"These are the times that try men s souls" , these words were once read to Washington s troops and did much to spur excitement to further action with hope and confidence. Who is the author of these words?
A. Benjamin Franklin.
B. Thomas Paine.
C. Thomas Jefferson.
D. George Washington.
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Which is not connected with Thomas Paine?
A. Common Sense.
B. The American Crisis.
C. The Rights of Man.
D. The Autobiography.
Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became
A. Ninth Muse
B. Tenth Muse
C. Best Muse
D. First Muse
What style. did the seventeenth century American poets adapt to the subject matter confronted in a strangely new environment?
A. The style. of their own.
B. The style. mixed with English and American elements.
C. The style. mixed with native-American and British tradition.
D. The style. of established European poets.
The ship "______" carried about one hundred Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A. Sunflower
B. Armada
C. Mayflower
D. Titanic