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| When Edwards says that “men are held in the hand of God,” he means that — | the fate of human beings is determined by God |
| According to Edwards, — | human beings have done nothing to appease God |
| In his sermon, Edwards mainly taps into his audience’s fear of — | burning forever in a fiery pit |
| When Edwards refers to the “unconverted persons in this congregation,” he chiefly addresses the — | members who do not accept Christ as their savior |
| Edwards presents God as a being who — | is often angry and vengeful |
| Edwards builds a sense of urgency and peril by suggesting that — | death and damnation may occur at any moment |
| Edwards contends that the only way people can escape from God’s anger is to — | experience a “change of heart” and accept Christ |
| Edwards’s purpose in delivering this sermon is to — | jolt his congregation into mending their ways and seeking salvation |
| According to Edwards, the only thing that has saved his listeners from hell is God’s — | hand |
| What does Edwards mean when he says, “The bow of God’s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string”? | God is prepared to demonstrate his anger. |
| Which of the following quotations is the best example of a figure of speech? | “the floods of God’s vengeance have been withheld . . .” |
| Edwards makes all of the following comparisons except that of — | forgiveness to a lightened load |
| 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 |
| Which of the following word groups is not a figure of speech? | That world of misery |
| Which of the following statements is more implicit than explicit in Edwards’s speech? | Salvation is possible for anyone who accepts Christ as his savior. |
| Jonathan Edwards’s primary intent in using such strong, graphic language is to — | make real the concept of sin and its punishment |
| Equiano is permanently separated from his sister — | after a brief reunion at the seacoast |
| Which of the following statements about the selection is false? | Equiano meets Ben Franklin upon arriving in America. |
| The conditions of the enslaved people in the ship’s hold are — | suffocating and stinking, with minimal food |
| The destination of the slave ship is — | Barbados |
| The best evidence that many of the crew members are motivated by cruelty as well as profit is that they — | refuse to let captives eat fish, which the crew has in abundance |
| Upon arrival in Barbados, Equiano and his fellow passengers are — | herded up like cattle and sold at auction |
| While he is in the merchant’s custody, Equiano is astonished to see — | men riding horses |
| When Equiano first encounters ships, he and his fellow captives believe that ships are stopped by — | magic |
| Equiano calls slave dealers “nominal” Christians because they — | do not follow Christ’s teachings |
| What can you tell from reading Equiano’s narrative about his later life that is not explicitly mentioned in it? | At some point, he must have gotten an education. |
| In Equiano’s autobiographical account of his childhood before his capture, he writes that he — | was training to become a warrior |
| In the selection from Equiano’s autobiography, Equiano does not — | explain in detail his sister’s experience as a slave |
| In her poem, Bradstreet mostly criticizes herself for — | valuing material possessions too much |
| Bradstreet emphasizes both the things she has lost and — | her memories of happy occasions in the house |
| When Bradstreet writes, “I blest His name that gave and took . . .” she implies that — | material objects are ultimately God’s and not hers |
| When Bradstreet writes, “Thou hast an house on high erect . . .” she means that — | God has prepared an eternal dwelling place for all believers |
| Bradstreet’s views might be described as spiritual because she — | emphasizes that real value cannot be found in earthly things |
| What was the “thund’ring noise” that woke Bradstreet? | The burning of her home |
| Why, specifically, does Bradstreet say in line 18 that she should not “repine” the loss of her home and belongings? | She owned very few things. d. Everything ultimately belongs to God. |
| In this poem, who is the “mighty Architect”? | God |
| In the last five lines, what does Bradstreet wish to no longer love? | Possessions |
| In the line “Nor at thy table eat a bit.” the word thy refers to — | the house |
| Which of the following is an example of metered iambs? | In si / lent night / when rest / I took |
| Read the following stanza and answer the question below In silent night when rest I took,/For sorrow near I did not look,/I waken'd was with thund'ring noise/And piteous shrieks of dreadful voice/That fearful sound of fire and fire,/Let no man know is my desire. The rhyme scheme for the above poem is | aabbcc |
| Which of the following excerpts is the best example of inversion? | “And them behold no more shall I.” |
| Which of the following word groups is not an example of inversion? | “And piteous shrieks of dreadful voice.” |
| Plain style can be distinguished from high style because plain style — | emphasizes uncomplicated sentences and uses words from common speech |
| When Bradstreet writes “Then straight I ’gin my heart to chide . . .” she signals that her next words will be addressed to — | herself |
| In the last part of this poem, Bradstreet uses house as a metaphor for — | the afterlife |
| The first Europeans to come to North America were — | explorers from Spain |
| When historian Francis Jennings says, “The so-called settlement of America was a resettlement . . . ,” he means that — | European settlers took over land that American Indians had already settled |
| he Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca — | wrote a firsthand account about some southwestern American Indian tribes |
| Which of the following statements about the English Puritans is not true? | They believed that the clergy and government should act as intermediaries between the individual and God. |
| Because Puritans believed that the arrival of God’s grace was demonstrated by saintly behavior, they — | tried to behave in as exemplary a way as possible |
| The Mayflower Compact paved the way for — | a national church |
| Anne Bradstreet reminds herself not to have too much affection for earthly possessions. | True |
| Even though Bradstreet was a Puritan, her poetry did not reflect puritanical ideals. | False |
| According to Anne Bradstreet, religious lessons were taught through such experiences as the burning of one's house. | True |
