Trashketball Review!
Puritan and Rationalist Literature
Rules
We will go in rotation by teams.
If the team gets the question correct, they will have the option to shoot for extra
points.
If the team gets the answer wrong, the question will go to the next team.
The winning team will get five extra credit points on their test tomorrow!
Team Names
You have one minute to come up with a team name!
Question 1
Who is the author of The Crucible?
Question 1
Who is the author of The Crucible?
Arthur Miller
Question 2
Name two things that were forbidden under the Puritan Ten Commandments.
Question 2
Name two things that were forbidden under the Puritan Ten Commandments.
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Dancing
Conjuring the Devil/witchcraft
Wearing bright colors
Decorating one’s home
Missing church
Having any beliefs not held by the community
Question 3
Who wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
Question 3
Who wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
Jonathan Edwards
Question 4
How long was Edwards’s sermon?
Question 4
How long was Edwards’s sermon?
Six hours
Question 5
Who was called from Beverly as a witch-hunting expert?
Question 5
Who was called from Beverly as a witch-hunting expert?
Reverend Hale
Question 6
Who was the first person accused of witchcraft in The Crucible?
Question 6
Who was the first person accused of witchcraft in The Crucible?
Tituba
Question 7
What was Reverend Parris’s main motivation?
Question 7
What was Reverend Parris’s main motivation?
Saving his reputation and place in the church
Question 8
What was Thomas Putnam’s main motivation?
Question 8
What was Thomas Putnam’s main motivation?
To acquire more land, which meant more money
Question 9
Why did the Puritans leave England?
Question 9
Why did the Puritans leave England?
For religious freedom
Question 10
What specific sect of Christianity did the Puritans practice?
Question 10
What specific sect of Christianity did the Puritans practice?
Calvinism
Question 11
What are the two types/genres of Puritan literature?
Question 11
What are the two types/genres of Puritan literature?
Diaries and personal histories
Question 12
Define predestination.
Question 12
Define predestination.
Predestination is the belief that God has already chosen the afterlife (Heaven/Hell)
of humans at birth.
Question 13
How could people get out of being hanged for witchcraft?
Question 13
How could people get out of being hanged for witchcraft?
Confess
Question 14
Why did Tituba lie about seeing Goody Osburn and Goody Good with the Devil?
Question 14
Why did Tituba lie about seeing Goody Osburn and Goody Good with the Devil?
In order to save her own life
Question 15
What is John Proctor’s main purpose in bringing Mary Warren to court?
Question 15
What is John Proctor’s main purpose in bringing Mary Warren to court?
So she could tell the court she and the other girls were lying
Question 16
Explain the significance of the poppet.
Question 16
Explain the significance of the poppet.
The poppet was used by Abigail to frame Elizabeth Proctor for witchcraft and have
her arrested.
Question 17
What motivates Reverend Hale to intervene in the court proceedings on behalf of
John Proctor?
Question 17
What motivates Reverend Hale to intervene in the court proceedings on behalf of
John Proctor?
He believes the girls are lying and that the Proctors are innocent
Question 18
What is McCarthyism?
Question 18
What is McCarthyism?
The practice of condemning others with no basis of proof
Question 19
What is a crucible? Provide both denotations.
Question 19
What is a crucible? Provide both denotations.
1. A container in which metals are mixed
2. A severe test or trial
Question 20
Why was having property so important to Thomas Putnam?
Question 20
Why was having property so important to Thomas Putnam?
Because land was a symbol of power
Question 21
Why didn’t John Proctor want to sign his name on the confession?
Question 21
Why didn’t John Proctor want to sign his name on the confession?
Because it would ruin his family name that his sons will have to live with
Question 22
How were Reverend Hale’s “books weighted with authority” a symbol of power?
Question 22
How were Reverend Hale’s “books weighted with authority” a symbol of power?
Because books signified better education, which equals power
Question 23
Why was Parris concerned that Abigail’s name was “entirely white in the village”?
Question 23
Why was Parris concerned that Abigail’s name was “entirely white in the village”?
Because her reputation reflects on his reputation
Question 24
What is the relationship between Abigail and Elizabeth Proctor?
Question 24
What is the relationship between Abigail and Elizabeth Proctor?
Abigail used to be the Proctor’s servant (until she banged her husband)
Question 25
What is an allusion?
Question 25
What is an allusion?
An indirect reference to a literary work, usually the Bible or mythology
Question 26
What is parallelism?
Question 26
What is parallelism?
Sentences that are grammatically the same
Question 27
Provide an example of a parallel sentence.
Question 27
Provide an example of a parallel sentence.
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
“We have remonstrated, we have supplicated…”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Question 28
Who was the minister who served as the unintentional bridge between Puritans and
Rationalism?
Question 28
Who was the minister who served as the unintentional bridge between Puritans and
Rationalism?
Cotton Mather
Question 29
What are the two nicknames for Rationalism?
Question 29
What are the two nicknames for Rationalism?
The American Enlightenment and The Age of Reason
Question 30
What are the genres of Rationalist literature? (4)
Question 30
What are the genres of Rationalist literature? (3)
Persuasive essays and pamphlets
Songs
Speeches
Question 31
In the switch from Puritanism to Rationalism, what became more important than
faith and religion?
Question 31
In the switch from Puritanism to Rationalism, what became more important than
faith and religion?
Reason and logic
Question 32
Who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Question 32
Who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Question 33
Who compared God to a clockmaker and the Supreme Architect of our universe?
Question 33
Who compared God to a clockmaker and the Supreme Architect of our universe?
Sir Isaac Newton
Question 34
Unlike the Puritans, the Rationalists believed people were able to perfect themselves
through _________ ___________ and _____________.
Question 34
Unlike the Puritans, the Rationalists believed people were able to perfect themselves
through good works and self-effort.
Question 35
According to the Rationalists, God’s gift to humanity was...
Question 35
According to the Rationalists, God’s gift to humanity was…
Reason
Question 36
Deism is NOT...
Question 36
Deism is NOT…
Atheism
Question 37
According to Benjamin Franklin, the most important virtue was...
Question 37
According to Benjamin Franklin, the most important virtue was…
Temperance
Question 38
Who created an entirely new Bible during this time period, omitting miracles and
other supernatural aspects?
Question 38
Who created an entirely new Bible during this time period, omitting miracles and
other supernatural aspects?
Thomas Jefferson
Question 39
When was the Declaration of Independence completed?
Question 39
When was the Declaration of Independence completed?
July 4, 1776
Question 40
When was the Declaration of Independence officially signed?
Question 40
When was the Declaration of Independence officially signed?
August 2, 1776
Question 41
Rationalist literature was mostly devoted to which four topics?
Question 41
Rationalist literature was mostly devoted to which four topics?
Politics, philosophy, ethics, and science
Question 42
What is persuasive rhetoric?
Question 42
What is persuasive rhetoric?
The art of using language to argue and convince others to adopt a position or act a
certain way
Question 43
Rationalism thrived on...
Question 43
Rationalism thrived on…
Freedom!
Question 44
In Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention,” what was he trying to get
the Colonists to do?
Question 44
In Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention,” what was he trying to get
the Colonists to do?
He was trying to get them to fight the British for their freedom
Question 45
Define restatement.
Question 45
Define restatement.
The act of stating or saying something again, in a different way
Question 46
What is a rhetorical question?
Question 46
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that is not meant to be answered
Question 47
Who said the famous line, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?
Question 47
Who said the famous line, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?
Patrick Henry
Question 48
At the end of his speech, what did Patrick Henry do to heighten the drama of his
words?
Question 48
At the end of his speech, what did Patrick Henry do to heighten the drama of his
words?
He pretended to stab himself with a letter opener
Question 49
Define ethos, pathos, and logos.
Question 49
Define ethos, pathos, and logos.
Ethos: credibility
Pathos: emotional appeal
Logos: logical appeal
Question 50
When is Caleb going to propose to Ms. Antonacci?
Question 50
When is Caleb going to propose to Ms. Antonacci?
At this rate, never.
Good luck on your test tomorrow! Please
feel free to ask Ms. Antonacci any
last-minute questions! :)