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American Literature Quiz 26 (60 MCQs)

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1. The mutual knowledge that Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley have is:
2. When the action that occurs is different that what is expected to occur. The student with the highest average made the lowest grade on the test.
3. The protagonists, facing society:
4. Which tone word below best describes the following sentence? "Don't worry about a thing ..... because every little thing is going to be alright ..... "
5. The guilty man's face took on a distinct ....., and his hands began to tremble.
6. Appealing to logic; a way of persuading an audience by reason.
7. The first battles of the ..... War were fought in the towns of Lexington and Concord between the American militiamen and British soldiers in 1775.
8. Which of the following is NOT a literary manifestation in Native American Literature?
9. Why doesnt Grant want to eat at Henri Pichot's house?
10. How did Columbus gain the confidence of the natives
11. What is a crazy exaggeration?
12. The sports announcer wondered aloud how the officials could have missed such a(n) ..... foul.
13. What is a type of story that explains how something come to be?
14. People who have gone through ....., like the hardship of losing someone they love, sometimes go see a counselor for help coping
15. True or False:In order to be persuasive, a writer needs to take into consideration their audience's values, backgrounds, and needs?
16. Events are told by a character in the story using his or her own words
17. Marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
18. A form of speech intended to convey the opposite of the actual meaning of the word.
19. Who coined the term "Tranquilized fifties?"
20. In "Everything Stuck to Him, " how did the husband most clearly feel about the incident with the plate of waffles and bacon?
21. Which is the only book Thomas Jefferson had written?
22. The opposite of berate is
23. Carl Sandburg mostly used what type of poetry?
24. Define MANIFEST.
25. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "paragon."
26. Which of the following is a cautionary tale that bad things will happen if you do wrong?
27. The purpose of this was to explain how life/ Earth came to be
28. Rhyme that occurs withing the lines of poetry
29. Which type of writing is a LONG work of fiction?
30. To drop or reject.
31. The character who opposes or is against the main character
32. A one-way process, where the minority culture adopts the practices, beliefs, and values of the dominant culture.
33. To impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
34. The Old Man and the Sea
35. A way an author uses language that expresses something more than the literal meaning of the words
36. In the last Federalist Paper, #85, what philosopher does Hamilton quote? "To balance a large state or society whether monarchical or republican, on general laws, is a work of so great difficulty, that no human genius, however comprehensive, is able by the mere dint of reason and reflection, to effect it."
37. Author presents the characters without comment
38. Which era of American literature is associated with slave trade and expansion of territories and colonies?
39. What is a concept of a text?
40. If Beale Street Could Talk
41. Who wrote The Crucible?
42. Modernist wanted to:
43. To take the place of, supersede
44. Pre-Colonial Writing that has religious topics and instructive literature.
45. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly" is an example of what rhetorical device?
46. In "The Law of Life" by Jack London it is said:
47. Which type of writing is divided into lines or stanzas and usually has rhythm?
48. True or False:Wheatley was the first slave to be publish a book of poems?
49. ) The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
50. Stanza of poetry consisting of 4 lines
51. A gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
52. A word, phrase, or clause that functions as a noun or noun equivalent
53. Psychological struggle
54. If students study they will do well on final exams.
55. When was the trans-continental railroad completed in the US?
56. Which is not Thomas Paine's works?
57. Something that represents something more than its literal self
58. If you don't know what a word means while you are reading, what do you use to figure out the meaning?
59. A statement in concise and witty manner
60. Learning Platforms:Which of the following is NOT a learning platform that will be used?
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