This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One of the keys to North American expansion was: A) The transportation of fresh water. B) The difficult construction of railways. C) The management of new housing construction techniques. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The difficult construction of railways. 2. You could hear the sarcasm in her voice as she said how much she liked her job. A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 3. One of the main reasons why the northern colonies had small farms and the southern states had large plantations that led to the use of slaves was ..... A) Their religious beliefs. B) What the Native Americans taught them. C) The climate. D) The habits of the country they came from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The climate. 4. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "contiguous." A) They tend. B) Adjective. C) Preposition. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 5. Deceptive; misleading A) Austere. B) Fallacious. C) Dearth. D) Deferential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fallacious. 6. Passed through safely A) Tread. B) Victor. C) Rack. D) Weather'd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather'd. 7. Comparison of 2 or more unlike things using 'like' or 'as' A) Diction. B) Simile. C) Foreshadowing. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 8. The auction of Ming dynasty vases brought together ..... and collectors of Chinese art from all over the world. A) Impassive. B) Collate. C) Connoisseur. D) Blatant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connoisseur. 9. Define POINT OF VIEW. A) One type of biography, which tells the life story of its author, meaning it is a written record of the author's life. B) A character that shows qualitites that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character. C) The angle or perspective from which a story is told. D) Voice refers to the specific style an author writes in. This includes the way they use point of view, tone, rhetorical devices, syntax, and more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The angle or perspective from which a story is told. 10. Not to be avoided or evaded:NECESSARY(adj) I was told, pretty ....., to check my pockets before putting my clothes in the washer. A) Imperatively. B) Sauntered. C) Accentuated. D) Incredulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperatively. 11. What is Cultural Appreciation? A) Someone seeks to understand and learn about culture in an effort to broaden their perspective. B) Taking one aspect of culture that is not your own and using it for your own personal interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone seeks to understand and learn about culture in an effort to broaden their perspective. 12. Narrative (extended constructed response) type questions could require you to A) Write an alternate ending. B) Write from a different point of view. C) Write an introduction based on an excerpt. D) All of these options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these options are correct. 13. Strange; unfamiliar; foreign. A) Vigorously. B) Solemn. C) Limber. D) Alien. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alien. 14. A story that the author is telling about a personal experience that they had. A) Personal Narrative. B) Oral Tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal Narrative. 15. Who was born on September 11, 1862? A) Jack London. B) Eva green. C) O. Henry. D) Ohn canifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) O. Henry. 16. A traditional tale passed down through generations that explains something in nature A) Story. B) Trickster tale. C) Myth. D) People talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myth. 17. Respect; courtesy A) Effrontery. B) Deference. C) Tantalizing. D) Penitence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deference. 18. Word or a phrase repeated throughout a poem A) Refrain. B) Repetend. C) Repetition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetend. 19. Careful to fulfill obligations. A) Dutiful. B) Piety. C) Imminent. D) Dwindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dutiful. 20. Louisa and Joe's long-distance relationship was: A) A farce, in which each one had their own life. B) An imposition of the woman until Joe gets his fortune. C) Strangely long and faithful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strangely long and faithful. 21. Phillis Wheatley was the ..... ? ..... woman to publish poetry in America. A) Second. B) First. C) Most important. D) Last. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second. 22. What are the two possible types of essay prompts you will have on day one of testing? A) Narrative or literary analysis. B) Informative or argumentative. C) Persuasive or argumentative. D) Persuasive or informative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informative or argumentative. 23. An acknowledgment from DuBois to Washington is: A) His ability to step over others. B) His knowledge of the southern man. C) Your academic credentials. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His knowledge of the southern man. 24. To conquer a problem or obstacle A) Querulous. B) Trepidation. C) Surmount. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surmount. 25. Intended or likely to placate or pacify A) Incredulously. B) Abomination. C) Contentious. D) Conciliatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conciliatory. 26. Speech specific to a certain era or area of the country, slang A) Foil. B) Vernacular. C) Yawp. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vernacular. 27. Imaginative prose narrative written to give the reader entertainment and insight A) Short story. B) Poetry. C) Book review. D) Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short story. 28. In Naturalism, writers analyzed and criticized human behavior through the new areas of ..... and ..... A) Idealism, human perfectibility. B) Psychoanalysis, stream of consciousness. C) Symbolism, irony. D) Psychology, sociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychology, sociology. 29. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "carnage." A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 30. To surrender or yield; to give up A) Capitulate. B) Delusion. C) Prostrate. D) Audaciously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitulate. 31. The persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message; may ormay not actually be the same person as the author A) Speaker. B) Stock Character. C) Anti-Hero. D) Foil Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker. 32. There remained nothing to me but one poor wounded babe, and it seemed at present worse than death, that it was in such a pitiful condition, bespeaking compassion, and I had no refreshing for it, nor suitable things to revive it. A) John Smith, The General History of Virginia. B) John Winthrop, "A Model of Christian Charity". C) Anne Bradstreet, "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet". D) Mary Rowlandson, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary Rowlandson, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. 33. After the American Civil War, agriculture: A) It went from 30% to 70% of the country's production. B) It went from 70% to 30% of the country's production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It went from 70% to 30% of the country's production. 34. "The World on the Turtle's Back" is a ..... in Native American Literature. A) Creation myth. B) Universal symbol. C) Origin myth. D) Type of archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation myth. 35. Define PEDANTIC. A) An opponent's argument is overstated or misrepresented in order to be more easily argued against. B) Essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail. C) A fallacy in which an argument is based on misleading, superficial, or implausible comparisons. D) Using minor details and information to appear very educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using minor details and information to appear very educated. 36. Some people are always bashing the president just like others bashed the one before him. Wouldn't you think thateveryone could find something to praise him for, at least once in a while? A) Hitting hard with a heavy tool. B) Going to too many expensive parties. C) Speaking or writing harshly about. D) Voting for a different candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking or writing harshly about. 37. ..... wrote about a connection with the land A) Iroquois myth. B) Thomas Paine. C) American Indian Poetry. D) William Bradford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American Indian Poetry. 38. Hint of what will happen later A) Foreshadowing. B) Pessimism. C) Mood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 39. Devoid of inhabitants and visitors:DESERTED (adj) The ..... island had no inhabitants and seemed completely deserted. A) Facet. B) Desolate. C) Accentuated. D) Incredulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desolate. 40. "Rosa Parks" is an example of what type of literature? A) Poetry. B) Biography. C) Fantasy. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 41. Free from flaws or mistakes; perfect A) Conciliatory. B) Reproach. C) Immaculate. D) Cleave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immaculate. 42. The wilted handclasp and the fast-melting smile mark the ..... refugee from too many parties. A) Jaded. B) Vitriolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaded. 43. To be disconsolate is to be A) Optimistic. B) Dejected. C) Confused. D) Contemplative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dejected. 44. Whatwas Whitman & Dickinson's legacy to future poets? A) Future poets were intimidated by them. B) Future poets ignored their work. C) Future poets were more involved in society. D) Future poets were more open to experiments in form and content. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Future poets were more open to experiments in form and content. 45. Columbus's journal helped his readers better relate to his experiences by A) Identifying by name places he actually visited. B) Using poetic imagery and figurative language. C) Estimating the value of each item he found. D) Comparing his findings with familiar sights in Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparing his findings with familiar sights in Spain. 46. Wrote "The Open Boat" A) Edgar Allen Poe. B) Sarah Orne Jewett. C) Mark Twain. D) Stephen Crane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephen Crane. 47. "I made a little book, in which I allotted a page for each of the virtues." A) What is an American?. B) An Escape from Alligators. C) Rip Van Winkle. D) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 48. * "He has refused his Assent to Laws ..... "* "He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws ..... "* "He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people ..... " A) Anaphora. B) Restatement. C) Aphorisms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 49. The ancient Stoic philosophers tried to teach people to bear both triumph and tragedy with ..... A) Disconsolate. B) Equanimity. C) Implicit. D) Thwart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equanimity. 50. It is wise to make investments when you are young. After a even five or ten years, the money you first invested can grow a lot. A) WHO KNOWS. B) TRUE. C) MAYBE. D) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 51. Using the same letter sound throughout the sentence A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 52. A comparison without the words "like" or "as" A) Metaphor. B) Analogy. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 53. Why were so many alligators near the shore in "An Escape from Alligators?" A) Thousands of fish were there. B) They were returning to their home waters. C) They were seeking revenge on humans. D) They were caring for their young. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thousands of fish were there. 54. A Raisin in the Sun A) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. B) Emily Dickinson. C) Lorraine Hansberry. D) James Baldwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lorraine Hansberry. 55. (n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance A) Deposition. B) Defamation. C) Apparition. D) Abomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apparition. 56. A false and malicious accusation A) Calumny. B) Abomination. C) Conciliatory. D) Cleave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calumny. 57. Which of these reasons does not explain why journals can be unreliable A) Writer's impressions color the telling of the events. B) It is a record of personal reactions. C) Writer may be writing to persuade an audience. D) Provides details that can only be supplied by an eye witness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provides details that can only be supplied by an eye witness. 58. Which of these is NOT true of the Native Americans. A) They believed the people belonged to the land. B) They believed in harmony with nature. C) They believed animals and people could turn into each other. D) They believed the land belonged to the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They believed the land belonged to the people. 59. What is the predicate adjective in this sentence?:The weather is terrible. A) The weather. B) Weather. C) Is. D) Terrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terrible. 60. Belonged to which period in American Literature? A) The Neoclassical. B) The Puritan. C) The Realism. D) The Romantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Puritan. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesAmerican Literature Quiz 1American Literature Quiz 2American Literature Quiz 3American Literature Quiz 4American Literature Quiz 6American Literature Quiz 7American Literature Quiz 8American Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books