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American Literature Quiz 18 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the purpose of a hook in an essay?
2. Your cousin claimed to be late because the doors of his house were frozen shut. Even though I have my doubts, hisexplanation is plausible. It got really cold last night. I'll just have to take his word for it.If a statement is plausible, .....
3. What is the attitude of the author of the poem "Some lines upon the Burning of Our House" ?
4. This line, "" You scrambled his sorry self, look at that, you did, you laidhim out like Shredded f'in Wheat" makes use of .....
5. When Huckleberry ran away from his father:
6. Poems are written in groups of lines called?
7. Women's suffrage was:
8. At what elevation is the Death Zone?
9. In "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton, the women are:
10. "Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow think in hard words again ..... " Means
11. Which era of American literature is characterized by writings that reflect the beliefs and values of the early American settlers?
12. Why was the development of Henry Ford's assembly line socially significant?
13. To weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity
14. What appeals to the senses and uses figurative language?
15. Writer's attitude toward the audience, subject matter, or character
16. Rob Hall survives a night on Everest.
17. The message or insight the author wants the reader to learn from his writing
18. What does Upton Sinclair's novel 'The Jungle' explore?
19. O approach with a request or plea
20. William Dean Howells saw value in writing about ..... people.
21. In "Joy Luck Club, " what does the jade pendant symbolize?
22. What is the notion that human beings can arrive at truth by using reason and logic?
23. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "inadvertent."
24. For decades, tourists have visited the botanical garden to marvel at its astonishing .....
25. This literary period consisted of an oral tradition that included epic narratives, creation myths, and stories
26. On the economic growth of the United States, Mark Twain had a position:
27. A group of students is writing a report about a specific treatment available for patients with a medical condition called arthritis. One of their most credible sources is a study that was published in a medical journal three years ago. How can the students BEST use the Internet to locate the most current findings on the subject
28. What is a clause?
29. A comparison of two or more unlike objects without using like, as, or sometimes than
30. John Smith hopes to encourage other English men and women to come to the New World by telling them about
31. Constant; working diligently at a task
32. What is the message that Emily Dickinson conveys through the poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" ?
33. Who wrote the The General History of Virginia?
34. Secret plotting.
35. Not on time; not prompt; tending to delay
36. At the beginning of each chapter of his book "The Souls of Black People", DuBois quotes:
37. France allied with Native Americans to drive the British out of North America in what was known as the .....
38. In Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, the old man Hooks fish. What is the fish called?
39. True or False:The speaker refers solely to the person who created the text's name.
40. In "Joy Luck Club, " what do both the swan and Coca-Cola symbolize?
41. Tom and Huck's mischief towards Jim caused.....
42. An agreement, or contract, among a group of people
43. Which of the following is NOT an element of FREE VERSE poetry?
44. Who is the trickster in Coyote and Buffalo?
45. A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way (n) The writer's witty ..... was often quoted by his fans.
46. Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning!In the above context, what does "rash" mean?
47. In "The Leap, " after the mother marries for the second time, what seems to be her attitude toward her early years as a circus performer?
48. In The Gift of the Magi, the audience knows that the wife has cut and sold her hair to buy her husband a chain for his watch, and the husband has sold his chain to buy his wife some hair accessories for her long hair.
49. We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard fromagain. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that.Which word is a synonym of "trepidation" ?
50. A rebirth or revival
51. For DuBois, African American identity itself is sustained by:
52. Although finals week can be stressful, students can look forward to 2 weeks to relax and be with friends and family!
53. "Through the Woods" makes use of which of the following .....
54. Decide what the tone of the following sentence is:The apple cider spilled to the kitchen floor, leaving a thick, sticky mess.
55. Two unaccented, short syllables
56. ARITS:Who said this quote?"But Lord, child, you should know all the dreams I had 'bout buying that house and fixing it up and making me a little garden in the back-and didn't none of it happen."
57. Found a piece of granite instead of the Great Carbuncle
58. Define PENTAMETER.
59. A poem written in un-rhymed iambic pentameter and a pattern of five iambic feet per line
60. Unwieldy packages are:
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