to a thief, like Paine did, is an example of this type of appeal.
What is emotional appeal.
300
What is Jonathan Edwards' main reason for delivering his speech.
What is he wanted people to see God as a something to be feared and respected. (Other answers will be accepted)
400
Early American settlers, like the Puritans, faced these types of problems.
What are new diseases, lack of preparation for the climate, cultural struggles with the native population and strange animals.
400
Who is regretting the knowledge and sadness that comes with learning how to read, in this passage, “I often found myself regretting my own existence, and wishing myself dead; and but for the hope of being free, I have no doubt but that I should have killed myself, or done something for which I should have been killed. While in this state of mind, I was eager to hear any one speak of slavery.”
Who is Frederick Douglass.
400
Like other slave narratives, Douglass was trying to appeal to this audience.
Who are white readers.
400
How does Jonathan Edwards use persuasion in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"
(Various Answers)
400
In her poem, "By Night When Others Soundly Slept," Anne Bradstreet is addressing this audience.
Who are believers in God.
500
Along with believing that the church should not stand between people and God, and everyone is born sinful, Puritans believed in this.
What is that God only saves the chosen.
500
Who is speaking in this passage and what is she trying to express. “I sat much alone with a poor wounded child in my lap, which moaned night and day, having nothing to revive the body, or cheer the spirits of her, but instead of that, sometimes one Indian would come and tell me one hour, that your master will knock your child in the head, and then a second, and then a third, your master will quickly knock your child in the head.”
Who is Mary Rowlandson. (Various Answers) She is trying to explain the cruel and horrible treatment that she suffered at the hands of her captors.
500
Identify a theme from Douglass.
Answers will vary.
500
What is Mary Rowlandson trying to persuade her reader to believe?
What is that Native Americans are capable of being kind and generous.
500
In her poem, de la Cruz is writing for this reason.
What is to show that she is not driven by worldly needs.
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