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<li>“I am obnoxious to each carping tongue
Who says my hand a needle better fits,
A poets pen all scorn I should thus wrong,
For such despite they cast on Female wits:
If what I do prove well, it won’t advance,
They’l say it’s stole, or else it was by chance.”</li>
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The above selection from a 17th century poem by Anne Bradstreet reflects her
a. support for the Great Awakening
b. agreement with the established Puritan views about women
c. belief in the intellectual capacity of women
d. recognition of the need for public education
e. faith in calvinism</p>
21.All of the following attitudes toward women were held by Puritans during the 17th century EXCEPT
a. a woman’s destiny was fulfilled only through a man
b. a male child needed more time to develop in the womb than a female child
c. women were less able than men to understand logical arguments
d. intellectual pursuits were harmful to women
e. women could not reach salvation in the next world</p>
22: “Who says my hand a needle better fits” - I see this as indignation. Anne Bradstreet, a female poet, is writing how it’s silly to think that there should be a needle in her hand instead of a writing instrument. The needle implies sewing - something seen as a typical female-only activity in the Puritan era.</p>
21: I understand why you’d have problems with this question. It’s really weird and detail-specific. I chose E through knowledge, though; pre-destination, a basic Puritan belief, was for both men and women. Where they got choice B from is a mystery; just goes to show how you have to use what you know. :)</p>
Thanks! As you can see, I numbered teh questions anachronistically because that’s the way it was in my book. Therefore the answer was messed up, but now it matches. thank you so much!</p>
Yup, C and E are correct. Secondly, this is probably the hardest quotation based question you’ll ever get, and this came from the US History SAT II, not the AP. Usually, the quotations are far easier than this one, so don’t sweat it.</p>
Sources: Got 5 on AP US and 800 and US SAT II.</p>
Oh i actually got the questions from this 1996 green book with AP USH on the front. Idk where you would find it today, just something my teacher found in the history store closet of the school. But its deff ap, just REALLY OLD haha. Guessing they changed question types?</p>
What counts is whether or not the questions are reflected on the actual AP exam. Upon second examination, the two questions you posted seem to be plausible AP questions. The condition of women during the colonial era is tested. As for quotation one, maybe.</p>