English 111 Final Exam Answer Key: Puritans

The Puritans arrived in the New World in the year

1620

The Puritans crossed the Atlantic on the

Mayflower and Speedwell

Bradford feels that the death of the "profane" seaman is attributable to

divine retribution

In his account, Bradford uses many references to

the bible (again counted wrong :D)

The Puritans believe they are entitled to the Indians' supply of corn because

the corn is God's gift to them

The period known as the "starving time" was caused by

disease, brutal weather, and inadequate housing

Most church members hearing Edwards's sermon probably felt

deeply moved and frightened

When unrepentant sinners die, according to Edwards, they

suffer eternal misery

Edwards's major theme is best described as

divine love and human goodness

Edwards's motivation for his sermon is to

awaken sinful members of the congregation

In this selection, Rowlandson's main purpose is to

show how her experience revealed God's purpose

Puritans attributed raids by the Native American tribes to

the wrath of God

The tribe regards Mary Rowlandson and her children as

equals

Rowlandson is able to pay for her food by

sewing

Rowlandson's use of biblical quotations to give symbolic meaning to her experiences is called

allegory

Henry the VIII declared the English national church independent from Rome in the 1530's. Where did the authority for English Christians go?

king

Why were there riots in Cornwall and Devon?

Protestant prayer book

What is the idea behind "Transubstantiation"?

The wine and bread actually becomes Christ's blood and body.

What is "Erastianism"?

belief that the church was an arm of the state

What is the main idea behind predestination?

God has already chosen who will be saved or damned

Anne Bradstreet, in "To My Dear and Loving Husband," reflects the Puritan ideals of love by

hoping that God will reward her husband since she cannot

What gives the reader the impression that Bradstreet's love for her husband also contains an uncharacteristic passion in "A Letter to Her Husband"?

the images of time together

In "A Narrative of Her Captivity," Rowlandson believes that her captors are ultimately

are part of God's plan

In "Of Plymouth Plantation," Bradford's account describes primarily

the many hardships faced by early American settlers

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Edwards believes that God

always forgives

In his sermon, Edwards states that sinners

still have time to save themselves

Anne Bradstreet discovers the fire when

she awakens to cries of "fire"

Bradstreet's poem clearly expresses

- great emotional pain- conflict between love of worldly goods and acceptance of divine will- the poets devout nature (all other quizlets say all of the above is right but it got counted wrong on my test)

As her house burns, Bradstreet reminds herself that

it belonged not to her, but to God

In "Upon a Spider Catching a Fly" Taylor's main purpose is to describe

the relationship of humans to God and Satan

Taylor makes the allusion of the fly as representative of

mankind

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" the point of Edwards' sermon is

God's love

Why is a house a good comparison for heaven?

Dwelling place was wrong so I guess 'none of the above'

The Puritans who left England considered themselves Pilgrims because they

viewed immigration as a spiritual journey

The subject matter of Puritan diaries and histories dealt with

religion (again counted wrong but all other quizlets say it is right)