Native American Lit
1600
In “World on the Turtle’s Back,” the right-handed twin is angry because the left-handed twin:
kills their mother
_______; mostly comprised of philosophers, scientists, writing speeches and pamphlets. Humans can arrive at truth through logic and reasoning.
1750- 1800
_________; Valued feelings, intuition, idealism, and inductive reasoning. Authors wanted readers to seek unspoiled nature as a path to spirituality.
1800-1860
1840- 1860
works included: “Rough Face Girl” and “________”
"World on the Turtle's Back"
The Native American myth, “Rough Face Girl,” most Closely represents what Americanized myth?
Cinderella
works included: “Speech to the Convention” and “_______”
"The Crisis"
works included:
“Rip Van Winkle”
works included: “_______” and “Walden”
Nature
Native American Literature consists of
a. Epic narratives
b. Creation myths
c. Stories
d. Poems
e. Songs
_________; Wrote mostly diaries and histories, which expressed the connections between God and their everyday lives. Sought to “purify” the Church of England by reforming to the simpler forms of worship.
1600-1800
What is one of the following are virtues of Benjamin Franklin from his autobiography?
Who finally recognizes Rip upon his return to town?
What is the meaning of “perennial” as it is used in paragraph 3?
continuing
Native American Literature is centered around
Nature and Animals
In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” what kind of imagery shows up in Edwards’s sermon the most?
Scary, violent visuals, sounds, and Feelings
In Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, what alternatives did the colonists already try in their appeal to Great Britain, according to the text?
petitions, argument, and pleas to parliament and to the crown
While avoiding the terrors of Dame Van Winkle on day in the Kaatskills Rip hears a sound that begins his odd adventure. The sound is described most aptly as:
What summarizes a central idea of the "Self-Reliance"
In “World on the Turtle’s Back,” why does the man go to the Great Tree at the beginning of the myth?
He wants to make his pregnant wife happy.
When Mary Warren gives her deposition, disclaiming any familiarization with the Devil, the other girls
mimic Mary and claim she has taken the form of a bird.
In Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, according to Henry, what are the “means” (Paragraph 4) the colonies have to defeat the British?
The colonies have the people willing to fight, as well as allies, and a just cause on their side.
Which of the following sayings best describes a theme of the text?
What does the term “plastic” most likely mean as used in paragraph 2 of "Self-Reliance"?