Quiz 1

At the beginning of the narrative, Mary Rowlandson is --

• very ill 
• wounded
• full of energy
• frightened

In this selection, Mary Rowlandson's main intention is to --

• write a bestseller
• analyze another culture
• arouse hatred toward the Wampanoag
• show how her experience revealed God's purpose

Rowlandson primarily draws strength from --

• her desire to return and tell her story to the Puritans
• her belief in God's ultimate plan
• the medicine that a sympathetic woman gives her
• her desire to avenge the death of her child

We can guess that Mary Rowlandson never sees her captors at the end of the story because...

• she died
• she became free
• she stayed away from them out of anger
• she went back to England

Thomas Paine was...

• A supporter of the American Revolution

• Against the American Revolution

• Wrote propaganda against the American government

• Wrote propaganda for the British government

Thomas Paine...

• Wrote pamphlets the average American would understand.

• Wrote in an elevated manner to please politicians.

• Wrote essays supporting the British rule and the crown.

• Wrote motivational speeches for General Washington's troops.

According to Paine, who should fight for freedom?

• Everyone!

• Only men!

• Only able men!

• Only those who want to fight!

Henry points out a contradiction between British-

• claims of peaceful intent and their growing military presence in America

• settlement of America and maintenance of their government in Britain

• interest in the Colonies and neglect of the colonists' needs

• democratic tradition and the institution of royalty

Henry advocates immediate action by the colonists because the --

• British army is preparing to march into Virginia

• king is too far away to order a quick response

• conflict has already begun and the colonists have no choice but to fight

• colonists will become apathetic or unconcerned if they don't act

Henry seeks to dissuade the delegates from resorting to argument because-

• the British might take recourse to military action

• after ten years all attempts at argument have been exhausted

• more can be achieved through reason than through hotheaded exchanges

• words can never settle anything