This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message; may ormay not actually be the same person as the author A) Foil Character. B) Stock Character. C) Speaker. D) Anti-Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker. 2. There remained nothing to me but one poor wounded babe, and it seemed at present worse than death, that it was in such a pitiful condition, bespeaking compassion, and I had no refreshing for it, nor suitable things to revive it. A) John Smith, The General History of Virginia. B) John Winthrop, "A Model of Christian Charity". C) Anne Bradstreet, "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet". D) Mary Rowlandson, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary Rowlandson, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. 3. After the American Civil War, agriculture: A) It went from 30% to 70% of the country's production. B) It went from 70% to 30% of the country's production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It went from 70% to 30% of the country's production. 4. "The World on the Turtle's Back" is a ..... in Native American Literature. A) Creation myth. B) Origin myth. C) Universal symbol. D) Type of archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation myth. 5. Define PEDANTIC. A) An opponent's argument is overstated or misrepresented in order to be more easily argued against. B) Essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail. C) A fallacy in which an argument is based on misleading, superficial, or implausible comparisons. D) Using minor details and information to appear very educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using minor details and information to appear very educated. 6. Some people are always bashing the president just like others bashed the one before him. Wouldn't you think thateveryone could find something to praise him for, at least once in a while? A) Hitting hard with a heavy tool. B) Going to too many expensive parties. C) Speaking or writing harshly about. D) Voting for a different candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking or writing harshly about. 7. ..... wrote about a connection with the land A) William Bradford. B) Iroquois myth. C) American Indian Poetry. D) Thomas Paine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American Indian Poetry. 8. Hint of what will happen later A) Foreshadowing. B) Pessimism. C) Mood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 9. Devoid of inhabitants and visitors:DESERTED (adj) The ..... island had no inhabitants and seemed completely deserted. A) Desolate. B) Accentuated. C) Facet. D) Incredulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desolate. 10. "Rosa Parks" is an example of what type of literature? A) Poetry. B) Fantasy. C) Fiction. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biography. 11. Free from flaws or mistakes; perfect A) Conciliatory. B) Reproach. C) Immaculate. D) Cleave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immaculate. 12. The wilted handclasp and the fast-melting smile mark the ..... refugee from too many parties. A) Vitriolic. B) Jaded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jaded. 13. To be disconsolate is to be A) Dejected. B) Confused. C) Contemplative. D) Optimistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dejected. 14. Whatwas Whitman & Dickinson's legacy to future poets? A) Future poets were intimidated by them. B) Future poets ignored their work. C) Future poets were more involved in society. D) Future poets were more open to experiments in form and content. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Future poets were more open to experiments in form and content. 15. Columbus's journal helped his readers better relate to his experiences by A) Identifying by name places he actually visited. B) Using poetic imagery and figurative language. C) Estimating the value of each item he found. D) Comparing his findings with familiar sights in Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparing his findings with familiar sights in Spain. 16. Wrote "The Open Boat" A) Edgar Allen Poe. B) Sarah Orne Jewett. C) Mark Twain. D) Stephen Crane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephen Crane. 17. "I made a little book, in which I allotted a page for each of the virtues." A) What is an American?. B) An Escape from Alligators. C) Rip Van Winkle. D) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 18. * "He has refused his Assent to Laws ..... "* "He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws ..... "* "He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people ..... " A) Anaphora. B) Restatement. C) Aphorisms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 19. The ancient Stoic philosophers tried to teach people to bear both triumph and tragedy with ..... A) Thwart. B) Disconsolate. C) Implicit. D) Equanimity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equanimity. 20. It is wise to make investments when you are young. After a even five or ten years, the money you first invested can grow a lot. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) MAYBE. D) WHO KNOWS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. ← 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