Question

Puritan writing is distinctive because it
A. reflects the passion of the democratic spirit.
B. accounts for the most controversial documentation of the period.
C. provides us with an insight into everyday life and strongly held beliefs.
D. documents the patterns of the indigenous wildlife migrations.

Answer 1

One of the ways in which Puritan writing is distinctive is because it "C. provides us with an insight into everyday life and strongly held beliefs," since the Puritans were very work-oriented--both for religious reasons and because of the need to survive. 

Answer 2

Puritan writing is distinctive because it provides us with an insight into everyday life and strongly held beliefs.