This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes Krakauer's emotions as he reaches the summit of Everest? A) Excitement. B) Pride. C) Indifference (lack of emotion). D) Satisfaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indifference (lack of emotion). 2. What sets Adrienne Rich's poetry apart from that of other confessional poets? A) She had a unique form of post-confessional personal poetry. B) Her ability to relate to relationships and living life in communion with other people in her poetry. C) The ability to write poetry very well. D) Her ability to connect the self with the larger world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her ability to connect the self with the larger world. 3. Giving nonhuman objects human characteristics A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Understatement. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 4. For Roosevelt, the word "patriotism": A) It is cause for praise. B) It has been wasted. C) This is the motto of your proposal. D) It has lost value over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has been wasted. 5. Both sides in the election contest are throwing accusations at each other. The Gore supporters claim that GovernorBush is trying to thwart the will of the people. The Bush supporters say that Mr. Gore is trying to create votes or assignchoices to people who did not really cast votes for president.What does "thwart" mean? A) Help. B) Figure out. C) Block. D) Tickle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Block. 6. A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch A) Abject. B) Disassemble. C) Paragon. D) Sentinel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentinel. 7. Course Materials:True or False:Your notebook can be a shared space for other class notes. A) True-Students can just make a section in the notebook for American Literature. B) False-it should only be used for American Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False-it should only be used for American Literature. 8. Submerged A) Inner. B) Average. C) Hidden. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hidden. 9. Boldly; arrogantly A) Pervade. B) Audaciously. C) Prostrate. D) Delusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audaciously. 10. What church were the pilgrims fleeing from when they set out for America? A) Catholic. B) Methodist. C) Lutheran. D) Church of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Church of England. 11. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Transcendentalism? A) Rebellion. B) Nature. C) Free Thought. D) Self-Reliance. E) Confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebellion. 12. What religious sect did Paine belong to? A) Puritan. B) Sepratist. C) Anabaptist. D) Deist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deist. 13. The Good Earth A) William Faulkner. B) Pearl S. Buck. C) John Hersey. D) Harriet Jacobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl S. Buck. 14. In the early 1600's, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, who wouldsomeday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a very determined and brave group of settlers.A daunting task is one that would ..... someone. A) Tickle. B) Entertain. C) Lose or misplace. D) Frighten or intimidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frighten or intimidate. 15. In the 1700s, this prompted action and gave colonists a philosophical footing for their revolution A) French and Indian War. B) The Englightenment. C) The American Revolution. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Englightenment. 16. Words that describe the five senses and create an image A) Theme. B) Summary. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 17. What is the definition of a sentence? A) A group of words that shows direction or location. B) Cannot stand alone as a sentence and needs an independent clause to be a full thought. C) Has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence. D) Has a subject and a predicate, and expresses a complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has a subject and a predicate, and expresses a complete thought. 18. Arrogant A) Virulent. B) Irk. C) Haughty. D) Surround. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haughty. 19. When Roosevelt mentions as an example a painter who travels to Europe. A) He indicates that he will train and return with more knowledge. B) He regrets that he seeks to stay on that Continent. C) Formulate a positive vision about art. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He regrets that he seeks to stay on that Continent. 20. Define SPRAY A) Scarcity. B) Impute. C) Slander. D) Respectful. 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