american lit final

How old was Equiano when he was kidnapped?

11

Equiano records he was born in what African country?

Nigeria

After being shipped to Barbados, he was sent to __________________? (One word. Spelling counts!)

Virginia

How old was Equiano when he first arrived in England? (enter a number here. For example: 33 rather than thirty-three)

12

Equiano became involved in the movement to abolish slavery. With which organization was he a prominent member?

 

Sons of Africa

Equiano died a wealthy man.

True

What was Equiano's profession after Pascal refused the prize money?

True

How many years after Equiano’s death did England abolish slavery?

10

Olaudah Equiano was abducted from his __________ village in West Africa. (One word. Spelling counts!)

Ibo

How many children did Equiano father?

2

Question 4: Irving was the first American literary _________________.

Humorist

Question 5: Which movie directed by Tim Burton is based on a story by Irving?

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Question 6: Irving is the first to write _________ and ______________ as entertainment.

History and biography

Question 7: What two titles are recognized as Irving's influential contribution to American literature?

"Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Question 8: Irving was a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. His main focus was on science-fiction from the sea.

False

Question 9: Who was Diedrich Knickerbocker?

He was a fictional historian. He wrote, "A History of New York."

Question 10: Irving was given the titles of "Father of American Literature" and "Father of American ________________."

Letters

Besides writing, what occupation did Irving study?

law

Question 1: Who did LHHS donate much of her profits to in the beginning of her career?

She donated much of her proceeds to various reform groups such as the temperance movement, peace societies, and missionary groups.

Question 2: How many children did Sigourney birth?

Birthed- 5

Question 3: LHHS's husband was not at all supportive of her work. He made her quit in order to raise the children. Otherwise, more publications would have been available. True or False?

False

Question 4: What is the significance of Sigourney's student Alice Cogswell?

She was deaf and the first student enrolled in the country's first school for the deaf.

Question 5: Sigourney published a book a year which made her a shrewd businesswoman. True or False?

True

Question 6: What is her argument in Letters to Young Ladies?

 

She believed that ladies should practice reading aloud.

Question 7: According to Sigourney, women's conversation should adhere to three rules. Women's conversation should give ______; It should be ______; and It should be ______.

pleasure; instructive; comforting

Question 8: What kind of concerns did much of her poetry discuss and focus on?

It discusses Native American and anti-slavery issues set in a religious context.

Question 9: Why did Sigourney first decide that she would never marry?

She wanted to stay with and care for her parents because she was an only child.

Question 10: Why has she often been slandered and made the point of ridicule?

Her only biographer referred to her work as "hack work" lacking in creativity.

Question 1: Emerson was considered the father of ____________________.

the American Transcendental movement

Question 2: ______________________ represented a new way of understanding truth and knowledge. Supporters of this believed that knowledge could be arrived at not just through the senses, but through intuition and contemplation of the internal spirit. As such, they professed skepticism of all established religions.

Transcendentalism

Question 3: The little book, Nature represented 10 years of intense study in what three areas?

philosophy, religion, and literature

Question 4: Death inspired Emerson so much because his father was an embalmer and he witnessed the bodies of dead neighbors within his own home. True or False?

False

Question 5: What occupation did Emerson first have?

minister

According to the last question of the web quest, Emerson's focus on the famous essay, "Self-Reliance" Emerson instructs the reader to examine his relationship with ________this one_______________ and ______________________ and to trust his own judgement above all others.

nature

According to the last question of the web quest, Emerson's focus on the famous essay, "Self-Reliance" Emerson instructs the reader to examine his relationship with _______________________ and ________this one______________ and to trust his own judgement above all others.

 

thine own soul

Question 1: Hawthorne was born in ______________________, home of the _____________________.

Salem, MA; Salem Witch Trials

Question 2: The Scarlet Letter is considered the first true ___________________ drama.

psychological

Question 3: What did Hawthorne and Emerson have in common?

They were both Transcendentalists.

Question 4: Several years after publishing Fanshawe, what did Hawthorne try to do?

He tried to destroy all the copies because he thought they were unworthy of him.

Question 5: He set many stories against the gloomy background of _____________ New England, the world of his ancestors.

Puritan

Question 6: Hawthorne called his writing romance.

dark romanticism

Question 7: The three themes of which Hawthorne often wrote were ____________, isolation, expiation, and ____________.

sin; salvation

Question 8: In Rappaccini's Daughter, what did Signor Giacomo do to his daughter?

He raised rare poisonous plants and infected his daughter with their poisons so that her very touch or breath could be fatal to another.

Question 9: The collection of short stories that "Rappaccini's Daughter" was found was titled Nature's Comforts through Time. True or False?

False

Question 10: Critics examine "Rappaccini's Daughter" and consider it to be ______________ to women from the masculine point of view.

destructive

Question 1: How old was Poe's wife when he married her?

13

Question 2: Was Poe successful or unsuccessful as the editor for Southern Literary Messenger? How do you know?

 

Successful. He increased its circulation significantly.

Question 3: Poe is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern _____________ story and an innovator in the science fiction genre. (One word. Spelling counts!)

Detective

Question 4: What did Poe's parents do for a living?

 

They were traveling actors.

Question 5: What was the difference between Poe and other authors at the time?

Poe focused his criticism on the specifics of style and construction. Others of his time concerned themselves with moral or ideological generalities.

Question 6: Which of the following was NOT listed as a theorized cause of Poe's death? epilepsy, carbon monoxide poisoning, rabies, drowning

drowning

Question 7: Poe went to college with less money than he needed. What did he do to make money?

 

He took up gambling.

Question 8: What did Poe do to keep warm in college?

 

He burned his furniture.

Question 9: After Poe's death, Rufus Griswold successfully peddled Poe's literary works and made him the success he is today. True or False?

False

Question 10: Poe made his living as America's first great _____________ critic and theoretician. (One word. Spelling counts!)

Literary

Question 11: Poe did not make much financial gain with his publishing of the magazines and papers. True or False?

True

Question 12: What were Poe's last words?

 

"Lord, help my poor soul."