Question

the two passages below describe puritan marriage. the first passage is a modern historians description of how puritans decided whom to marry. the second passage is from a poem written by anne bradstreet, a famous puritan poet. read the passages. then answer the question below.
a modern historians description
for the puritans love was not a prerequisite for marriage. they believed that the choice of a marriage partner should be guided by rational considerations of property, religious piety, and family interest, not by physical attraction, personal feelings, or romantic love.
prerequisite: requirement
rational: practical or logical
piety: devotion
steven mintz and susan kellogg, \the godly family of colonial massachusetts.\ in domestic revolutions: a social history of american life. copyright 1988 by the free press.
anne bradstreets poem, to my dear and loving husband, 1678
if ever two were one, then surely we;
if ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
if ever wife was happy in a man,
compare with me, ye women, if you can.
i prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
or all the riches that the east doth hold.
based on the passages, which of the following statements about puritan marriage are true? select all that apply.
puritan marriages were generally unhappy.
puritans believed that romantic love was always necessary for marriage.
puritans sometimes fell in love.
puritans often married for practical reasons such as money or property.

Explanation:

• The first passage says love was not a prerequisite for Puritan marriage, and choices were guided by rational (practical) considerations like property. So "Puritans often married for practical reasons such as money or property" is true.
• Anne Bradstreet's poem shows she loved her husband, indicating Puritans sometimes fell in love. So "Puritans sometimes fell in love" is true.
• The first passage clearly states love was not a prerequisite, so "Puritans believed that romantic love was always necessary for marriage" is false.
• There is no information in the passages to support that Puritan marriages were generally unhappy.

Answer:

Puritans sometimes fell in love.
Puritans often married for practical reasons such as money or property.