Part I. The Literature of Colonial America
I. Fill in the following Blanks.
1. The most enduring shaping influence in American thought and American literature was
______.
2. Among the members of the small band of Jamestown settlers was _____, an English
soldier of fortune, whose reports fo exploratin, publiseed in the early 1600s, have been described as the first distinct American literaature written in English.
3. Almost a hundred years earlier the Caribbean Islands, Mexicl, and other parts of
Central and South America were occupied by the _____.
4. The term \
of the Church of _____.
5. _____ College was established in 1636, with a printing press set up nearly in 1639. 6. Among all the settlers in the New Continent, _____ settlers were the most influential. 7. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at _____,
Virginia.
8. _____ was a famous explorer and colonist. He established Jamestown.
9. In the book _____ John Smith wrote that \
which in England we want, or it costs us dearly.\
10. Genearl History of Virginia contains Smith's most famous tale of how the Indian
princess named _____ saved him from the wrath of her father.
11. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety, these were the _____ values that dominated much
of the early American writing.
12. The American poets who emerged in the seventeenth century adapted the style of
established European poets to the subject matter comfronled in a slrang, new environment. __________ Bradstreet was one such poet.
13. William Bradford himself used a word \________ \
believers who sailed from Southampton, England, on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
14. In 1620,____________ was elected Governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
15. From 1621 until his death, ___________ probably possessed more power than any
other colonial governor.
16. William Bradford's work ___________ consists of two books. The first book
deals with the persecutions of the SeptuaEiate m Scrooby, England, and ihe second book dcscribes the signing of the \
17. The History- of New England is a priceless gift left us by_______.
18. __________ wrote his most impressive wort The Magnalia Ckristi America.
19. The writer who best expressed the Puritan faith in the colonial period was_______ 20. The Puritan philosophy known as ________ was important in New England during
colonial time, and had a profound influence on the early American mind for several
generations.
21. Many Puritans wrote verse, but the work of two writers, Anne BradsLitel
and_________ , rose lo Jhe level of real poetry.
22. A representative sermon A True Stgki of Sin is____________ 's main work.
23. Before his death, _________ had gained a position as America;s first systematic
philosopher.
24. Jonathan Edwards' s masterpiece is ____________ .
25. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America is a collection of poems composed
by__________ .
26. _________ 's best verse is to be found in a juries called \ 27. The Day of Doom, a long-standing best-seller both in Ameriea and in England, written
by ________ .
28. Charles Biuckden Brown's first novel______________ , or ___________ has been
regarded as the first American novel.
29. With his elaborate metaphors, __________ was reminiscent of Richaid Crashaw and
George Herbert in England. III. Make multiple choices.
1. English literature in the America is only about more than ________ years old. A. 500 B. 400 C. 200 D. 100
2. The establisher of Jamestown was the famous explorer and colonist ____________ . A. John Winthrop B. John Smith
C. William Bradford D. John Goodwin
3. The Puritan dominating values were___________ . A. hard work B. thrift C. piety D. sobriety
4. The early history of___________ Colony was the history of Bradford' s leader ship. A. Plymouth B. Jamestown
C. New England D. Mayflower
5. Choose those names that were named after English monarch or land. A. Georgia
B. New York
C. Carolina D. New Hampshire
6. __________ usually was regarded as the first American writer. A. William Bradford B. Anne Bradstreet C. Emily Dickinson D. Captain John Smith
7. Which statement about Cotton Mather is not true? A. He was a great Puritan historian. B. He was an inexhaustible writer.
C. He was a skillful preacher and an eminent theologian. D. He was a graduate of Oxford College.
8. Jonathan Edwards' best and most representative sermon was ____ . A. A True Sight of Sin
B. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God C. A Model of Christian Charity D. God's Determinations
9. Which writer is not a poet? A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Anne Bradstreet C. Edward Taylor D. Thomas Hooker
10. The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the__________ .
A. Revolutionism B. Reason
C. Individualism D. Rationalism
11. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the \A. Ninth Muse B. Tenth Muse
C. Best Muse D. First Muse
12. The ship \way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth,
Massachusetts.
A. Sunflower B. Armada
C. Mayflower D. Pequod
Keys to Part I.
I. Fill in the blanks:
1. American Puritanism 2. Captain John Smith 3. Spanish 4. England 5. Harvard 6. English 7. Jamestown
8. Captain John Smith
9. A Description of New England 10. Pocahontas 11. Puritan 12. Anne 13. Pilgrims
14. William Bradford 15. William Bradford 16. Mayflower 17. John Winthrop 18. Cotton Mather 19. John Winthrop 20. Puritanism 21. Edward Taylor 22. Thomas Hooker 23. Jonathan Edwards 24. Freedom of the Will
