A. Wrote the Mayflower Contract
B. Was a Puritan preacher and writer
C. When he spoke, audiences rose to their feet and cheered
D. B and C
Related Mcqs:
- Bartolome de Las Casas wrote_____________?
A. The devastation of the indies
B. Flor Y Canto
C. A Very Old Man with Enormous wings
D. Hopskotch - Why does Henry David Thoreau write his book “Walden” ?
A. To show ideas of transcendentalism are put into action
B. To critique slavery
C. Tell his entire life story
D. None of the above - Before advocating on behalf of the enslaved in colonial Massachusetts, Samuel Sewall participated in what early American crisis event ?
A. Mayflower compact
B. Salem Witch Trails
C. No involvement
D. All the above - Who wrote Heritage ?
A. Countiee cullen
B. William Faulkner
C. T.S. Eliot
D. Wallace stevens - Which character in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” directly opposes the Fugitive Slave Law ?
A. Senator Bird
B. Mrs. Bird
C. St. Clare
D. Haley - A good definition of American Realism is________________?
A. An examination of life as it actually is.
B. A romantic portrayal of life.
C. An examination of the countryside versus the city.
D. A sad and depressing view of reality. - About John Smith_______________?
A. Exaggerated and embellish events and depicted Native Americans as barbaric
B. In the General History of Virginia, attempted an objective, journalistic style
C. Was saved by Squanto
D. A and B - It was about this time that I conceiv’d the bold and arduous Project of arriving at moral Perfection. I wish’d to live without committing any Fault at any time; I would conquer all that either Natural Inclination, Custom, or Company might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a Task of more difficulty than I had imagined. … I included under Thirteen names of Virtues all that at that time occurr’d to me as necessary or desirable, and annex’d to each a short Precept, which fully express’d the Extent I gave to its Meaning ?
A. Samson Occcum
B. John Winthrop
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Mayflower Compact - Which definition below best defines Transcendentalism ?
A. Reason
B. Individualism
C. Political thinking, philosophical, and social movement
D. Deism, skepticism - A diary of someone’s day by day account of events_______________?
A. Journal
B. History
C. Article
D. Legend
