Lit. 1
What is the central metaphor that expresses the Puritan divine mission?
City on a Hill
What caused such great consternation when Rev. Hooper appeared for Sunday services?
He was wearing a black veil.
What did Hooper do when his wife to be requested he remove the black veil?
He refused.
Who was Goodman Brown going to the forest to meet?
The Devil
How many virtues did Franklin put on his list?
13
Who is the narrator actually speaking to the people in “A Way to Wealth”?
Richard Saunders
Who did the traveler Goodman Brown met look like?
His father
What did the fiancé eventually do because of the black veil?
She left him.
What article/possession belonging to Goodman Brown’s wife fluttered to him after he cried her name?
Pink Ribbon
What virtue gave him the most difficulty?
Order
Why does Emerson feel that Pythagoras, Socrates, Jesus, Luther, and Copernicus and others are great?
They were misunderstood
Who attends to Hooper at his death bed as his nurse?
Elizabeth
What change took place in Goodman Brown after his experience in the forest?
He looks on everyone with suspicion, even his wife
What did the traveler’s staff look like?
A serpent/snake
What virtue did he include after a suggestion from a colleague?
Humility
What is Deism?
A belief that God runs the universe like a huge mechanism
In Hooper’s last words where does he say he sees a black veil?
"On every visage"
Why does Emerson assert that traveling is foolish.
People should discover themselves before venturing out to rty and find themselves.
What was Hooper's sermon like on that Sunday after he wore the black veil?
Stirring and powerful, his best sermon ever.
What virtue did he begin with?
Temperance
Who are the elect?
The ones chosen by God for salvation
What form of prayer would Emerson advocate as Transcendental?
Prayer that brings man at one with God
Why is "To A Waterfowl" Romantic?
The bird flies alone; it is a part of nature; it seeks a connection with God.
What two events did Hooper attend the same day that were opposites and showed the beginning of a new life and and end?
A funeral for a young girl and a wedding.
Who actually delivered the speech to the people in "A Way to Wealth"?
Father Abraham