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American Literature Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. A moment of revelation or an "Aha!" moment is also known as
2. Words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds, but are not rhyming words
3. To be considered a paragon is to be considered a .....
4. Well respected; distinguish; prominent.
5. Native Americans saw animals, plants, and the forces of nature as part of a great sacred cycle of life that humans must .....
6. The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group
7. A character with qualities in contrast with another
8. Which type of writing is a nonfiction writing which tells about the life of a person (written by another person)?
9. What European nation colonized Florida?
10. Which logical fallacy's definition is "something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question?"
11. Joins words, phrases, and clauses
12. Choose the correctly accented word.
13. What is the compound subject of this sentence?:The cat and dog played in the yard.
14. To respect or worship someone or something
15. A metaphor that is used throughout an entire piece of literature
16. Which of the following expresses a key idea of the selection from Self-Reliance?
17. Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
18. ..... can be either a stanza or a single line of poetry.
19. Anne Bradstreet is a significant figure because .....
20. "the effect the writer wishes to have on their audience" is their:
21. Identify the word that has the stress mark placed correctly.
22. Why was Thomas Jefferson asked to take the lead in drafting the Declaration of Independence?
23. After marriage, Louisa's life would become:
24. Can you not see, your uncle is wearied by your ....., your warmongering?
25. Equitable arrangement means:
26. Speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution.
27. Why was the purpose of Franklin trying to attain the virtues?
28. A synonym of jostle is
29. Rude boldness; nerve; daring
30. Despite the good news.
31. Who was the author of "The Definition and Origin of Language" ?
32. Who is the author of "Huswifery" ?
33. What did neoclassicism favor?
34. Consider the following theme: "Love is priceless."Which piece of evidence BEST supports the theme?
35. No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.Which word is a synonym of "clandestine" ?
36. Don't you think it's a little pointless to ..... with the umpire when you know he's not going to change his call?
37. India gained autonomy from England in 1947, but there is still a strong English influence.
38. When writing a narrative, what are the "two D's?"
39. Thinkers from what time began to question previously accepted truths about who should hold the power in government?
40. Approximately how many men were drafted into the American Army during the First World War?
41. What did the Dawes Act of 1887 do?
42. Technique of arranging events and information in a way that later events are prepared for a story
43. Around 1850, abortion:
44. Those scientists want to hear what our professor thinks about their theory because he is the foremost expert in theirfield.
45. One example of a ..... is The American Crisis, Number 1
46. Not fully worked out; somewhat undecided.
47. Ready or willing to answer, act, agree or yield
48. Fondness for the past
49. Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow What does the broken winged bird symbolize?
50. Define midlife crisis
51. A definition of an American
52. Pen name of Samuel Clemens
53. The critic wondered how such trash could be ..... on the public as great literature.
54. The ..... also believed that they had a God-given responsibility to establish an ideal way of life in America.
55. What did American Romantics believe was a spiritual and moral guide?
56. In "A Nun in New England, " Louisa's attitude toward things (dishes, food, etc.) was:
57. A piece of lumber of small cross section
58. Despite slavery, Washington's mother was able to devote good time to his education:
59. "I have never whispered a syllable of them abroad. Within these walls they were born and here they shall die." This is an example of:
60. In "His Mammy from Virginia", the leading role is:
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