Literature Questions

In Phillis Wheatley's To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth, the narrator applauds Legge for opposing a(n)a. Cruel reignb. Wicked despotismc. Wanton tyrannyd. Malicious dictatorshipe. Unjustified oppression

To which of the following Biblical characters does Phillis Wheatley allude in On being Brought from Africa to America?a. Abrahamb. Jobc. Mosesd. Caine. Adam

Which of the following facts about Phillis Wheatley is NOT true?a. She gave birth to three children.b. She was emancipated after returning from France.c. She began writing poetry at a young age.d. She lived in Massachusetts.e. She was enslaved by Susanna Wheatley.

In Phillis Wheatley's To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth does the narrator say was "by no misery moved"?a. A tax collectorb. A conquerorc. A British soldierd. A slave tradere. King George III

In her To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth, Phillis Wheatley praises Legge fora. Helping to settle colonial disputesb. Accommodating the colonists' demandsc. Reducing violence in the coloniesd. Increasing trade in the coloniese. Supporting Native Americans against white settlers

The speaker in Phillis Wheatley's To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth is a(n)a. British woman sympathetic to the colonistsb. White abolitionistc. Average American farmerd. Enslaved woman in North Americae. Christian priest

Phillis Whatley died soon aftera. Publishing her first book of poetryb. Contracting tuberculosisc. A trip to Englandd. Being emancipatede. Giving birth to her third baby

In which of the following did William Legge serve?a. Secretary of Defenseb. Secretary of Statec. Secretary of Commerced. Secretary of Treasurye. Secretary of Labor

The first white group that promoted Phillis Wheatley's work celebrated itsa. Imitation of Classical metersb. Praise for Patriot leadersc. Critiques of King George IIId. Abolitionist idease. Appeal to Christianity

Which of the following reasons does NOT help explain why Phillis Wheatley remained largely unread for so long?a. She never made an explicit argument against slaveryb. She did not make an argument for American independencec. Her work was reprinted infrequentlyd. Some early critics argued that she justified slavery in On Being Brought from Africa to Americae. There was not much literary criticism written about her

Phillis Wheatley was the first African American toa. Publish one-hundred poemsb. Publish a book in Londonc. Receive a literary awardd. Have a poem published in a newspapere. Publish book of poetry in the United States

Phillis Wheatley marrieda. George Whitefieldb. Sciprio Morrheadc. John Petersd. William Leggee. John Wheatley

After Phillis Wheatley died, her work was used PRIMARILY as an example ofa. Early abolitionist worksb. The capabilities of black writersc. Eighteenth century black cultured. The experiences of a former slavee. Early American literature

Which of the following events happened LAST?a. Phillis Wheatley published a book.b. Phillis Wheatley writes her first elegy.c. Phillis Wheatley sends a poem to George Washington.d. Phillis Wheatley is emancipated.e. Phillis Wheatley marries.

In Phillis Wheatley's On Being Brought from Africa to America, which of the following events is described as a "mercy"?a. Discovering poetryb. Meeting John Wheatleyc. Being emancipatedd. Joining the abolitionist movemente. Learning of Christianity

Some eighteenth-century Christian thelogians justified slavery by arguing that black skin was a punishpent given toa. Adamb. King Herodc. Jezebeld. Caine. Judas

Which of the following artists most likely created the portrait included in the frontispiece of Phillis wheatley's first booka. John Wheatleyb. Scipio Moorheadc. William Legged. John Peterse. George Whitefield

Why did Phyllis Wheatley never publish her second book?a. She decided to focus on her family.b. She felt there was not enough interest.c. She died.d. She did not have enough funds.e. She decided to publish only individual poems.

Which of the following newspapers published Phillis Whatley's poem for George Wahsingtona. The Pennsylvania Magazineb. The Pennsylvania Journalc. The Philadelphia Tribuned. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazettee. The Philadelphia Inquirer

In On Being Brought from Africa to America, Phillis Wheatley makes the argument thata. Slavery is a justified price to learn of Christianityb. All people can go to heavenc. Enslaved people should rise up and fightd. America should be independente. America should remain under British rule