This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 67 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many essays were originally included in the federalist papers? A) 65. B) 85. C) 98. D) 135. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 85. 2. When they were written, were the "Declaration of Independence" and "Speech to the Virginia Convention" more focused on FAITH AND GOD or SCIENCE AND REASON? A) They were focused on faith and God.(Puritanism). B) They were focused on science and reason.(Rationalism). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were focused on science and reason.(Rationalism). 3. Imaginary persons who carry out the action of the plot A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Theme. D) Characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characters. 4. Disobedient; not submitting to authority A) Malcontent. B) Insubordinate. C) Insurrection. D) Infraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insubordinate. 5. Stories like "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" show A) How monsters often aliens. B) How human desires lead to tragic consequences. C) How love will set us free. D) How the natural world is where we can find safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How human desires lead to tragic consequences. 6. A counter-argument ..... A) Acknowledges someone who may disagree with your side. B) Insists that your side is the only right way. C) Provides more information for the reader. D) Allows you to put in your own personal opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acknowledges someone who may disagree with your side. 7. Subtle reference to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature A) Assonance. B) Etymology. C) Allegory. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 8. Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true:not credulous:SKEPTICAL (adv) She stared at the unbelievable story ..... and raised an eyebrow. A) Incredulously. B) Commence. C) Omnibus. D) Elation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incredulously. 9. The emotional feeling that the reader gets from a text. A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Attitude. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 10. Nature controls the fate of man A) "Rip van Winkle". B) "'The Great Carbuncle". C) "The Pit and the Pendulum". D) "The Open Boat". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "The Open Boat". 11. Figurative language appeals to senses A) Style. B) Imagery. C) Free verse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 12. We read When Grizzlies Walked Upright as a class. During that story, the Chief of the Sky Spirits was upset that his daughter mated with grizzly bears. He then demoted them to walking on all fours rather than "upright" on just two feet. What does this show about the Supreme Being in this story? A) He is kind and merciful. B) He is powerful and jealous. C) He is harsh but capable of love. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is powerful and jealous. 13. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "enthrall." A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 14. Repeating of a sound, word, phrase, line, or a grammatical construction for emphasis A) Refrain. B) Repetend. C) Repetition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 15. Typical character A) Aphorism. B) Archetype. C) Persona. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archetype. 16. Walden A) Henry David Thoreau. B) John Steinbeck. C) Kurt Vonnegut. D) Harriet Beecher Stowe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry David Thoreau. 17. Character who experiences major character change in the story A) Tragic hero. B) Paradox. C) Dynamic character. D) Unreliable narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dynamic character. 18. A device used to correct defects of vision:GLASSES (n) He reached for his ..... to help him read the small print on the menu. A) Spectacles. B) Contiguous. C) Epigram. D) Supercilious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spectacles. 19. Insolent or impertinent behavior A) Anonymity. B) Deposition. C) Effrontery. D) Conciliatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effrontery. 20. Washington's mother was dedicated to: A) Feed the animals. B) Harvest the plants. C) Cook. D) Take care of the sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cook. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Literature Quiz 1American Literature Quiz 2American Literature Quiz 3American Literature Quiz 4American Literature Quiz 5American Literature Quiz 6American Literature Quiz 7American Literature Quiz 8American Literature Quiz 9American Literature Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books