ENGL 201 Test 1

Set 1

  1. Captain John Smith’s motives for writing included religious reasons, such as evangelism
  2. Literature of the Colonial Period may be defined as a literary record of the period from the founding of Jamestown to the Age of Reason or Revolution.
  3. In his works, Captain John Smith showcases the riches and pleasures of New World in contrast to the poverty and deprivations in England.
  4. The Englanders was the name of the group that established the first permanent settlement in New England.
  5. 1750 was the year the first English settlement was established.
  6. Uses scriptural marginalia in his poetry.
  7. In the moneth of Aprill, 1614. with two Ships from London, of a few Marchants, I chanced to arriue in New-England, a parte of Ameryca, at the Ile of Monahiggan, in 43 1/2 of Northerly latitude: our plot was there to take Whales and make tryalls of a Myne of Gold and Copper. According to this excerpt, in what season did the speaker arrive in Ameryca?
  8. Sidney used the “Venus and Adonis” stanza form in his poem titled “Arcadia.”
  9. The meaning of the doctrine of “Christian charitie” is
  10. Writing described as “sensual” and “erotic.”
  11. Work described as “the most famous sermon ever preached in English-speaking North America.”
  12. His poetry, such as “God’s Determinations Touching his Elect,” dwells on the elect rather than on the damned.
  13. The following is a genre of American literature of the colonial period: travel accounts
  14. Thus stands the cause betweene God and us. We are entered into Covenant with Him for this worke. Wee have taken out a Commission. The Lord hath given us leave to drawe our own articles. Wee have professed to enterprise these Actions, upon these and those accounts, upon these and those ends, wee have hereupon besought Him of favour and blessing. Now if the Lord shall please to heare us, and bring us in peace to the place wee desire, then hath hee ratified this Covenant and sealed our Commission, [and] will expect a strict performance of the Articles contained in it; but if wee shall neglect the observation of these Articles which are the ends wee have propounded, and, dissembling with our God, shall fall to embrace this present world and prosecute our carnall intentions, seekeing greate things for ourselves and our posterity, the Lord will surely breake out in wrathe against us; be revenged of such a perjured people and make us knowe the price of the breache of such a covenant. According to this excerpt, what will be the consequences of neglecting the articles of the Covenant?
  15. From my years young in days of youth, God did make known to me this truth, And call’d me from my native place For to enjoy the means of grace. In wilderness he did me guide, And in strange lands for me provide,
  16. In fears and wants, through weal and woe, A Pilgrim passed I to and fro. The poem alludes to the journey Says “reprobate infants” would be cast into the “easiest room in hell.”
  17. The “Greatest” American poet before the C19th.
  18. Wrote A faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God …in Northampton to describe revival.
  19. Captain John Smith’s motives for writing included recreational reasons, what he called “vain” pleasure.
  20. Both of these writers depict unimaginable eternal suffering in hell in their works.
  21. And first of the occasion and inducements thereunto; the which that I may truly unfould, I must begine at the very roote & rise of the same. The which I shall endevor to manefest in a plaine stile, with singuler regard unto the simple truth in all things, at least as near as my slender judgmente can attaine the same. This excerpt is from
  22. This poet is perceived as the “greatest” American poet before the 19th century
  23. The meaning of the word “Charity” in John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity [Love]” is
  24. Says “There is nothing that keeps wicked men, at any one moment, out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.”
  25. His poem, “A Fig for Thee oh! Death,” represents the poetic idea of the divided self (body and soul).
  26. Captain John Smith depicts the New World as a land of opportunities, unique qualities, and abundance.
  27. Authored the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband.”
  28. Thus stands the cause betweene God and us. We are entered into Covenant with Him for this worke. Wee have taken out a Commission. The Lord hath given us leave to drawe our own articles. Wee have professed to enterprise these Actions, upon these and those accounts, upon these and those ends, wee have hereupon besought Him of favour and blessing. Now if the Lord shall please to heare us, and bring us in peace to the place wee desire, then hath hee ratified this Covenant and sealed our Commission, [and] will expect a strict performance of the Articles contained in it; but if wee shall neglect the observation of these Articles which are the ends wee have propounded, and, dissembling with our God, shall fall to embrace this present world and prosecute our carnall intentions, seekeing greate things for ourselves and our posterity, the Lord will surely breake out in wrathe against us; be revenged of such a perjured people and make us knowe the price of the breache of such a covenant. This excerpt is an example of a sermon
  29. Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth didst by my side remain,
  30. Evoked fear in his poem, “The Day of Doom,” to warn sinners of God’s impending wrath.
  31. The focus of this work is a poetical description of the Last Judgment.
  32. In the moneth of Aprill, 1614. with two Ships from London, of a few Marchants, I chanced to arriue in New-England, a parte of Ameryca, at the Ile of Monahiggan, in 43 1/2 of Northerly latitude: our plot was there to take Whales and make tryalls of a Myne of Gold and Copper. What is the name of the speaker who says he “chanced to arriue in New-England, a parte of Ameryca.”
  33. This author migrated to New World in 1638, was sickly, and thrice married with 8 children.
  34. Literature of the Colonial Period basically is a record of the beginnings and growth of Colonial America into the United States of America.
  35. William Bradford authored A True Relation…of Virginia (1608)
  36. For wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a hill. The eies of all people are uppon Us, soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken, and soe cause Him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall be made a story and a by-word through the world. “Citty upon a hill” is an allusion
  37. Examples of writers of the colonial period of American literature include the following: William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, and Walt Whitman.
  38. Pastoral is a genre of literature expressing peace, simplicity, and virtues of an innocent, idyllic life. Another name for term pastoral is
  39. In the moneth of Aprill, 1614. with two Ships from London, of a few Marchants, I chanced to arriue in New-England, a parte of Ameryca, at the Ile of Monahiggan, in 43 1/2 of Northerly latitude: our plot was there to take Whales and make tryalls of a Myne of Gold and Copper. This excerpt is from a book titled
  40. This author delivered the sermon titled “Christian Charitie: A Modell Thereof”:

Set 2

  1. John Winthrop deemed the “calling” of women in Colonial New England as attending to “household affairs and such things as belong to women.”
  2. This author did not want his works published because s/he considered them to be private spiritual diary
  3. Examples of writers of the colonial period of American literature include the following: Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards
  4. Edward Taylor authored The General History of VA &  N. England
  5. And first of the occasion and inducements thereunto; the which that I may truly unfould, I must begine at the very roote & rise of the same. The which I shall endevor to manefest in a plaine stile, with singuler regard unto the simple truth in all things, at least as near as my slender judgmente can attaine the same. This account was prepared ______
  6. Work described as “the most famous sermon ever preached in English-speaking North America.”
  7. The poem “The Flesh and the Spirit” is a poetic debate between two sisters.
  8. Pastoral is a genre of literature expressing peace, simplicity, and virtues of an innocent, idyllic life.  Another name for term pastoral is
  9. And first of the occasion and inducements thereunto; the which that I may truly unfould, I must begine at the very roote & rise of the same. The which I shall endevor to manefest in a plaine stile, with singuler regard unto the simple truth in all things, at least as near as my slender judgmente can attaine the same. This excerpt is from a book that existed only in manuscript for how many years?
  10. In the moneth of Aprill, 1614. with two Ships from London, of a few Marchants, I chanced to arriue in New-England, a parte of Ameryca, at the Ile of Monahiggan, in 43 1/2 of Northerly latitude: our plot was there to take Whales and make tryalls of a Myne of Gold and Copper. This excerpt is from a book authored by __________
  11. In his Of Plimoth Plantation, William Bradford catalogs animals, furs, plants, fruits, minerals, and abundant resources such as building materials.
  12. Unlike Captain John Smith who depicted the New World as a land of opportunity, this author rather portrayed it as a land of spiritual testing.
  13. In the moneth of Aprill, 1614. with two Ships from London, of a few Marchants, I chanced to arriue in New-England, a parte of Ameryca, at the Ile of Monahiggan, in 43 1/2 of Northerly latitude: our plot was there to take Whales and make tryalls of a Myne of Gold and Copper. This excerpt is from a book titled __________
  14. Anne Bradstreet self-published her collection of poetry.
  15. You are reading a poem entitled “The Day of Doom” and you think a Puritan might have written it during the colonial period of American Literature.  The plain style might help you determine that a Puritan indeed wrote it during the colonial period.
  16. Examples of writers of the colonial period of American literature include the following: William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, and Walt Whitman.
  17. Captain John Smith authored A True Relation…of Virginia (1608)
  18. Which poem by Edward Taylor is developed through a series of legal images that some find significant and interesting?
  19. In his writings, Captain John Smith portrayed English North America as a land of endless bounty.
  20. Evoked fear in his poem, “The Day of Doom,” to warn sinners of God’s impending wrath.
  21. Authored “Contemplations” that, inter alia, thematizes meditative contrasts between antediluvian man versus modern man.
  22. The first permanent settlement in New England was established at Virginia Beach.
  23. Cotton Mather called this author the “American Nehemiah”:
  24. And first of the occasion and inducements thereunto; the which that I may truly unfould, I must begine at the very roote & rise of the same. The which I shall endevor to manefest in a plaine stile, with singuler regard unto the simple truth in all things, at least as near as my slender judgmente can attaine the same. It took the author how many years to write the book that this excerpt is taken from?
  25. Writing described as “sensual” and “erotic.”
  26. Which of the following poem by Edward Taylor thematizes God choosing the “elect” and the conflicts the elect go through?
  27. Argues “there is nothing that keeps wicked men …out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.”
  28. Cotton Mather considered Edward Taylor’s poetry as “grateful entertainments unto the ingenious.”
  29. In his works, Captain John Smith indirectly criticizes idle youth wasting away in England.
  30. Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain,
    Who after birth didst by my side remain,
    Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
    Who thee abroad, expos’d to publick view,
    Made thee in raggs, halting to th’ press to trudge,
    Where errors were not lessened (all may judg).
    At thy return my blushing was not small,
    My rambling brat (in print) should mother call,
    This excerpt is from a poem titled __________
  31. Which of the following ancient myth(s) does Captain John Smith appropriate or draw upon to portray a paradisiacal image of the New World?
  32. In his works, Captain John Smith alludes to ancient myths of gardens of joy, eternal life, and riches.
  33. Jonathan Edwards’s sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” was popular during the colonial period.  That reputation, however, has diminished appreciably over the last century.  What possible factor(s) account for this diminished reputation?
  34. John Winthrop disapproved of women giving themselves “wholly to reading and writing.”
  35. Work described as First Native American “best-seller.”
  36. The following is a genre of American literature of the colonial period: sermons
  37. Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain,
    Who after birth didst by my side remain,
    Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
    Who thee abroad, expos’d to publick view,
    Made thee in raggs, halting to th’ press to trudge,
    Where errors were not lessened (all may judg).
    At thy return my blushing was not small,
    My rambling brat (in print) should mother call,
    This excerpt suggests that __________
  38. The words secular and obscure adequately describe Literature of the Colonial Period.
  39. 1750 was the year the first English settlement was established.
  40. Pastoral is a genre of literature expressing peace, simplicity, and virtues of an innocent, idyllic life.  Another name for term pastoral is

Set 3

  1. And first of the occasion and inducements thereunto; the which that I may truly unfould, I must begine at the very roote & rise of the same. The which I shall endevor to manefest in a plaine stile, with singuler regard unto the simple truth in all things, at least as near as my slender judgmente can attaine the same. This excerpt is from ______
  2. One theme found in the works of Captain John Smith is new lands, new people.
  3. Which of the following poem(s) is/are example(s) of domestic poem(s) by Anne Bradstreet:
  4. Bradford records the Pilgrims’ or Separatists’ experiences and is, therefore, a hagiographer.
  5. In his works, Captain John Smith appropriates ancient stories that blend myth and historical fact and adopts the long tradition of exaggerated exploration reports.
  6. And first of the occasion and inducements thereunto; the which that I may truly unfould, I must begine at the very roote & rise of the same. The which I shall endevor to manefest in a plaine stile, with singuler regard unto the simple truth in all things, at least as near as my slender judgmente can attaine the same. This excerpt is from a book that gave account of __________
  7. This writer conceived of himself as a mere “Crumb of dust”:
  8. Authored The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America (1650)
  9. Authored “Contemplations” that, inter alia, thematizes meditative contrasts between antediluvian man versus modern man.
  10. Pastoral is a genre of literature expressing peace, simplicity, and virtues of an innocent, idyllic life.  Another name for term pastoral is
  11. Says “reprobate infants” would be cast into the “easiest room in hell.”
  12. The first part of the narrative, Of Plimoth Plantation, documents the following as the reason(s) the pilgrims left Holland:
  13. From my years young in days of youth,
    God did make known to me this truth,
    And call’d me from my native place
    For to enjoy the means of grace.
    In wilderness he did me guide,
    And in strange lands for me provide,
    In fears and wants, through weal and woe,
    A Pilgrim passed I to and fro.
    This poem was written by_________
  14. In his works, Captain John Smith alludes to ancient myths of gardens of joy, eternal life, and riches.
  15. And first of the occasion and inducements thereunto; the which that I may truly unfould, I must begine at the very roote & rise of the same. The which I shall endevor to manefest in a plaine stile, with singuler regard unto the simple truth in all things, at least as near as my slender judgmente can attaine the same. It took the author how many years to write the book that this excerpt is taken from?
  16. The riches and pleasures of the New World are thematized in the works of Captain John Smith
  17. Sidney used the “Venus and Adonis” stanza form in his poem titled “Arcadia.”
  18. In which of the following poems does Anne Bradstreet show affection not commonly/openly expressed in the Colonial Period?
  19. Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain,
    Who after birth didst by my side remain,
    Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
    Who thee abroad, expos’d to publick view,
    Made thee in raggs, halting to th’ press to trudge,
    Where errors were not lessened (all may judg).
    At thy return my blushing was not small,
    My rambling brat (in print) should mother call,
    In this excerpt, the poet or speaker refers to the poem as _________
  20. Example(s) of doctrines of Puritanism and Calvinism thematized in the literature of the colonial include the following:
  21. Literature of the Colonial Period may be defined as a literary record of the period from the founding of Jamestown to the Age of Reason or Revolution.
  22. The Englanders was the name of the group that established the first permanent settlement in New England.
  23. His poetry, such as “God’s Determinations Touching his Elect,” dwells on the elect rather
    than on the damned.
  24. The first permanent English settlement was established at Jamestown.
  25. Examples of writers of the colonial period of American literature include the following: Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards
  26. Therefore lett us choose life, that wee and our seede may live by obeying his voyce and cleaveing to him, for hee is our life and our prosperity. These are the concluding words of ______
  27. Captain John Smith’s report of exploration is described as the first distinctly American writing in English.
  28. Example(s) of doctrines of Puritanism and Calvinism thematized in the literature of the colonial include the following:
  29. In the moneth of Aprill, 1614. with two Ships from London, of a few Marchants, I chanced to arriue in New-England, a parte of Ameryca, at the Ile of Monahiggan, in 43 1/2 of Northerly latitude: our plot was there means:
  30. This poet is perceived as the “greatest” American poet before the 19th century
  31. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” uses the Ministerial Three Method.
  32. Copy of
  33. In his Of Plimoth Plantation, William Bradford catalogs animals, furs, plants, fruits, minerals, and abundant resources such as building materials.
  34. Examples of writers of the colonial period of American literature include the following: Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor
  35. Captain John Smith’s motives for writing included economic reasons such as employment without taxes and fines; and acquisition of property and wealth;
  36. The meaning of the word “Charity” in John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity [Love]” is
  37. Therefore lett us choose life, that wee and our seede may live by obeying his voyce and cleaveing to him, for hee is our life and our prosperity. Whose “voice [voice] is referenced in this passage?
  38. Captain John Smith established the Indian Captivity Narrative
  39. Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain,
    Who after birth didst by my side remain,
    Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
    Who thee abroad, expos’d to publick view,
    Made thee in raggs, halting to th’ press to trudge,
    Where errors were not lessened (all may judg).
    At thy return my blushing was not small,
    My rambling brat (in print) should mother call,
    This excerpt is from a poem titled __________
  40. You are reading a poem entitled “The Day of Doom” and you think a Puritan might have written it during the colonial period of American Literature.  The plain style might help you determine that a Puritan indeed wrote it during the colonial period.