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$100
Where does Tom Walker keep his
little Bible for protection?
$100
In his coat pocket.
Bonus $50: What was the reaction of
the other bankers when he was taken
away?
$200
What happens to the slaves that jump
overboard in Equiano’s narrative?
$200
Most are rescued, and then they are
flogged.
Bonus $100: Why are they flogged?
$300
The “plot” of Poe’s “The Bells”
follows what four periods of time?
$300
(1) Birth/Childhood
(2) Marriage
(3) Aging/Approaching Death
(4) Death
$400
What does Paine mean by the
“summer soldier” and “sunshine
patriot”?
$400
These are the supporters of the
Revolution when there is no real
threat of war or harm. Fair weather
fans.
$500
Give an example of humor in the plot
of Irving’s “The Devil and Tom
Walker”
$500
The death of Tom’s wife
The nonchalant way the others react
to Tom’s death
Etc.
$100
Which Virtue best matches this
aphorism from Franklin:
“A good example is the best sermon”:
Order, Frugality, or Sincerity?
$100
Sincerity
Bonus $10 for each virtue you can
name
$200
How long was Jonathon Edwards’
sermon?
$200
Over 6 hours. Beastly.
$300
What are the three qualities of the
Puritan’s god (the “omni’s”)?
$300
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnipresent
Bonus $100: Define each.
$400
What fact makes Anne Bradstreet
significant as a writer?
$400
She is commonly accepted as the first
female American poet.
$500
What is the Point of View of Poe’s
“The Cask of Amontillado”?
$500
1st Person (I)
$100
What is the image that Edwards uses
to describe sinners over the fiery pits
of Hell?
$100
We are like spiders. Not eggs.
$200
“The Earth on Turtle’s Back” is an
archetype of which Biblical story?
$200
The Garden of Eden.
$300
When Montressor describes his
family arms, it hints at the fate of
Fortunato. This literary technique is
called what?
$300
Foreshadowing. Easy.
Bonus $100: Describe the family
arms.
$400
When Paine describes the story of a
father and his child standing outside
of his tavern proclaiming “Peace in
my day,” this is an example of what
literary technique?
$400
An anecdote.
$500
Taylor uses what technique to
construct his poem “Huswifery” –
also called an extended metaphor?
$500
A conceit. That’s tough to remember.
Bonus $300: Explain the meaning of
the conceit.
$100
“God helps those that help
themselves”
$100
Ben Franklin
Bonus $300: What are these proverbs
called?
$200
“Make me, O Lord, Thy spinning
wheel complete”
$200
Edward Taylor
$300
“I love the man that can smile at
trouble.”
$300
Thomas Paine
$400
“I have but one lamp by which my
feet are guided, and that is the lamp
of experience.”
$400
Patrick Henry
$500
“So live – that when thy summons
comes to join the innumerable
caravan . . . Thou go not like the
quarry slave at night”
$500
William Cullen Bryant
Bonus $200: What image does he use
to describe going into death?
$100
The Devil gives Tom Walker two
options for his source of money:
------ or ------?
$100
Slave Trade or Usury
Bonus $50: Which does he choose?
$200
Native Americans / Animists look at
time two ways:
----- and -----
$200
As a line and as a circle.
$300
In writing about the New World,
what was different about the author’s
purpose in Smith vs. Bradford?
$300
Smith wrote propaganda to persuade
others to come over. He focused on
the positive. Bradford wrote a journal
and recorded the good and the bad.
$400
How would you describe the tone
shift in Edwards’ “Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God”?
$400
from frightening to welcoming
$500
What is the critical difference in
poetic style between
Bradstreet and Taylor?
$500
Bradstreet’s poetry is an example of
Puritan Plain Style; Taylor’s poetry
was flashy and elaborate.