This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Explorers and early settlers wrote about ..... A) Creation. B) Their homeland. C) Themselves. D) Their travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their travels. 2. Chaucer's magnum opus A) The Canterbury tales. B) The legend of good women. C) Romance of the rose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Canterbury tales. 3. A figure of speech that makes a comparison but does not use like or as is a(n) A) Metaphor. B) Mood. C) Image. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 4. Michael is an ardent supporter of his presidential candidate. That became obvious to me when I found out how muchtime he's donated to the campaign. Perhaps Michael knows what he's doing.What does "ardent" mean in the context of the selection? A) Foolish. B) Very strong. C) Old. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very strong. 5. The word SUMMARIZE means ..... A) To make your best guess. B) To tell why. C) To give a short version. D) To take it apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give a short version. 6. Address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment A) Deference. B) Adamant. C) Penitence. D) Reproach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reproach. 7. The white men do not want to let Grant see Jefferson because- A) They think it is a waste of time. B) Nothing that Grant can do will help Jefferson. C) Education may aggravate Jefferson. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Who was the first writer in America to become internationally known? A) Phillis Wheatley. B) Benjamin Franklin. C) Washington Irving. D) William Bartram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Washington Irving. 9. "Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex" is an example of what type of literature? A) Nonfiction. B) Drama. C) Fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonfiction. 10. Even though I love to go fishing, I'm much too ..... to put the worm on the hook myself. A) Avarice. B) Reprove. C) Demeanor. D) Squeamish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Squeamish. 11. The Puritan Time Period in American Literature? A) 1640-1750. B) 1650-1740. C) 1640-1740. D) 1650-1750. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1650-1750. 12. Reverend Hale presents evidence that Proctor is not a good Christian. What is that evidence? A) Proctor's Church attendance. B) Because he couldn't say the Commandments. C) Because he works on Sundays. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proctor's Church attendance. 13. In a way that is full of danger or risk A) Prose. B) Cleave. C) Perilously. D) Solicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perilously. 14. Form a narrator tells story through A) Voice. B) Allegory. C) Rhetorical question. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voice. 15. When it's hot, I like to ..... my thirst with good old fashioned water A) Quench. B) Sustain. C) Solace. D) Recompense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quench. 16. The way he consistently undercut my assistance suggested that he was ..... to my desire to help him. A) I am crying. B) Ostentatious. C) Inimical. D) Redundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inimical. 17. A noncommittal response is a: A) Unique. B) Not definite. C) Negative. D) Positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not definite. 18. Which era of American literature includes the oral traditions, myths, and legends of the indigenous peoples of America? A) Transcendentalism. B) Native American. C) Realism. D) Colonial literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Native American. 19. To annoy; to bother. A) Irk. B) Vindictive. C) Hostile. D) Futile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irk. 20. Which of the following is not written by Eugene O'Neill? A) Lazarus Laughed. B) The Death of a Salesman. C) Mourning Becomes Electra. D) The Hairy Ape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Death of a Salesman. 21. What are the two oldest towns in the United States? A) St. Augustine and Jamestown. B) Orlando and Tampa. C) Savannah and Augusta. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St. Augustine and Jamestown. 22. "A chicken farmer's favorite car is a coupe." is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Pun. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 23. Love for the church A) Meditation One. B) Psalm 137. C) "The Day of Doom". D) The Author to Her Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psalm 137. 24. Impulsively; suddenly; rashly. A) Lurch. B) Impetuously. C) Tentative. D) Withered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impetuously. 25. Extreme exaggeration ..... I've read that book a million times A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Assonance. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 26. The first European settlers found life to be very ..... A) Easy. B) Entertaining. C) Boring. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hard. 27. Which of the following is lined correctly? A) 1. My love is such 2. that rivers cannot quench, 3. Nor ought but love from thee 4. give recompense.5. Thy love is such 6. I can no way repay;7. The heavens reward thee 8. manifold, I pray.9. Then while we live, 10. in love let's so persever, 11. That when we live no more, 12. we may live ever. B) 5. My love is such 10. that rivers cannot quench, 15. Nor ought but love from thee 20. give recompense.25. Thy love is such 30. I can no way repay;35. The heavens reward thee 40. manifold, I pray.45. Then while we live, 50. in love let's so persever, 55. That when we live no more, 60. we may live ever. C) My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.5 Thy love is such I can no way repay;The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.Then while we live, 10. in love let's so persever, That when we live no more, we may live ever. D) My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.Thy love is such I can no way repay;The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.Then while we live, in love let's so persever, That when we live no more, we may live ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.5 Thy love is such I can no way repay;The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.Then while we live, 10. in love let's so persever, That when we live no more, we may live ever. 28. Plays written in the 50s and 60s with the basic belief that human existence is absurd or without meaning A) Romantic plays. B) Realistic plays. C) Theatre of the Absurd. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theatre of the Absurd. 29. Making a decision about what might happen next A) Predict. B) Style. C) POV. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predict. 30. Equiano's piece is an example of this A) Puritan plain style. B) Slave Narrative. C) Myth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slave Narrative. 31. To defend their independence, the Americans fought a long war with the British, who finally accepted American independence in ..... A) 1783. B) 1803. C) 1901. D) 1600. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1783. 32. Which type of essay requires you to choose a side (or chooses one for you?) A) Informative. B) Argumentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argumentative. 33. Wise; having keen perception and sound judgement A) Sagacious. B) Aspirated. C) Solicit. D) Abject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagacious. 34. Excessive devotion to someone A) Aggrandize. B) Adulation. C) Deferential. D) Straw man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adulation. 35. I hope everyone has a great winter break please remember to stay warm and get plenty of rest. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Complete Sentence. C) Run-On Sentence. D) Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 36. Text that uses spirits to explain something in nature A) Realistic novel. B) Transcendental essay. C) Dark romantic literature. D) Native American myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Native American myths. 37. Extended metaphor throughout a story A) Allegory. B) Hyperbole. C) Idioms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allegory. 38. If you are asked to choose a side and you have no opinion on the topic, you should A) Just not write the essay. Writing sucks!. B) Choose a side and pretend to support it. You are being scored on writing skills, not your opinions. C) Cry. D) Sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Choose a side and pretend to support it. You are being scored on writing skills, not your opinions. 39. The liberal and abolitionist movements were formed by A) Romantic philosophy. B) Revolution age. C) Human movements. D) Patriotism movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romantic philosophy. 40. "Battle with the Kegs" is a ..... ? ..... A) Lyric poem. B) Satire. C) Eulogy. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satire. 41. The character Linda ..... A) Allows Tim to shutdown bullies. B) Gives Tim his first experience with love and loss. C) Gives Tim his first experience with rejection. D) Shows that women are capable of combat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gives Tim his first experience with love and loss. 42. Which of the following BEST represents a summary of "To My Dear and Loving Husband" ? A) The woman loves her husband forever and more than treasure. B) Love lasts forever. C) The speaker of "To My Dear and Loving Husband" claims that the love she has for her husband is beyond compare. She first compares her marriage to those of other women and then proceeds to describe the love she has for her husband as endless and priceless. Finally, she expresses her appreciation for his love and expresses her desire to continue their love in their afterlives.n. D) This poem is about a wife who loves her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker of "To My Dear and Loving Husband" claims that the love she has for her husband is beyond compare. She first compares her marriage to those of other women and then proceeds to describe the love she has for her husband as endless and priceless. Finally, she expresses her appreciation for his love and expresses her desire to continue their love in their afterlives.n. 43. The ..... point of view is used to maintain a formal voice. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person. 44. Define DISSONANCE. A) Reasoning where a conclusion is reached based on premises presented. B) Not related to a specific object; theoretical. C) Disagreement or incongruity. D) Attacking a person instead of answering their argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disagreement or incongruity. 45. A reappearing theme in a creative person's work or style A) Motif. B) Venerate. C) Rescind. D) Surmount. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motif. 46. What is the rhyme scheme of the following stanza?If ever two were one, then surely we.If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can. A) Abab rhyme scheme. B) Abba rhyme scheme. C) Aaab rhyme scheme. D) Aabb rhyme scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aabb rhyme scheme. 47. True or false:When you use information from the text, you must use a direct quote and quotation marks A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 48. What are two subgenres of American Romanticism? A) Guilt and sin. B) Good and evil. C) Sin and psychology. D) Dark Romanticisim and Transendentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dark Romanticisim and Transendentalism. 49. "Do not eat to fast, or you might ....., " said the girl's father. A) Yonder. B) Drive. C) Locomotive. D) Choke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Choke. 50. What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form? A) Personification. B) Hyperboles. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 51. How many novels make up James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking series? A) 5. B) 2. C) 8. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 52. DuBois estimates the African American population at: A) 5 million. B) 10 million. C) 15 million. D) 18 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 million. 53. In "Our Sister Carrie" by Theodore Dreiser: A) The young woman's innocence is revealed. B) The story of a woman of the world is told. C) The story of an upper class woman is told. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The young woman's innocence is revealed. 54. Which of the following accusation was deleted in the published version of The Declaration of Independence? A) He has endeavored to prevent the population of these states. B) He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries. C) He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly. D) He has waged cruel war against human nature itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has waged cruel war against human nature itself. 55. Which of the following was NOT one of the types of literature from the Puritans? A) Sermons. B) Short Stories. C) Letters. D) Diaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Stories. 56. What did the Homestead Act of 1863 encourage? A) The use of mechanised machinery in farms. B) The settlement of the west by migrants. C) The organisation of Native Indians into reservations. D) African Americans to settle in California. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The settlement of the west by migrants. 57. The Iroquois lived in the ..... woodland area of the United States. A) Southern. B) Eastern. C) Western. D) Northern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eastern. 58. In "The Divinity School Address, " Ralph Waldo Emerson attacks historical Christianity in favor of what? A) Puritan beliefs. B) Calvinist beliefs. C) Natural religion. D) Catholic doctrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural religion. 59. What does RACE stand for? A) Restate, answer, cite, evidence. B) Read, analyze, cite, explain. C) Read, answer, cite, evidence. D) Restate, answer, cite, explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Restate, answer, cite, explain. 60. The famous novel "The Grapes of Wrath" was written by ..... A) John Steinbeck. B) Allen Ginsberg. C) Edwin Arlington Robinson. D) Wila Cather. 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