Question 1

Where did the Puritans come from?

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England

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South America

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Spain

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Scotland

Question 2

What did the non-separatist Puritans believe?

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they could reform the church

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they had to separate from the church

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they were the elect

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they were going to hell

Question 3

Why did King Henry VIII create the Church of England?

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so that he could divorce his wife

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so that he could wear gold in church

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to be even more powerful

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to become the head of the country

Question 4

When did the Puritans arrive in America?

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1630s

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1400s

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1950s

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1770s

Question 5

The people God chose to save and who would go to heaven were known as the

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elect

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saviors

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lucky ones

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ministers

Question 6

The Puritans believed in

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Predestination

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Karma

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Nirvana

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Free Will

Question 7

Anne Bradstreet was the first

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published American poet

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woman to be published

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governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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woman to land in the New World

Question 8

Bradstreet had ___ kids

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8

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14

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1

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2

Question 9

Bradstreet married her husband when she was

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16

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24

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12

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30

Question 10

How does Bradstreet feel about her poetry most of the time?

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insecure, self-deprecating

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proud, pleased

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happy, loving

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sad, depressed

Question 11

For whom does Bradstreet write the maxims?

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Her oldest son

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Her youngest daughter

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Her husband

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Her congregation

Question 12

Why does Bradstreet not get angry or depressed after her house burns down?

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it was God's will

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she hated that house

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she was able to save her most prized possessions

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she can just live with her parents

Question 13

What word best describes the tone of the poem Bradstreet wrote to her kids?

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bittersweet

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harsh

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comical

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joyful

Question 14

To what does Bradstreet compare her children in her poem?

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birds

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worms

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ducklings

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kittens

Question 15

Puritans wanted to

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purify the church

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own their own land

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make more money

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rule themselves

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