Colonial Literature

Which of the following is NOT a type of Colonial Literature?

• Revolutionary Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Traditional Literature

• Native American Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature is composed of myths, fables, and folktales?

• Native American Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Revolutionary Literature

• Traditional Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature is characterized as coming from an oral tradition because there was no written language?

• Puritan Literature

• Revolutionary Literature

• Traditional Literature

• Native American Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature is characterized by the American Revolutionary War?

• Revolutionary Literature

• Traditional Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Native American Literature

Which type of Colonial Literature consists of speeches, essays, pamphlets, government writing, and slave narratives?

• Traditional Literature

• Puritan Literature

• Native American Literature

• Revolutionary Literature

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the Puritans wanted to leave England?

• They wanted to separate from the Church of England.

• They wanted to practice and spread their religion freely.

• They wanted to live on and explore land of their own.

• They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

The Puritans saw themselves as

• the City on a Hill.

• the salvation of the world.

• the judgment of God.

• the jewel in the crown.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Puritan Literature?

• A) Plain style

• B) Religious themes

• C) Ornate language

• D) Moral instruction

Which type of Colonial Literature often includes diaries and personal narratives?

• A) Native American Literature

• B) Puritan Literature

• C) Revolutionary Literature

• D) Traditional Literature

What is a common theme in Native American Literature?

• A) Individualism

• B) Nature and the environment

• C) Industrialization

• D) Political freedom