This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Thomas Paine's goal in writing The American Crisis? A) To inspire American soldiers in their fight for independence. B) To set himself apart from his countrymen. C) To please and persuade his opponents. D) To urge colonial leaders to write the Declaration of Independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To inspire American soldiers in their fight for independence. 2. A short statement that expresses a general truth or principle A) Disassemble. B) Clammy. C) Dictum. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dictum. 3. In his first essay, Alexander Hamilton tells the New Yorkers: A) "Liberty is to faction, what air is to fire, an aliment, without which it instantly expires. But it could not be a less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourish faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destructive agency.". B) "In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights.". C) "A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.". D) "After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.". 4. Which theme is MOST appropriate for "To My Dear and Loving Husband" ? A) Love is a powerful and unifying force. B) She loves her husband forever. C) The death of a loved one is traumatic. D) Rejection can cause bitterness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love is a powerful and unifying force. 5. Why does Benjamin Franklin make a plan to master 13 basic virtues? A) He seeks primarily to please God. B) He wants to achieve moral perfection. C) He wants to prove to his brother that he can run a business. D) He believes it will help him sell more copies of Poor Richard's Almanac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants to achieve moral perfection. 6. Latin for 'in the middle of things' A) In media res. B) Alliteration. C) Diction. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In media res. 7. To request or ask for something A) Venerate. B) Rescind. C) Surmount. D) Solicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solicit. 8. The Transcendentalist believed in self-reliance and free thought. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. Edgar Allen Poe is associated with which group of literature A) Dark Romaniticism. B) Rationalism. C) Modernism. D) Realism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dark Romaniticism. 10. ..... are wise and clever sayings. (Hint:Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin) A) Aphorisms. B) Almanacks. C) Excerpts. D) Pen names. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphorisms. 11. By 1750 there were more than 200, 000 enslaved Africans in Britain's North American possessions, most of them in the ..... colonies. A) Western. B) Southern. C) Northern. D) Eastern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern. 12. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place is a brief conversation bewteen 2 waiters in a ..... cafe. A) French. B) Spanish. C) American. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spanish. 13. Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.What does "esteemed" mean? A) Scientific minded. B) Held over another's head. C) Very old. D) Greatly admired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greatly admired. 14. When describing human stupidity, Washington Irving does it best by using what type of literary device? A) Hyperbole. B) Rhetorical Questions. C) Satire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satire. 15. Accordingto the Modernist poets, which part of a poem was most important? A) Rhyme and meter. B) Wordplay and diction. C) Prettiness and wit. D) Sensory Images. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory Images. 16. Who was Franklin's Autobiography originally written for? A) Franklin's Fans. B) Franklin's Son. C) Franklin's Wife. D) All of America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Franklin's Son. 17. With a slow and freaful ....., I walked toward the principal's office. A) Exulting. B) Keel. C) Tread. D) Rack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tread. 18. A preference or special liking for something A) Gaunt. B) Predilection. C) Calumny. D) Conciliatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predilection. 19. To abet an escape my also mean to ..... an escape. A) Planned. B) Aided. C) Discovered. D) Foiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aided. 20. Irony is the attitude of the narrator toward his subject A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 21. In the privacy of my own home, I gave the film crew my ..... opinion about the matter. A) Candid. B) Verdant. C) Livid. D) Pallid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Candid. 22. What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun? A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 23. Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case A) Abomination. B) Hypocritical. C) Repose. D) Sagacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypocritical. 24. To take back, cancel A) Obsolete. B) Surmount. C) Solicit. D) Rescind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rescind. 25. Alex is the epitome of a great student; She never does her homework and is always late for class. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. An undertaking, often involving risk or danger A) Refugee. B) Venture. C) Allusion. D) Capitulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venture. 27. Define DECADENT. A) Moral degeneration or decay. B) To be in conflict with; go or act against; to violate. C) Characterized by goodwill; desiring to help others. D) Disagreeing; a person who disagrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moral degeneration or decay. 28. Our advertising campaigns have been too ..... to have a lot of success. A) Unabridged. B) Imperative. C) Intermittent. D) Sporadic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sporadic. 29. A speaker outside the action narrates using pronouns such as "he", "she", or "they" A) Third person point of view. B) Second person point of view. C) First person point of view. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third person point of view. 30. Define INCIPIENT A) Beginning, starting, coming into existence. B) To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. C) Breach; violation. D) Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beginning, starting, coming into existence. 31. Which of the following best describes Krakauer's emotions as he reaches the summit of Everest? A) Indifference (lack of emotion). B) Pride. C) Satisfaction. D) Excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indifference (lack of emotion). 32. What sets Adrienne Rich's poetry apart from that of other confessional poets? A) She had a unique form of post-confessional personal poetry. B) Her ability to relate to relationships and living life in communion with other people in her poetry. C) The ability to write poetry very well. D) Her ability to connect the self with the larger world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her ability to connect the self with the larger world. 33. Giving nonhuman objects human characteristics A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Understatement. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 34. For Roosevelt, the word "patriotism": A) This is the motto of your proposal. B) It has lost value over time. C) It has been wasted. D) It is cause for praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has been wasted. 35. Both sides in the election contest are throwing accusations at each other. The Gore supporters claim that GovernorBush is trying to thwart the will of the people. The Bush supporters say that Mr. Gore is trying to create votes or assignchoices to people who did not really cast votes for president.What does "thwart" mean? A) Figure out. B) Block. C) Tickle. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Block. 36. Course Materials:True or False:Your notebook can be a shared space for other class notes. A) True-Students can just make a section in the notebook for American Literature. B) False-it should only be used for American Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False-it should only be used for American Literature. 37. Boldly; arrogantly A) Prostrate. B) Pervade. C) Audaciously. D) Delusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audaciously. 38. What church were the pilgrims fleeing from when they set out for America? A) Catholic. B) Methodist. C) Lutheran. D) Church of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Church of England. 39. What religious sect did Paine belong to? A) Deist. B) Sepratist. C) Puritan. D) Anabaptist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deist. 40. In the early 1600's, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, who wouldsomeday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a very determined and brave group of settlers.A daunting task is one that would ..... someone. A) Lose or misplace. B) Tickle. C) Entertain. D) Frighten or intimidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frighten or intimidate. 41. In the 1700s, this prompted action and gave colonists a philosophical footing for their revolution A) French and Indian War. B) The Englightenment. C) The American Revolution. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Englightenment. 42. Words that describe the five senses and create an image A) Theme. B) Summary. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 43. What is the definition of a sentence? A) A group of words that shows direction or location. B) Cannot stand alone as a sentence and needs an independent clause to be a full thought. C) Has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence. D) Has a subject and a predicate, and expresses a complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has a subject and a predicate, and expresses a complete thought. 44. When Roosevelt mentions as an example a painter who travels to Europe. A) He indicates that he will train and return with more knowledge. B) He regrets that he seeks to stay on that Continent. C) Formulate a positive vision about art. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He regrets that he seeks to stay on that Continent. 45. A synonym of detached is A) Indifferent. B) Emotional. C) Joyful. D) Angered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indifferent. 46. Roosevelt's proposal is closer to: A) Taking advantage of the Latin American spirit. B) A patriotism of the people. C) A patriotism of the entire world. D) A patriotism of a nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A patriotism of a nation. 47. Usually, run-on sentences can be fixed by A) Proper punctuation. B) Conjunctions. C) Separating into individual sentences. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 48. What is euphemisms? A) Language used to avoid complicated thinking. B) Language used to avoid unplesant feelings. C) Language used in shorten form. D) Language used to express feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language used to avoid unplesant feelings. 49. Native Americans shared their history, legends, and myths with new generations through ..... A) Caligraphy. B) Oral tradition. C) Written tradition. D) Hieroglyphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral tradition. 50. What year did the colonies declare themselves to be "free and independent" ? A) 1576. B) 1676. C) 1776. D) 1876. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1776. 51. The following excerpt is from which of Jonathan Edwards' sermons? "His wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire ..... " A) "The Conversion of Many Hundred Souls in Northampton and Neighboring Towns". B) "Some thoughts Concerning the Present Revival of Religion in New-England, and the Way in Which It Ought to Be Acknowledged and Prompted". C) "A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Works of God". D) "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". 52. Defense against humanism A) "Portland Declaration". B) "The Flag Goes By". C) "A Jingle of Words. D) "Liberty and Union". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Portland Declaration". 53. What is a comparison without the words 'like' or 'as'? A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Analogy. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 54. "'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death." Based on these words, which virtue do both Paine and Benjamin Franklin celebrate? A) Resolution. B) Frugality. C) Cleanliness. D) Humility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resolution. 55. In "Everyday Use, " why does Dee (Wangero) want the quilts made of scraps from her grandparents' old clothes? A) She greatly admires the relatives who made them. B) She has nostalgic memories of using the quilts in childhood. C) She wants to display them instead of using them as bedding. D) She is jealous of her sister and wants to deny Maggie her inheritance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wants to display them instead of using them as bedding. 56. On the Great Carbuncle quest for the profit A) Pigsnort. B) Poet. C) Seeker. D) Cynic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pigsnort. 57. The quote "He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people" is an example of what? A) Anaphora. B) Restatement. C) Aphorisms. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 58. The word for which a pronoun stands A) Transitive. B) Substantive. C) Antecedent. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antecedent. 59. A weakness or ailment A) Obdurate. B) Infirmity. C) Sadistic. D) Carnage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infirmity. 60. Romantics value intuition over education. A) True. B) False. 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