This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Point of view is defined as the perspective or vantage point in which a story is being told. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What was the main reason Columbus kept his journal A) In order to aid future mapmakers. B) To convince others he found Asia. C) To describe the expedition to his patrons. D) To verify Spain's claims in the New World. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe the expedition to his patrons. 3. Intended to teach a moral lesson A) Didactic. B) Nostalgic. C) Allegory. D) Vernacular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didactic. 4. Which author is known as the "Father of Free Verse" ? A) Walt Whitman. B) Benjamin Franklin. C) Herman Melville. D) Edgar Allan Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walt Whitman. 5. What elements of human nature are explained by The World on the Turtle's Back? A) Birds and the bees. B) Motivation for action. C) Good and bad. D) Sun and moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good and bad. 6. Shocked by their cupidity is to be shocked by ..... A) Treachery. B) Laziness. C) Greed. D) Courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greed. 7. Capable of being felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized A) Salient. B) Palpable. C) Florid. D) Discursive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palpable. 8. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "ostentatious." A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 9. Which era of American literature emphasized the importance of individualism, self-reliance, and the connection between nature and the divine? A) Colonial literature. B) Transcendentalism. C) Realism. D) Native American. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transcendentalism. 10. In The History of Plymouth Plantation, the settlers consider the natives ..... A) Beautiful. B) Barbarians. C) Content. D) Secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barbarians. 11. If the greek root word "pre" means before, what does a "pre-existing condition" mean? A) A medical condition that was there after diagnosis. B) A medical condition that was there before diagnosis. C) A medical condition that was created without cause. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A medical condition that was there before diagnosis. 12. Controlling idea or insight into life which the author seeks to impart through characters, plot, and all the elements working together A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Theme. D) Characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 13. Chaucer's rhyme scheme is famously called as A) Royal rhyme. B) Sonnet royale. C) Ode Royale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Royal rhyme. 14. Other than Autobiography Benjamin Franklin is known for writing ..... A) The American Crisis. B) "To the Memory of the Brave Americans". C) "On a Honey Bee". D) Poor Richard's Almanack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poor Richard's Almanack. 15. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "foment." A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 16. Who will win the Super Bowl this year? A) Vikings. B) Huron Tigers. C) Washington Warriors. D) Watertown Arrows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vikings. 17. A type of folk tale that features an animal or human character who typically engages in deceit, violence, and magic is a ..... A) People talk. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) Trickster tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trickster tale. 18. Emotional release A) Catharsis. B) Verisimilitude. C) Existentialism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catharsis. 19. Feeling or showing hatred. A) Vindictive. B) Intrigue. C) Vivid. D) Hostile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hostile. 20. Dr. Joseph Morgan can be compared to a slave master because- A) He expects the students to not be successful in learning. B) He inspects the children as if they are animals. C) He says the students need to practice having better hygiene. D) He asks students if they have recited their bible verses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He inspects the children as if they are animals. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books