Creation Stories
What is Oral Literature?
Tradition in which myths, folk tales, legends, and songs are passed down by word of mouth.
What does "Huswifery" mean?
Housekeeping
What are the unalienable rights listed in "The Declaration of Independence?"
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What is the fate of Giles Corey?
He is pressed to death.
What is another word for "Self-Reliance?"
Independence
In the Osage creation myth, who helps the Wazha'zhe people?
The Elk
Why did the Puritans leave England?
They wanted religious freedom.
What is the Second Amendment?
The right to bear arms.
In Act 3, how does Reverend Hale show his displeasure with the court proceedings?
He breaks away from the court.
What happens at the end of "The Fall of the House of Usher?"
Roderick dies, and the entire Usher house collapses.
In the Navajo creation myth, who makes the land habitable?
Begochiddy
What does Taylor compare his relationship to God with in "Huswifery?
A Spinning Wheel
Why did Franklin initially write his essays anonymously?
He did not want his brother to know he was writing.
In Act 3, what does Judge Hathorne ask Mary Warren to do in court?
Faint
Where does the bird go at the end of "The Raven?"
Nowhere: it stays with the speaker.
What world do the people in the Navajo myth move to?
The Fourth World
What does Bradstreet criticize herself for in "Upon the Burning of Our House?"
Valuing her material possessions too much.
Why was "The Declaration of Independence" written?
To declare independence from Great Britain.
Who is behind the evidence used to convict Elizabeth in Act 2?
Abigail; she saw the doll Mary Warren was sewing and stabbed herself with a needle.
What is Emerson's main idea in "Self-Reliance?"
People should be independent and trust their own thoughts and beliefs.
What is the first thing that happens in the Osage myth?
The Wazha'zhe ask about their origins.
Who wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation?"
William Bradford
In the "Crisis," who does Paine say supports the Revolution?
God
In Act 1, why does Tituba confess to being a witch?
She is told she will die unless she confesses.
What are the two ways Transcendentalists believed people could learn spiritual truths?
1) Living in nature
2) Having moments of contemplation (serious thought)