This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 75 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Arriving at a conclusion based on assuming something is true A) Inference. B) People talk. C) Determinism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inference. 2. ..... explains how birds got their feathers A) Iroquois myth. B) Benjamin Franklin. C) Washington Irving. D) Thomas Paine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iroquois myth. 3. A drama or play with a political component advocating a certain point of view or describing a political event A) Political drama. B) Political event. C) Political play. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political drama. 4. Authors of this genre believed in a cyclical world view. A) Neoclassical. B) Native American. C) Puritan/Colonial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Native American. 5. To use or develop for profit often in a selfish, unjust, or unfair way. A) Lurch. B) Exploit. C) Impetuously. D) Tentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exploit. 6. When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity. A) Good looks. B) Mistakes. C) Intelligence. D) Huge appetite for herbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intelligence. 7. At the end of the 19th century, the American steel company: A) It gave way to production from foreign countries. B) It stagnated due to the expansion of territories. C) Increased production by 800%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased production by 800%. 8. We gave the crying baby succor by giving her A) A pacifier. B) A scary movie to watch. C) A cup of coffee with extra caffeine. D) $ 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pacifier. 9. The study of religion A) Theology. B) Tantalizing. C) Contentious. D) Notorious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theology. 10. Define EXTRANEOUS. A) Unending. B) High in station or rank; distingquished. C) Encompassing everything concerned; comprehensive. D) Not belonging to; not relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not belonging to; not relevant. 11. In the grizzly myth the daughter places herself in a dangerous position because she is A) Shy. B) Self-sacrificing. C) Self-destructive. D) Curious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curious. 12. The Pilgrims came from ..... A) Italy. B) Ireland. C) England. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. 13. A woman plays a practical joke on her sister A) Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightening. B) The Unerring Instinct. C) The Town Poor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Unerring Instinct. 14. A character type that can be found in literary works from different cultures throughout the ages A) Archetype. B) Protagonist. C) Antagonist. D) Foil character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archetype. 15. The Enlightenment promoted all of these ideas except ..... A) People are naturally good. B) We can solve problems using our reason and logic. C) Science holds the answers to many problems in society. D) People have a dark side of human nature that needs tamed and controlled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People have a dark side of human nature that needs tamed and controlled. 16. Tersely phrased statement of truth of opinion A) Didactic. B) Allusion. C) Aphorism. D) Maxim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphorism. 17. An attack or reaction to the person rather than the person's point/argument A) To man. B) Bandwagon. C) Circular reasoning. D) Either/or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To man. 18. Which of the following best describes Benjamin Franklin? A) Idle. B) Enterprising. C) Reserved. D) Hostile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enterprising. 19. Did Christopher Columbus land in American? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Restate in different terms A) Paraphrase. B) Poetry. C) Repetition. D) Repetend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrase. ← 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