English 2110 Exam 1 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Matritineal Society - CORRECT ANSWER "Iroquois Creation Story" by David
Cusick. The woman giving birth the the twin boys is the focus of the creation of the Iroquois.
This is important because most societies focus on men.
"When in this Knot I planted was, my Stock/ Soon Knotted" - CORRECT
ANSWER "Upon Wedlock and Death of Children" by Edward Taylor. He discusses
how the Knot, representing a flowerbed being his children, was his stock. This means that he
was happy to see them grow and mature into a flower with a stock, or children in maturity.
He is rejoicing of this particularly because his first two children died.
Weetamoo - CORRECT ANSWER "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of
Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mary Rowlandson. Weetamoo was her master Quinnapin's wife
during the time she was held captive by the Wampanoag tribe. Weetamoo was significant
because she held a great deal of power as a Native American woman, both categories thought
of as powerless. Mary Rowlandson did not like Weetamoo because she made Rowlandson do
things she did not like to do.
Biblical Allusions - CORRECT ANSWER
"I have seen the extreme vanity of this world: One hour I have been in health, and wealthy,
wanting nothing. But the next hour in sickness and wounds, and death, having nothing but
sorrow and affliction. . . . I have learned to look beyond the present and smaller troubles and
to be quieted under them." - CORRECT ANSWER "A Narrative of the Captivity and
Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mary Rowlandson. This quote is Rowlandson
describing how she finds her present problems of dealing with nightmares of her captivity as
insignificant problems compared to the problems she endured while being in captivity.
Benjamin Abbot - CORRECT ANSWER He was an eyewitness testimony
against...Carrier was very angry with him and she cursed him. He grew very painful sores
that the doctor couldn't cure and he only started to heal when Carrier was arrested.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Matritineal Society - CORRECT ANSWER "Iroquois Creation Story" by David
Cusick. The woman giving birth the the twin boys is the focus of the creation of the Iroquois.
This is important because most societies focus on men.
"When in this Knot I planted was, my Stock/ Soon Knotted" - CORRECT
ANSWER "Upon Wedlock and Death of Children" by Edward Taylor. He discusses
how the Knot, representing a flowerbed being his children, was his stock. This means that he
was happy to see them grow and mature into a flower with a stock, or children in maturity.
He is rejoicing of this particularly because his first two children died.
Weetamoo - CORRECT ANSWER "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of
Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mary Rowlandson. Weetamoo was her master Quinnapin's wife
during the time she was held captive by the Wampanoag tribe. Weetamoo was significant
because she held a great deal of power as a Native American woman, both categories thought
of as powerless. Mary Rowlandson did not like Weetamoo because she made Rowlandson do
things she did not like to do.
Biblical Allusions - CORRECT ANSWER
"I have seen the extreme vanity of this world: One hour I have been in health, and wealthy,
wanting nothing. But the next hour in sickness and wounds, and death, having nothing but
sorrow and affliction. . . . I have learned to look beyond the present and smaller troubles and
to be quieted under them." - CORRECT ANSWER "A Narrative of the Captivity and
Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mary Rowlandson. This quote is Rowlandson
describing how she finds her present problems of dealing with nightmares of her captivity as
insignificant problems compared to the problems she endured while being in captivity.
Benjamin Abbot - CORRECT ANSWER He was an eyewitness testimony
against...Carrier was very angry with him and she cursed him. He grew very painful sores
that the doctor couldn't cure and he only started to heal when Carrier was arrested.
