Am Lit Exam 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 How did the Greeks think about history? | Cyclical - seasons |
| How did the Puritans think about history? | Linear - beginning and end |
| All of history is end directed - when Christ returns. | Teleology |
| Who wrote the narrative about the journey to and settlement of America? | William Bradford |
| Of Plymouth Plantation | William Bradford |
| Why would Puritans want to write a history? | 1. So we don't forget it. 2. Exercise of self definition (who are we?). 3. To keep people from falling away. |
| What view did the Puritans hold about Providence? | Providence as revelation - you can identify the moment you knew it was God's will. |
| What is an example of God's providence as revelation in Bradford's writing? | The young hauty seaman who taunted lowly believers in their sickness and ends up dying of illness himself and being the first to be thrown overboard. |
| What is characteristic of the Puritans time in the New World in Bradford's writing? | Hardship - no friends, no inns, no houses, no towns |
| How is loneliness a unique American experience? | 1. Individualism 2. Puritans belived in a personal relationship to God - focuses on the individual |
| What is Bradford's view of the Indians? | Savages -inferior and prior -"proud and insulting enemy" -"holy victory" -in league with Satan - demons -uncivilized -not something that would be approved by God |
| What changed the view of the coloners towards the Indians? | Romanticism |
| What kind of influences were on Bradford's writings? | 1. King James Bible - direct spiritual references - Mount Pisgah, spying out the land 2. Classical References |
| What is the number one comparison Bradford makes to the Puritans? | The Israelites 1. King of England/Holland --> Pharoah 2. Atlantic Ocean --> Red Sea 3. America --> Promised Land therefore, Americans are the chosen people |
| What does the American Eagle represent? | one wing - Judeo Christian worldview other wing - European Enlightenment |
| What is Typology? | The way the Puritans thought - the type can be found in the OT and the anti-type in the NT |
| Give a Typology example: | Jonah in the whale 3 days (type - OT) Jesus in the grace 3 days (type - NT) |
| Who's book was published without the author's knowledge? | Anne Bradstreet |
| What is the dominant metaphor in Anne Bradstreet's poetry? | Childbirth |
| the term that describes 1)the thing, and 2) the words | Res / Verba |
| Who wrote "The Prologue"? | Anne Bradstreet |
| What are some of the topics addressed in Anne Bradstreet's "The Prologue"? | 1. humility 2. simple topics 3. accepts that nature has not gifted her too much 4. place of woman in world of poetry |
| image or representative | Allegory |
| OT references to NT examples | Typology |
| The symbols of the world - raw material points to God - world around us is already a symbol. | Symbology |
| Worshipping the world: | Idology |
| What were some of the distinctive themes of Bradstreet that separated her from traditional Puritan thinking? | 1. notices natural beauty - no comtempt for the world 2. almost worships the sun 3. she doesn't idolize her children - realizes they have different temperments |
| Who is America's metaphysical poet? | Edward Taylor |
| What two books did Taylor believe in? | 1. Word of God 2. World around us |
| The Ebb and Flow | Edward Taylor |
| A fanciful image, an elaborate metaphor in which a writer describes a person or idea by use of an analogy which often seems farfetched and even startling. | Conceit |
| Who primarily uses conceit in his poetry? | Edward Taylor |
| What is the main image in "Ebb and Flow"? | tinder box - God starting a fire in him |
| Meditations | Edward Taylor |
| Summarize Meditation One by Taylor: | Infinite - God's love - unable to grasp - heaven can't contain it - "Matchless love" is incomparable - it overcame death and the grave - "Oh! that thy love might overflow my heart!" |
| Summarize Meditation Siz by Taylor: | main metaphor: coin-making question: is he one of the elect? |
| Puritans were against sex. | False |
| Puritans never laughed and were opposed to fun. | False |
| Puritans wore drab, unfashioned clothes. | False |
| Puritans were opposed to sports and recreation. | False |
| Puritans were money-grubbing workaholics who would do anything to get rich. | False |
| Puritans were hostile to the arts. | Party true - Cromwell |
| Puritans were overly emotional and denigrated reason. | False - they always wanted balance |
| Puritanism was an old-fashioned movement that appealed only to people over seventy suffering from tired blood. | False |
| Puritans were repelled by the human body and the physical world. | False |
| Puritans were intolerant toward people who disagreed with them. | True - persecuted Quakers and burned witches |
| Puritans were overly strict. | True |
| The Puritans represented normal feelings in the name of religion. | T/F |
| Puritans were legalistic moralists who judged people by their external behavior only. | False |
| The Puritans indulged in too much self-loathing. | True - they were told to think humbly of themselves. |
| Puritans were ignorant people who opposed education. | False - founded Harvard College |
| What was Taylor preparing for in his "Meditations"? | Communion |
| What were some of the common writings of Puritans and why? | Travel journals Everyday journals Spiritual diaries --internal appraisal |
| The idea that only one person can save us - God. | Monogistic |
| T.U.L.I.P. | Total depravity - we can do nothing to save ourselves Unconditional Election Limited Atonement - Calvinism Irrisistable Grace - If God chooses you, you cannot resist Perseverence of the Saints - eternal security - once saved always saved |
| What doctrine did the Puritans lack? | They lacked a solid doctrine of assurance. They did not believe in being saved to assurance of salvation, but hope of salvation. |
| Upon a Spider Catching a Fly | Edward Taylor |
| What is the main purpose of Jonathan Edwards' narrative? | To the Greater Glory of God |
| What influence did Locke have on Jonathan Edwards? | The idea that knowledge comes from experience, followed by reflection. Edwards uses the term "sense" dozens of times in his narrative - how he comes to "know" God. |
| What does Edwards think the world is dependent on? | God thinking it into being. |
| What is the style of a typical Puritan sermon? | 1. text - definitions, info, etc 2. doctrine - theology, moral content 3. application |
| Fire and brimstone Puritan sermons were called: | Jerimiad |
| One of the tools Edwards utilizes and provides a lot of the power of the sermon: | IMAGES -"sword of God's wrath" -"devils are like greedy lions" -"spider-web and rock" |
| How did Edwards emphasize God's wrath in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"? | METAPHORS 1. "arrow on bowstring" 2. "damned waters" 3. "crushed worm" 4. "lions are hungry" |
| What is the text of the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"? | "Their foot shall slip in due time" |
| The Indian Burial Ground | Philip Freneau |
| The Wild Honey Suckle | Philip Freneau |
| What is Freneau's view of the Indians portrayed in "The Indian Burial Ground"? | -sympathetic -artist -tolerant -ex: asserts that how they bury their dead is right for them -"the children of the forrest play" (line 28) -calls for reverence towards indian culture |
| What is the main idea of Freneau's "The Wild Honey Suckle"? | 1. Reverence for Eden - unbroken, unhindered by fall of man. 2. "Busy hands" refers to hands that took the fruit in the garden. 3. He may have challenged the after life, mentioning the cycle of the flower. |
| Why did Puritanism encourage the biography? | -introspection -self-evaluation -able to give an account -a way to trace Puritan history |
| What two types of "calling" were introduced by the Puritans? | 1. general - call to the kingdom of God 2. specific - job |
| What is the main characteristic of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography? | Proud/Arrogant/Vain |
| What makes Franklin's autobiography different than that of the Puritans? | He wrote it to instruct others - The Puritans didn't believe you could know how God would work in someone's life and therefore their personal narratives couldn't benefit anyone in their walk. |
| What has replaced salvation in Ben Franklin's success story? | Happiness |
| What is considered the primary way of worshipping God in the mind of Benjamin Franklin? | being a good neighbor - "deeds vs. creeds" |
| What term is used by Franklin in his narrative to describe sin/mistakes? | "errata" - meaning typo/mistake Franklin wanted to fix his mistakes to be a better person. |
| What was Franklin's view on human nature? | That it is malleable - not fixed. If we change our outward life it will eventually change inwardly. |
| What metaphor does Franklin use to describe his attempt at perfecting himself? | The speckled Ax. |
| What 4 works of Literature influenced Franklin in his time? | 1. Conduct Book 2. Character Book 3. Promotional Book 4. Life & Times Biography |
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