Puritan History
The Puritans had strict morals because the spiritual wellbeing of the entire ________ was important.
What is community?
The work that Jonathan Edwards is most famous for is a sermon titled ___________.
What is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
In "Upon a Spider Catching a Fly," Edward Taylor metaphorically compares ________ to a spider.
Who is Satan (or the devil)?
Anne Bradstreet experienced tragedy when her home __________ and she wrote a poem about it.
What is burned down?
Compared to the Pilgrims, the Puritans had _____ money and resources.
What is more?
Edwards' sermon is focused very strongly on the threat of ______.
What is hell?
Edward Taylor wrote poetry on _________ to prepare for his important responsibility the next day.
What is Saturday night?
Anne Bradstreet's ________ was far better than most other women of her time.
What is education?
The punishment for dissenters in Puritan colonies was often _______.
What is exile (or banishment)?
Jonathan Edwards spoke in a ______ voice when presenting his terrifying speech.
What is calm or monotonous?
In the poem "Huswifery," Edward Taylor compares salvation to _____.
What is spinning and weaving (or sewing)?
Anne Bradstreet had a _______ relationship with her husbad, as shown by the poem she wrote about him.
What is loving?
The main conflict between the Puritans and Native Americans involved misunderstandings about ______.
What is land?
Jonathan Edwards employs the literary device ______ very frequently in his famous sermon.
What is imagery?
In "Huswifery," Taylor asks God to make him like a ______ so that God can work through him.
What is a garment (or robe or article of clothing)?
In "Upon a Sickness," Bradstreet compares human life to _______ because it is fragile.
What is a bubble?
The Puritan belief in predestination - that God had chosen a few people, the elect, for salvation - was part of a theology known as _______.
What is Calvinism?
Jonathan Edwards read his list of ________ once every week to keep his focus on God.
What are resolutions?
________ in poetry was not important to Puritans because poetry was mainly a form of spiritual discipline instead of art.
What is beauty (or emotion)?
Bradstreet argues that humanity has it better than nature even though nature doesn't age because humanity is made for ______.
What is immortality?