This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature – Quiz 80 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 80 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main function of the subject in a sentence? A) To show the action. B) To tell who or what the sentence is about. C) To provide extra information about the action. D) To be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell who or what the sentence is about. 2. Early American Literature began approximately in what year? A) 1600. B) 1700. C) 1800. D) 1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1600. 3. Which of the following things were necessary when Grant, Tante Lou and Miss Emma went to visit Henri Pichot. A) Enter through the back door, make little eye contact, speak with respect, show they were in control. B) Wait to be spoken to, enter through the back door, wait in the kitchen, make little eye contact. C) They had a relationship with Henri Pichot and were treated like equals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wait to be spoken to, enter through the back door, wait in the kitchen, make little eye contact. 4. Define ABSCOND A) To pardon, set free. B) To leave quickly and secretly. C) To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary. D) To make necessary; to require. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To leave quickly and secretly. 5. What is it called when you take a quote from a source and place it into your research? A) Paraphrasing. B) In-Text Citiation. C) Works Cited. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In-Text Citiation. 6. Carrie discontinued communication with the man who accompanied her on the trip because: A) He was very poorly dressed. B) He seemed like a dangerous man. C) He had bad manners. D) His sister's home was not adequate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His sister's home was not adequate. 7. The mutual knowledge that Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley have is: A) Deep and prolonged. B) Prolonged and superficial. C) Consistent and brief. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prolonged and superficial. 8. When the action that occurs is different that what is expected to occur. The student with the highest average made the lowest grade on the test. A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational irony. 9. The protagonists, facing society: A) They are defined by their marital status. B) They are autonomous and proactive. C) They take an active role in raising their daughters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are defined by their marital status. 10. Which tone word below best describes the following sentence? "Don't worry about a thing ..... because every little thing is going to be alright ..... " A) Optimistic. B) Pessimistic. C) Irritated. D) Tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optimistic. 11. The guilty man's face took on a distinct ....., and his hands began to tremble. A) Livid. B) Denigrate. C) Verdure. D) Pallor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pallor. 12. Sherlock Holmes A) Harper Lee. B) Ray Bradbury. C) Leslie Marmon Silk. D) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 13. Appealing to logic; a way of persuading an audience by reason. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 14. The first battles of the ..... War were fought in the towns of Lexington and Concord between the American militiamen and British soldiers in 1775. A) Spanish-American. B) Franco-Prussian. C) Civil. D) Revolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revolutionary. 15. Define escapade A) Emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader. B) Process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence. C) Underlying meaning a writer explores in the text. D) An adventure tinged with a hint of danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An adventure tinged with a hint of danger. 16. Which of the following is NOT a literary manifestation in Native American Literature? A) Myths. B) Tales. C) Ritual songs. D) Diaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diaries. 17. Why doesnt Grant want to eat at Henri Pichot's house? A) He is not hungry. B) He is hungry. C) He thinks the food is bad. D) He will not be degraded by eating in the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He will not be degraded by eating in the kitchen. 18. How did Columbus gain the confidence of the natives A) Overpowering them with weapons. B) Asking advice about finding gold. C) Showing respect for their homes and belongings. D) Seeking to meet with their leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Showing respect for their homes and belongings. 19. What is a crazy exaggeration? A) Symbol. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 20. The sports announcer wondered aloud how the officials could have missed such a(n) ..... foul. A) Blatant. B) Collate. C) Prolific. D) Foment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blatant. ← 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