Native American Literature
Puritans
Age of Reason
The Devil & Tom Walker
Poems
Lewis & Clark
Minister's Black Veil
The Fall of the House of Usher
Goodman Brown/ Man in the Black Suit
100

"The Earth on Turtle's Back" tells how something came to exist. What is it that grew on turtle's back?

The Earth

100

What was the purpose and audience for Of Plymouth Plantation?

to inspire the descendants of the Mayflower colonists with a record of their ancestors' faith and courage

100

Which of the following is NOT a type of speech? 

A. sermon

B. address

c. fictional short story

d. political speech

fictional short story

100

What is direct and indirect characterization?

Direct characterization is when the author clearly states the characteristics of a character. Indirect characterization is when the author allows the reader to make inferences about the character's character based on behavior and interactions with other characters.

100

The stories to be told in "The Song of the Hiawatha" are taken from what sources?

Native American Legends

100
What was the purpose of the Lewis & Clark expedition?

to find an all-water route to the Pacific

100

Based on the story "The Minister's Black Veil" and the time period (Puritans), what can you infer about how the people felt about God?

They fear God

100

Who wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

Edgar Allan Poe

100

When Goodman Brown begins his journey, he is turning his back literally and figuratively on what?

his faith 

200

What part of the natural world is explained by "When Grizzlies Walked Upright"?

How Indians came to be

200

Which element of Puritan Plain Style is most obvious in this statement? "Thy love is such I can in no way repay"

a simple, direct statement

200

What is parallelism in literature? 

a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction.

200

What type of characterization is the following: 

"Passerby often heard her voice raised in arguments with her husband"

indirect characterization

200

What is the poem "Thanatopsis" about?

death

200

Who was the audience for Jefferson's Commission?

Meriwether Lewis

200

In "The Minister's Black Veil: A Parable," what does the word parable tell you about the story?

It teaches a lesson

200

Thinking about the house, its surroundings, and how Roderick Usher lived, what can you infer would be a central theme?

a person cut off from the world can fall prey to irrational fears and mental illness

200

Innocence and purity are symbolized by what in "Young Goodman Brown"?

Faith's pink ribbons

300

In The Navajo Origin Legend,  the ears of corn are laid out facing east and west. What part of the natural world does this arrangement represent? 

The rising and setting of the sun

300

What is inversion in poetry?

the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence

300
The list of complaints against the British King in the Declaration of Independence is an appeal to what? 

(emotion, logic, ethics, authority)

logic

300

Does the author use dialog or description in the following characterization?

"Seeing Old Scratch outside, Tom turned pale and his knees shook"

Indirect characterization: Description

300

What kind of ship is "Old Ironsides"?

a battleship

300

Who did Meriwether Lewis ask to help him with the commission from Thomas Jefferson (first and last name)?

William Clark

300

In "The Minister's Black Veil" what is the veil most likely symbolic of?

Secret sin

300

Which detail early in "The Fall of the House of Usher" most clearly foreshadows the story's ending?

the fissure on the house

300

What theme best describes the overall message of "Young Goodman Brown?"

all people are sinners and those who judge are hypocrites

400

Native American myths often used archetypes to convey messages. What are archetypes?

symbols, patterns, or character types that repeat across cultures

400

What is a highly elaborate or extended metaphor in which an unlikely, far-fetched, or strained comparison is made between two things. 

conceit 

400

What overall announcement does the Declaration of Independence make?

the colonists declare a separation from Great Britain

400

Based on Tom Walker's conversation with the Devil, which special-interest group of Irving's day does he strongly support?

abolitionists 

400

Which of these qualities does Home's poem attribute to "Old Ironsides"?

a.ruthlessness

b. heroism

c. holiness

d. modesty

heroism

400

Who is the audience for Meriwether Lewis's "Crossing the Great Divide" (his journals)?

Thomas Jefferson and others

400

One meaning of Mr. Hooper's veil is that relationships between people are never completely clear. What can you infer about Elizabeth when she asks him to remove the veil? 

She does not understand this essential truth

400

In "The Fall of the House of Usher," which word best describes the single effect created by the opening description of the house?

gloom

400

What is a theme of "The Man in the Black Suit"?

Good vs. evil

500

In terms of a governmental body, what do the roots of the Tree of Peace in The Iroquois Constitution symbolize to the Iroquois confederacy?

strength from unity

500

In the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Godwhat is the author's main intention of his sermon?

to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation

500

"No gains without pains" is an example of what?

aphorism

500

What is Tom Walker's prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil's terms?

Greed

500

What is "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" about?

life and death

500

What conclusion can you draw form both "Commision of Meriwether Lewis" and "Crossing the Great Divide"? (Think in terms of the country)

Knowledge of the unknown region was crucial to the U.S.

500

What message about human nature is strongly conveyed by Elizabeth's nursing of Mr. Hooper on his deathbed?

Love for someone endures despite what that person does

500

How does Poe use setting to help his stories?

The setting is closely linked to the overall atmosphere, or mood

500

Who wrote "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Man in the Black Suit"? You must know both.

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Stephen King

600

The European explorers in America saw things unlike anything they had seen at home. Why were they thus most likely to write narratives about their experiences? 

to describe their experiences to people at home

600

What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God? 

Salvation is gained through Christ

600

An autobiographical account of a person's life as a slave is an example of what?

slave narrative

600

What is the main lesson of this story?

greed and mean-spiritedness lead to misery

600

According to the speaker in "Thanatopsis," what will happen to him after death? 

his body will become part of nature
600

In the passage from "Crossing the Great Divide," who is reunited at the river's edge?

Lewis and Clark
600

Who wrote "The Minister's Black Veil"?

Nathaniel Hawthorne 

600

Describe the two different meanings "The Fall of the House of Usher" has.

The literal falling the house and the end the Usher family line.

600

Name five similarities between "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Man in the Black Suit"?

The devil

devil lies about family

takes place in the woods

main character might be dreaming

affects the character throughout his life