Flashcards in english enlightenment test Deck (23)
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The majority of all writing during this time was fueled by .......... Such as ___,___,___,___
Politics; The Bill of Rights, Common Sense, The Declaration of Independence, and The Crisis
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They valued ____ over ____
Reason over religion
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Men thought they had the ability to ________ themselves
Perfect
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Men were believed to be ______
inherently good
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Ben Frank was one of __ children
17
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Name some of Benjamin's Numerous Careers
Printer, Inventor, Writer, Politician
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Name three of Ben's Inventions
Bifocals, Lightning rod, Stove
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Name three Contributions that Ben Frank made
Developed the first Circulatory Library
Developed the first Colonial Hospital
Discovered electricity
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Ben Franks book The Autobiography contained __ Virtues to live by. Name two
13; Order and silence
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Poor Richard's Almanack contained Aphorisms. Aphorisms are...
short sayings with a message
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Name the Characteristics of Slave Narratives
Creation of Protest Literature
Writing was purposeful
Resistance to human tyranny and sought to uphold human dignity
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List the 3 Part Structure of Slave Narratives
1. Slavery 2. Escape 3. Freedom
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After __ years in slavery, he purchased his freedom from his master in ____. He was __.
10; 1776; 21
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_____ was the First African writer to reach a sizable audience of _____ readers
Equiano; American
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_____ uses commercial terms to show the ______ of those in slavery*****
Equiano; dehumanization
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______ establishes the concept of the ___ savage*****
Equiano; Noble
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_________ Remembered most for his ________
Johnathon Edwards; fire-and-brimstone sermons
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Edwards was involved in Two Movements...
The Great Awaking and the Enlightenment*****
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-comparing two unlike things using like or as
Simile
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-giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Personification
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-comparing two unlike things by saying one thing is another
Metaphor
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____ Was a Sermon delivered by Edwards***
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
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