ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In “Of Plymouth Plantation, “ what season was it when the colonists arrived in the New World?
A
Spring
B
Winter
C
Fall
D
Summer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -More than half the settlers fell ill and died that first winter, victims of an epidemic of disease that swept the new colony. Soon after they moved ashore, the Pilgrims were introduced to a Native American man named Tisquantum, or Squanto, who would become a member of the colony.

Detailed explanation-2: -On December 21, 1620, the first landing party arrived at the site of Plymouth.

Detailed explanation-3: -More than 30 million people can trace their ancestry to the 102 passengers and approximately 30 crew aboard the Mayflower when it landed in Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts, in the harsh winter of 1620.

Detailed explanation-4: -Testimony in the Midst of Suffering; the Legacy of the First Winter in Plymouth-1621-Plymouth Rock Foundation. Beginning in January, 1621, after enduring a very difficult voyage, one of the most remarkable testimonies in the midst of suffering by the Pilgrim church began to take place.

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