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What is the foundation of American literature according to the text?
What is the foundation of American literature according to the text?
What do Indian stories primarily glow with according to the text?
What do Indian stories primarily glow with according to the text?
What is a common feature of the main characters in Indian stories, as mentioned in the text?
What is a common feature of the main characters in Indian stories, as mentioned in the text?
What is the perspective of Indian stories on nature, according to the text?
What is the perspective of Indian stories on nature, according to the text?
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What is the significance of the Indian contribution to America, based on the text?
What is the significance of the Indian contribution to America, based on the text?
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Who is the executive editor of 'U.S.A. Literature In Brief' as mentioned in the text?
Who is the executive editor of 'U.S.A. Literature In Brief' as mentioned in the text?
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Which European explorer is credited with the first known and sustained contact between the Americas and the rest of the world?
Which European explorer is credited with the first known and sustained contact between the Americas and the rest of the world?
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Which Old Norse saga recounts the settlement of Norsemen on the northeast coast of America in the first decade of the 11th century?
Which Old Norse saga recounts the settlement of Norsemen on the northeast coast of America in the first decade of the 11th century?
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Where was the first English colony set up in 1585, resulting in the disappearance of all its colonists?
Where was the first English colony set up in 1585, resulting in the disappearance of all its colonists?
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Which century saw the opening of the way to a second wave of permanent colonists bringing their wives, children, farm implements, and craftsmen’s tools to America?
Which century saw the opening of the way to a second wave of permanent colonists bringing their wives, children, farm implements, and craftsmen’s tools to America?
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Which group of people were as intellectual as the Puritans and had as many university graduates in the northeastern section of the United States as in England between 1630 and 1690?
Which group of people were as intellectual as the Puritans and had as many university graduates in the northeastern section of the United States as in England between 1630 and 1690?
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What is the main theme reflected in the early literature of exploration mentioned in the text?
What is the main theme reflected in the early literature of exploration mentioned in the text?
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Who funded Christopher Columbus's famous voyage to the Americas?
Who funded Christopher Columbus's famous voyage to the Americas?
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Where was the second colony established in 1607 after the failure of the first English colony?
Where was the second colony established in 1607 after the failure of the first English colony?
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What did the Puritans want education for?
What did the Puritans want education for?
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"Life was seen as a test; failure led to eternal damnation and hellfire, and success to heavenly bliss." This reflects which group's viewpoint mentioned in the text?
"Life was seen as a test; failure led to eternal damnation and hellfire, and success to heavenly bliss." This reflects which group's viewpoint mentioned in the text?
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