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American Literature Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Vainly the fowler's eye / Might mark thy distant flight"
2. "to completely destroy; wipe out" is the definition for
3. The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices?
4. What style of poetry did Wheatley use in a lot of the poems we read?
5. The Sun Also Rises
6. True or False:Native Americans believed that nature was sacred.
7. To disown, reject; to deny the validity of
8. What do people generally assume about Richard Cory?
9. But still I feared I should be put to death, the white people looked and acted, as I thought, in so savage a manner; for I had never seen among any people such instances of brutal cruelty
10. A story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning
11. American Indian Writing, Explorer and Settler Narratives, The Puritans
12. Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote the poem The Yellow Wallpaper.
13. In Common Sense, what is one way in which Thomas Paine strengthens his own claims?
14. Who is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg, is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, but no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune?
15. "On Being Brought from Africa to America" talks about Wheatley's journey as a slave but can also been seen as a metaphor for what?
16. What is a central idea of a text?
17. A figure of speech that makes a comparison but does not use like or as
18. I'm not myself-I'm somebody else-that's me yonder-no-that's somebody else, got into my shoes-
19. Attitude of the writer
20. Allegory must include
21. The pilgrims were from where?
22. The close relationships between Native American clans and animals, spirits, and supernatural beings were symbolized on:
23. The owner of the restaurant wouldn't allow Samantha to walk through the door. "I'm sorry, " she said, "but youstarted a food fight the last time you were here. You may not have ingress to my restaurant!" What does "ingress" mean in this selection?
24. At the end of the day of job searching, Carrie was:
25. What was the other type of classical poetry that Wheatley practiced and was known for?
26. Grave; sober; rigorously self-disciplined; severely simple; without ornament
27. "Thanatopsis" is a poem about ..... ? .....
28. "She have excelled in track, softball, and show choir." What type of error does this sentence contain?
29. Words with strong connotations or emotional associations
30. Which type of writing is a story written to be performed?
31. A total, often ludicrous failure
32. What is the definition of a predicate?
33. Obscurity or indistinctness
34. A verb that has a receiver of the action
35. What is the definition of a subject?
36. Who is this famous author?
37. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
38. Which are two words used to describe Puritans?
39. American Romantics assumed that the natural world and human society was inherently good.
40. Why was Edward Taylor reluctant to publish his writing?
41. In which literary period did authors write mostly diaries and histories that expressed the connections between God and their everyday lives?
42. To cut or split open
43. Define CONSONANCE.
44. Which of the following would best describe the relationship between Proctor and Abigail?
45. A group of writers who felt alienated to the world?
46. Restating an idea using the SAME WORDS (Kindness is the answer. Kindness can go a long way. Kindness unites us as a nation and makes us one again)
47. The central idea of "To My Dear and Loving Husband" is that
48. "A Bad Case of the Stripes" is an example of what type of literature?
49. What poetic qualities did imagism emphasize?
50. For DuBois, the personification of the Nation is:
51. Which of the following best describes John Smith?
52. Which word best describes the narrator of "The Leap" as a child?
53. Which military act greatly contributed to America's involvement in the First World War?
54. A man sleeps for 20 years
55. "I love thy kingdom, Lord, / The house of thine abode, / The church, our blest Redeemer sav'd / With his own precious blood."
56. Uncle Tom's Cabin
57. Which of these notable Civil Rights figures gave the "Atlanta Exposition" speech in 1895?
58. Exemption from punishment
59. "How stars were created" is considered a ..... in Native American Literature.
60. Which of these literary trends or movements was most strongly influenced by nature?
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