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Native
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Literature
“Sinners in the
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Hands of an
Angry God”
From The
“Speech to the
Autobiography
Virginia
Of Ben Franklin Convention”
The first Europeans to come to
North America were ___.
Explorers from Spain
What did the Spanish
explorer Alvar Nunez
Cabeza de Vaca do?
Told about tribes he lived with in
Mexico.
What did the Mayflower
Compact pave the way for?
A constitutional democracy
Rationalists believed that
all people ___.
Could think in an ordered
manner, thereby improving their
lives.
According to the deists, the
best form of worship was ___.
Creating greater business profits.
Why does Joseph Bruchac say
Longfellow’s epic poem Song
of Hiawatha is misnamed?
The poet attributes his
story to the wrong native
group.
In “Coyote Finishes His
Work,” Coyote heps the
people when he ___.
He rids the world of evil
spirits and teaches
important skills.
What work does the author
give as an example of Western
literature finding inspiration in
Native American tradition?
The Song of Hiawatha
In “Coyote Finishes His Work,”
The Old Man Above is an
archetype of a ___.
Creator God
An archetype is a ____.
A pattern that occurs over
and over again in literature.
When Edwards says that “men
are held in the hand of God, he
means that ___.
The fate of human beings is
determined by God.
In his sermon, Edwards mainly
taps into his audience’s fear of
___.
Burning forever in a fiery pit.
Edwards builds a sense of
urgency and peril by suggesting
that ____.
Death and damnation may occur
at any moment.
Edwards contends that the only
was people can escape from
God’s anger is to ___.
Experience a “change of heart”
and accept Christ.
Jonathan Edwards probably uses
the device of comparing God’s
fury to natural forces in order to
___.
Put abstract things into physical
terms people can understand.
Franklin arrives in Philadelphia
in his working dress because ___.
He intends to find a job
immediately.
Franklin considers moral
perfection to be a(n) ___.
State attainable through study
and practice.
How does Franklin rank the
virtues?
Logical and orderly mind.
What probable reason does
Franklin suggest for his giving
the boatmen his only shilling,
even though Franklin did the
rowing?
One must be scrupulously honest
in all things.
Why does Franklin place the
attainment of virtues in a
numerical order?
He believes that some virtues
help pave the way for others.
What is a contradiction that
Henry points out about the
British?
They claim peaceful intent and,
at the same time, they are
growing their military presence
in America.
Henry recounts several instances
in which the colonists sought
agreement and acceptable terms
with the British. He reviews these
incidencts in order to persuade
the delegates that ___.
It is treason to seek peace with
the British.
Henry states that the colonists
have the advantage over the
British because the colonists have
___.
Moral correctness and
conviction.
What is the main purpose of
Henry’s speech?
Persuade his fellow delegates to
fight against the British.
Henry advocates immediate
action by the colonists because
the ___.
Conflict has already begun and
the colonists have no choice but
to fight.