Colonial Literature Quiz
Test your knowledge of colonial literature. Please answer all questions carefully.
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Which of the following is considered a work of colonial literature?
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Select the authors who wrote during the colonial period (choose all that apply):
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Anne Bradstreet
Jonathan Edwards
Edgar Allan Poe
Phillis Wheatley
Other
Match the colonial author to their notable work:
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Of Plymouth Plantation
To My Dear and Loving Husband
A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration
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William Bradford
Anne Bradstreet
John Smith
Phillis Wheatley
William Bradford
Anne Bradstreet
John Smith
Phillis Wheatley
Mary Rowlandson
Anne Bradstreet
John Smith
Phillis Wheatley
Which of these themes is commonly found in colonial literature?
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Religious faith and providence
Modern existentialism
Technological progress
Romantic love as rebellion
True or False: Colonial literature in America was mostly written in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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True
False
Rate your familiarity with colonial literature on a scale of 1 (Not familiar) to 5 (Very familiar):
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Very familiar
5
1 is Not familiar, 5 is Very familiar
Briefly explain the significance of Puritanism in colonial literature.
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Which of the following are genres found in colonial literature? (Select all that apply)
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Sermons
Poetry
Science Fiction
Captivity Narratives
Other
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