This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the biggest factor putting people in danger on Everest? A) Lack of funding for supplies. B) Too many inexperienced climbers. C) Too few sherpas to guide climbers. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too many inexperienced climbers. 2. The students citing "The Pledge of Allegiance" and verses from the Bible is ironic because- A) There is no liberty and justice for blacks in the south. B) He is teaching students to work as field hands. C) The symbolize the land of the free. D) It represents equality for humanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is no liberty and justice for blacks in the south. 3. Fragmentation, randomness, age of anxiety and technology. Memoir and diversity in authors and stories. A) Postmodernism. B) Romanticism. C) Pre-Colonial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Postmodernism. 4. How much money did the main character of "Pursuit of Happyness" earn while doing the internship? A) 0. B) 100 dollars a week. C) 500 dollars a week. D) Film did not mention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 5. William Bartram was an explorer and a ..... ? ..... A) Surveyor. B) Botanist. C) Astronomer. D) Zoologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Botanist. 6. Helen's attitude toward dealing with criminals has changed over the years. She used to believe that everyone canchange and deserves a second chance. She now believes that some crimes are so heinous that those responsible should be shown no mercy.What does heinous mean? A) Guilty. B) Terrible. C) Accidental. D) Unimportant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrible. 7. A riddle A) Vernacular. B) Apathy. C) Conundrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conundrum. 8. Calixta had: A) Two years of marriage. B) Five years married. C) Ten years of marriage. D) Fifteen years of marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Five years married. 9. Firsthand account of European travels to America A) Origin Myth. B) Exploration Narrative. C) Chronological Order. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exploration Narrative. 10. Define IMPUGN A) Exemption from punishment. B) Moral degeneration or decay. C) Cast doubt upon. D) To mark with words; to dedicate to a person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cast doubt upon. 11. Ian recently joined ..... organization called the Illuminati; even though she's a member, she still isn't entirely sure what they do. A) Occult. B) Surmised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occult. 12. Everyone in school was ..... because our football team finally won the championship. A) Exulting. B) Victor. C) Rack. D) Weather'd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exulting. 13. When the receptionist suggested that I leave the office, I became ..... and threatened to sue. A) Livid. B) Pallid. C) Denigrate. D) Candor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Livid. 14. Secondary sources are written by people who A) Were involved directly. B) Were not involved directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were not involved directly. 15. In what genre of poetry is Anne Sexton typically classified? A) Realist. B) Confessional. C) Dystopian. D) Romantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confessional. 16. Which aphorism from Poor Richard's Almanac best reflects the virtue of industry? A) Fools make feasts and wise men eat them. B) No gains without pains. C) The rotten apple spoils his companion. D) Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No gains without pains. 17. Which period in American Literature is often considered the first period of American creativity? A) The Puritan. B) The Neoclassical. C) The Romantic. D) The Realism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Romantic. 18. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the 20s? A) Post-war America saw almost completely unregulated banking practices. B) There was low taxation on business profits and personal incomes. C) Union powers were weakened. D) Politics experienced its lowest levels of corruption in 100 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Politics experienced its lowest levels of corruption in 100 years. 19. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "lurid." A) Adverb. B) Preposition. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 20. Order of words in a sentence A) Antithesis. B) Metonymy. C) Syntax. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syntax. ← 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