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Encounters and Foundations thru 1800
1800-1860
Nathaniel Hawthorne
About the Novel
Critical Thinking
100
What piece of literature provided the basis for most Puritan writing?
The Bible
100
All of the following were writers during this time period except: a. Edgar Allan Poe b. Ralph Waldo Emerson c. T.S. Eliot d. Nathaniel Hawthorne
c. T.S. Eliot
100
The Scarlet Letter was published in what year?
1850
100
What is the setting of The Scarlet Letter?
Boston, Massachusetts in 1650
100
What is the genre of The Scarlet Letter?
Psychological romance
200
Native American literature was root in what?
Oral Traditions
200
Literature at this time was a reaction to what?
Rationalism
200
Hawthorne was born on July 4th, 1804 in what town?
Salem, Massachusetts
200
Who was Chillingworth living with before he appears in Boston?
Native Americans
200
The rosebush outside the prison door is a symbol of all of the following except: a. Hester and Pearl living among the Puritans b. Hester's passion c. Pearl’s existence as both evil and truth d. The wilderness surrounding Boston
d. The wilderness surrounding Boston
300
What two forms of writing were the most common for the Puritans?
Diaries and histories
300
At the heart of America's optimism and coming-of-age were a group of Romantics called what?
Transcendentalist
300
What was Hawthorne's fiction said to be fueled by?
An awareness of guilt that accompanies a Puritan conscience
300
What methods does Dimmesdale use to punish himself for his sins?
Scourging/whipping himself; fasting; and vigils (extended periods of wakefulness and/or prayer)
300
Hawthorne's portrayal of the Puritanical society is one of what?
Contradictory images and hypocrisy
400
What were a majority of the writings in response to during the 1750's, around the time of the American Revolution?
Political and social events
400
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe were called what during this time period?
Anti-transcendentalist
400
What is said to have caused Hawthorne to be such a dark man?
The actions of his ancestors
400
What does Hawthorne conclude about the "mark" on Dimmesdale's chest?
Hawthorne does not make any conclusions, but only suggests possible theories.
400
Why did Chillingworth become the greatest sinner in violating the human heart?
He single-mindedly was bent on personal revenge against Dimmesdale.
500
What did Native American literature detail?
1. Myths about origins of the world and the creation of animals and humans 2. Migration and challenges they faced when the Europeans arrived
500
What did the Dark Romantics of this time explore?
Conflicts between good and evil; the psychological effects of guilt and sin; and the madness in the human psyche
500
What is ironic about the death of Hawthorne and the death of Mr. Dimmesdale?
They both died of gloom and solitude in their lives.
500
When the town’s leaders want to take Pearl away from Hester, Mr. Dimmesdale says to them concerning Pearl’s existence, “[She has been made] to keep the mother’s soul alive, and to preserve her from blacker depths of sin into which Satan might else have sought to plunge her” (104-105). After leaving the men, Hester is approached by Mistress Hibbons. She asks Hester to join her in the forest to meet the Black Man, but Hester declines because she must care for Pearl. In connection with the quote above, this is an example of which of the following: a. Symbolism b. Parable c. Metaphor d. Flashback
B. Parable
500
Towards the end of the novel, Mistress Hibbons says to Hester, “But this Minister! When the black man sees one sealed, so shy of owning to the bond as is the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale, he hath a way of ordering that the mark shall be disclosed in open daylight to the eyes of the world” (37). This is an example of what kind of literary device? a. Metaphor b. Foreshadowing c. Simile d. Imagery
b. Foreshadowing