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  1. Q1. Which prominent Puritan leader delivered the 'City upon a Hill' sermon, formally titled 'A Model of Christian Charity'?
  2. Q2. What is the primary characteristic of the 'Puritan Plain Style' of writing?
  3. Q3. Anne Bradstreet's poem 'The Author to Her Book' uses which literary device to describe her feelings toward her published work?
  4. Q4. Mary Rowlandson's 1682 narrative is a foundational example of which uniquely American literary genre?
  5. Q5. Which Puritan author wrote 'The Wonders of the Invisible World' to justify the proceedings of the Salem Witch Trials?
  6. Q6. Jonathan Edwards's sermon 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' is a famous example of which religious movement?
  7. Q7. In Edward Taylor's poem 'Huswifery,' the speaker develops a conceit by comparing God's grace to what domestic activity?
  8. Q8. William Bradford's 'Of Plymouth Plantation' is notable for its description of which historical agreement?
  9. Q9. Which of the following best defines the Puritan concept of 'The Elect'?
  10. Q10. What was the purpose of the 'Jeremiad' in Puritan oratory and literature?
  11. Q11. Anne Bradstreet’s collection 'The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America' is significant because it was:
  12. Q12. What 'visible sign' did the Puritans believe often indicated an individual's spiritual status?
  13. Q13. In 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,' Edwards famously compares the sinner to what animal?
  14. Q14. What was the 'Great Migration' in the context of Puritan history?
  15. Q15. Which Puritan writer is known for his 'Diary,' which offers a rare look at daily life and his eventual repentance for his role in the Salem Witch Trials?
  16. Q16. Michael Wigglesworth's 'The Day of Doom' was a 17th-century 'best-seller' primarily because it:
  17. Q17. The Puritan belief in 'Total Depravity' suggests that:
  18. Q18. Which of the following was the primary target of Puritan censorship in the New English colonies?
  19. Q19. The 'Bay Psalm Book' (1640) is significant in American literary history because it was:
  20. Q20. In Puritan theology, 'Typology' is a method of biblical interpretation that: