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1. What is “The Starving Time”?
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| its the time when they ran out of food and they were starving |
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| 3. How did Bradford feel about Squanto? |
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| he appreciated him alot and valued his friendship |
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| 4. To whom does Anne Bradstreet address her 2nd poem? |
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| 5. What is the main idea of Bradstreet’s 2nd poem? |
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| that she loves her husband. |
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| 6. Why did Edwards want to frighten his congregation with his sermon? |
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| so they would believe in even if he had to scare them into faith |
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| 7. What is the central message of main idea of the sermon? |
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| that we are nothing compared to god. |
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| 8. How does Edwards stress the powerlessness of mankind? |
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| so are like a falling rock on the way to hell the only thing standing in the way is the spider |
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| 9. Why does Edwards tell his congregation about all the people from the East and West who are getting saved and how awful it must be to see their joy while people in his congregation are still lost? |
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| they get more scared they think the people close to them are gona go to hell |
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| 10. What is the main characteristic of the Puritan style of writing? |
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| puritans believes in nothing but God and their whole lifes upon him |
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11. What did the Puritans believe should be the main purpose of writing?
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| to love god and talk to him |
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| 12. Why do we still read Puritan literature? |
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