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3 The Literature of Reason and Revolution I. Fill in the blanks. 1. At the initial period the spread of ideas of the American Enlightenment was largely due to_____. 2. Franklin edited the first colonial magazine, which he called____. 3. Franklin’s best writing is found in his masterpiece_____. 4. Thomas Paine, with his natural gift for pamphleteering and rebellion, was appropriately born into an age of____. 5. On January 10, 1776, Paine’s famous pamphlet appeared. 6. In Philadelphia, ______ the Pennsylvania magazine, and contributed to the Pennsylvania journal. 7. A series of sixteen pamphlets by Paine was entitled_______. 8. Paine’s second most important work __ as an impassioned plea against hereditary monarchy. 9. The most outstanding poet in American of the 18thcentury was ____. 10. Philip Freneau’s famous poem ____was written about his imprisoned experience. 11. Philip Freneau was a close friend and political associate of president _____ 12. ___was considered as the “poet of the American Revolution”, 13. Philip Freneau was noteworthy first because of nature of his poem. They were truly American and very patriotic. In this respect, he reflected the spirit of his age. Therefore, he has been called the “__ of American poetry”. 14. In 1791, probably with Jefferson’s support, __ established in Philadelphia the national gazette. 15. In American literature, the eighteenth century was an Age of__ and Revolution. II. Matching III. Multiple Choice 1. In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment. __was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 2. In American literature, the Enlighteners were not opposed to _____. A. the colonial order B. religious obscurantism C. the puritan tradition D. the secular literature 3. The English colonies in North America rose in arms against their parent country and the continental congress adopted ___in 1776. A. The Declaration of Independ