ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which detail shows that fairness was a cultural characteristic of the Puritans?
A
The colonists repaid the Nauset Indians when they took their corn and beans.
B
The Pilgrims left England so that they practice their religion they way they wanted to practice it.
C
A small group of Pilgrims cared for all of the others when they were sick.
D
The Pilgrims knew no one and had no homes when they arrived in North America.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which detail shows that fairness was a cultural characteristic of the Puritans? The colonists repaid the Nauset Indians when they took their corn and beans. The Pilgrims left England so that they practice their religion they way they wanted to practice it.

Detailed explanation-2: -What did the Reformers believe in? Answer: The Reformers believed that the Church should follow Scripture and God’s laws and not laws that people created.

Detailed explanation-3: -They thought nature was out to get them, thought everything was altered by God and thanked him for all good and bad, bias toward native Americans at first but not at the end.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which sentence is the best summary of “The Starving Time?” Roughy half of the colonists died, but few strong people took care of the weak.

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