English 11A – Flashcards
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According to William Ellery Channing, national literature includes
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"the thoughts of profound and original minds" and "important works in philosophy."
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The detective will interrogate the witness and write down his answers.
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Native American stories often depict nature as
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a spiritual mother
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Which type of oral tradition is the most popular across Native American tribes?
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the creation story
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Why was literacy a prime concern in the Massachusetts Bay colony?
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so people could read the Bible and protect themselves from sin.
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How does early American English differ from contemporary English?
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Early American English is generally more formal.
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Which of the following statements gives the best summation of life in Plymouth Plantation?
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There was discord and tension among the settlers, but they resolved their differences.
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The first published book of poetry was written by which Puritan author?
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Anne Bradstreet
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In persuasive writing, it is important to
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anticipate and address counterarguments clearly state your position provide facts and examples to back up your position
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In "Indians Are a People, Not Mascots," "Redskin" was originally a term for
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the bounty place on Indians
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In "Indians Are a People, Not Mascots," the government's first target in educating Indian children was their
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language
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Read the following passage from "Indians Are a People, Not Mascots." Identify which persuasive technique Fred Veilleux employs in the passage.
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Help people imagine what it's like to experience the condition you want to change
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If you are reading a book, and it says that Professor Smith is hatching an insidious plot, you know
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he is dangerous
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Which of the following statements about Anne Bradstreet is NOT true?
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Anne Bradstreet was never married
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Which of the following phrases best defines rhythm?
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a poem's cadence, pace, or ongoing momentum
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What is the rhyme scheme of the following Anne Bradstreet poem?
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aabbccddeeffgg
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How many couplets are in this poem?
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seven
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Which of the following best describes the main theme in this poem?
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the writer greatly respects her father and the way he has raised her
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Read the following line from To Her Father With Some Verses: "Yet for part payment take this simple mite."
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a coin of little value
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Johnathon Edwards was a
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preacher
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Why is Edward's God so angry?
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because men are sinful and wicked
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In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards establishes various conclusions and then applies those conclusions to his congregation. What strategy does Edwards use to make the application of his conclusions seem very personal and relevant to his audience?
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He switches from a third-person point of view to a second-person point of view
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What writing convention does Johnathan Edwards use to persuade his audience?
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Imagery Metaphor Hyperbole
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What movement extinguished many revivals leading up to the Great Awakening?
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The Enlightenment
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Olaudah Equinao wrote
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the first autobiography by a black man in America
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The term "the Middle Passage" refers to
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the trip between West Africa and the islands of the Caribbean
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Which is true of Equiano's position on the voyage?
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He was young and so not fettered
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Identify the correct denotative and connotative meaning of the word "loathsome"
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hateful; negative
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When Thomas Paine writes about reconciliation, he is referring to
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the Colonies staying peacefully connected with Great Britain
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Which of the following statements about Common Sense is NOT true?
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Thomas Paine was hanged for treason after writing Common Sense
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Thomas Paine believed America should be
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an asylum, a safe place, for all people
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"This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious livery from every part of Europe." In this context, does asylum have a positive or negative connotation?
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Positive
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Thomas Pain wrote Common Sense to
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colonists in 1776, prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Which of the following statements about American Romanticism is not true?
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Love is the primary theme in the literature of American Romanticism
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Transcendentalism, a subgenre of American Romanticism, was based in which of the following beliefs?
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The natural and spiritual world are connected
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Which of the following is the best definition of literary criticism?
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An interpretation of a work of literature supported by quotations, details, and personal responses
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Which of these people would be least likely to appreciate Transcendentalist ideas?
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a Puritan preacher
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Which of the following words is an antonym for devout?
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unfaithful
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Which of the following words is a synonym for dauntless?
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confident
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Thoreau included the following sentence in Walden: "There is some of the same fitness in a man's building his own house that there is in a bird's building its own nest." Which of the following statements rephrases his literal comparison as a metaphor?
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A mean's house is his nest
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Which of the following states about Walden is not true?
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Walden led to Henry David Thoreau's arrest
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What type of pronoun appears in the following excerpt from Walden: "Under the most splendid house in the city is still to be found the cellar where they store their roots as of old..."
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Personal pronoun
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When analyzing the audience for your descriptive essay, you should consider
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background information you need to provide to make your description more meaningful.
