This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 27 (36 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The linen shirt Washington wore was: A) Suave. B) Good to see. C) Extremely uncomfortable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely uncomfortable. 2. Use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive A) Trope. B) Euphemism. C) Invective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 3. The workers used a steam drill to cut into the mountainside. Steam drill means ..... A) A wooden machine. B) A machine that uses the wind to run. C) A hammer used to hit spikes into rock. D) A steam-powered machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A steam-powered machine. 4. Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United statesuntil 1920.What is "suffrage" ? A) Skirts that did not cover the ankles. B) The right to vote. C) An early flag. D) Something that causes pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The right to vote. 5. Doing something with power, energy, and strength. A) Thicket. B) Limber. C) Solemn. D) Vigorously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vigorously. 6. What attitude towards slavery does the narrative most strongly convey A) Outrage. B) Understanding. C) Tolerance. D) Indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outrage. 7. Course Materials:When do students need to have their course materials, especially the notebook, laptop, and independent reading book? A) By Monday, September 5. B) By Monday, August 28. C) By Monday, August 22. D) Anytime before week 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By Monday, August 28. 8. A character's internal, unspoken thoughts A) Internal monologue. B) External monologue. C) Inner dialogue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal monologue. 9. A dowdy fur coat might be ..... A) Shabby. B) Expensive. C) Luxurious. D) Stylish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shabby. 10. Juxtaposition of light and dark A) Chiaroscuro. B) Nostalgia. C) Paradox. D) Hubris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chiaroscuro. 11. "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" is an example of what literary device? A) Metaphor. B) Ethos. C) Aphorism. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphorism. 12. Expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements A) Idiom. B) Metonymy. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 13. What kind of lens is the one that focuses your attention on the author's style and on such elements as plot, setting, character, and theme? A) Biographical. B) Political. C) Literary. D) Historical/cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literary. 14. The meaning of the story A) Plot. B) Theme. C) Setting. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 15. Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person, or action A) Nostalgia. B) Chiaroscuro. C) Ambiguity. D) Ambivalence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ambivalence. 16. Which of the following authors is known for his/her contribution to modern short stories? A) Robert Frost. B) Carl Sandburg. C) Fitzgerald. D) Emily Dickenson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fitzgerald. 17. Attendance:What should you do if you are absent? A) Nothing, just show up to class the next time and hope for the best. B) Check Schoology for assignments and contact Ms. McElwee if I have questions or need help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check Schoology for assignments and contact Ms. McElwee if I have questions or need help. 18. The bee buzzed barefoot through the beach is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. Disturbed; upset A) Agitated. B) Venture. C) Refugee. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agitated. 20. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "sententious." A) They tend. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 21. An author gives hints about what will happen later in the text A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Irony. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 22. WaltWhitman would be most likely to write about: A) An ordinary worker. B) A complicated factory. C) A Shakespearean sonnet. D) A famous politician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ordinary worker. 23. Characterized by a love of beauty; relating to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion an sensation as opposed to pure intelllectuality A) Antiquated. B) Allegory. C) Aesthetic. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aesthetic. 24. What is a topic? A) The topic is the foundation for a literary work. B) The topic is a particular issue or idea that serves as the subject of a paragraph, essay, report, or speech. It may be expressed as a topic sentence in a paragraph or a thesis statement in an essay, report, speech, or research paper. C) The topic is a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly. D) A topic is the lesson learned by reading the story, sort of like the moral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The topic is a particular issue or idea that serves as the subject of a paragraph, essay, report, or speech. It may be expressed as a topic sentence in a paragraph or a thesis statement in an essay, report, speech, or research paper. 25. The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence for emphasis A) Restatement. B) Anaphora. C) Parallelism. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 26. An expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments A) Abstemious. B) Profligate. C) Novice. D) Connoisseur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connoisseur. 27. Which of the following was one of the first settlers to America from Europe? A) Puritans. B) Catholics. C) Austrians. D) Germans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Puritans. 28. Rhyme occurring within a single line of poetry A) Internal rhyme. B) End rhyme. C) Rhyme. D) External rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal rhyme. 29. The most suspenseful moment of the story A) Protagonist. B) Conflict. C) Genre. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 30. What is a direct object? A) Two or more subjects with the same verb. B) Two or more verbs with the same subject. C) The action word in a sentence. D) A noun, pronoun, or group of words that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A noun, pronoun, or group of words that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. 31. A student is writing an essay that argues that community service benefits those who perform it. The student must use sources that are credible and relevant to the topic. Which source would be BEST for the student to use for the essay? A) A university study describing the positive effects of community service on volunteers' emotional health. B) A novel about a teen's experiences performing community service at a local animal shelter. C) A newspaper article about local organizations seeking volunteers for community service opportunities. D) . a blog post telling how to fulfill community service hours required to graduate high school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A university study describing the positive effects of community service on volunteers' emotional health. 32. What does Putnam blame on witchcraft? A) Her husband's sickness. B) Raids by the natives. C) The death of seven of her children in infancy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The death of seven of her children in infancy. 33. Which of the following is a characteristic of Romanticism? A) Power of the Senses. B) Free-Thought. C) Confidence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power of the Senses. 34. What kind of narrative is an account of real-life historical experiences, written by either a person who experienced those events or someone who studied or observed them? A) Historical. B) Personal. C) Literary. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical. 35. A severe test or trial A) Ambiguity. B) Tragedy. C) Paradox. D) Crucible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crucible. 36. An indirect or casual reference; an incidental mention A) Capitulate. B) Audaciously. C) Prostrate. D) Allusion. 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