American Literature Test A
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with ridicule
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In The General History of Virginia, what was the Indians' initial reaction to John Smith when he first tried to trade with them?
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opossum
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According to Bradford, which of the following was not on the menu of the first Thanksgiving?
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he pretended to control nature
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How did Coyote trick Bear?
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ropes
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What was used to return the chief's daughters home?
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when Coyote jumped when Bear reached for something
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How did Bear discover Coyote's dishonesty?
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all of the above
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According to The General History, what did John Smith accomplish?
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she was wounded and taken into captivity
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What happened to Mary Rowlandson when the Indians attacked her village?
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none
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How many of Taylor's poems were published in his lifetime?
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Christ
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Edward Taylor refers to whom in "Meditation 8" as "Heaven's Sugar Cake"?
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the steward of the estates of the Earl of Lincoln
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Anne Bradstreet was the daughter of
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odious heathens
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What word or phrase best describes Rowlandson's attitude toward the Indians?
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articles of clothing
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While among the Indians, what did Rowlandson make that she traded for food or money?
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a pastor and a college president's grandfather
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Edward Taylor was
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she was taken into captivity where she died
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What happened to Rowlandson's six-year-old daughter?
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a spinning wheel
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What common household item of the time does Taylor wish God to make him in the poem "Huswifery"?
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True
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Anne Bradstreet lived most of her life as a mother and housewife.
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he housed a soldier but refused the pay
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What was Woolman's response when ordered to house soldiers for pay?
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marry them
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William Byrd suggested in his writing that a way to convert the Indians was to...
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Religion
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What does Byrd talk to Bearskin about
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Quaker
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What religion is John Woolman?
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killed it with stones
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What did John Woolman do to a robin when he was a young boy?
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they didn't support the war
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Why did Woolman and some other Quakers refuse to pay taxes?
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Negroes are descendents of Cain
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In Woolman's Journal, what do individuals of his time argue to justify slavery?
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bookkeeper and shopkeeper
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What was John Woolman's first job outside the home?
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religious principles
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Why does Woolman object to participating in the French and Indian War?
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Richmond, Virginia
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What city did William Byrd found and name?
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