This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A synonym of detached is A) Emotional. B) Angered. C) Joyful. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indifferent. 2. Roosevelt's proposal is closer to: A) A patriotism of the people. B) Taking advantage of the Latin American spirit. C) A patriotism of the entire world. D) A patriotism of a nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A patriotism of a nation. 3. Usually, run-on sentences can be fixed by A) Proper punctuation. B) Conjunctions. C) Separating into individual sentences. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 4. What is euphemisms? A) Language used to avoid unplesant feelings. B) Language used to avoid complicated thinking. C) Language used in shorten form. D) Language used to express feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language used to avoid unplesant feelings. 5. Native Americans shared their history, legends, and myths with new generations through ..... A) Written tradition. B) Hieroglyphics. C) Oral tradition. D) Caligraphy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oral tradition. 6. What year did the colonies declare themselves to be "free and independent" ? A) 1676. B) 1576. C) 1876. D) 1776. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1776. 7. The following excerpt is from which of Jonathan Edwards' sermons? "His wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire ..... " A) "The Conversion of Many Hundred Souls in Northampton and Neighboring Towns". B) "Some thoughts Concerning the Present Revival of Religion in New-England, and the Way in Which It Ought to Be Acknowledged and Prompted". C) "A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Works of God". D) "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". 8. Defense against humanism A) "Portland Declaration". B) "The Flag Goes By". C) "A Jingle of Words. D) "Liberty and Union". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Portland Declaration". 9. What is a comparison without the words 'like' or 'as'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Analogy. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. "'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death." Based on these words, which virtue do both Paine and Benjamin Franklin celebrate? A) Cleanliness. B) Humility. C) Frugality. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 11. In "Everyday Use, " why does Dee (Wangero) want the quilts made of scraps from her grandparents' old clothes? A) She greatly admires the relatives who made them. B) She has nostalgic memories of using the quilts in childhood. C) She wants to display them instead of using them as bedding. D) She is jealous of her sister and wants to deny Maggie her inheritance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wants to display them instead of using them as bedding. 12. On the Great Carbuncle quest for the profit A) Seeker. B) Cynic. C) Poet. D) Pigsnort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pigsnort. 13. The quote "He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people" is an example of what? A) Anaphora. B) Restatement. C) Aphorisms. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallelism. 14. The word for which a pronoun stands A) Substantive. B) Antecedent. C) Transitive. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antecedent. 15. A weakness or ailment A) Obdurate. B) Infirmity. C) Sadistic. D) Carnage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infirmity. 16. Romantics value intuition over education. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Infer the meaning of this quote, " I was not there, yet I was there. A) He was there in spirit. B) He did not have to be there to know what was happening. C) He felt like he was there even though he was not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 18. Assessments:What should you do if you miss an assessment? A) Just accept the zero. B) Schedule a make-up opportunity within 4 days. C) Schedule a make-up opportunity within 2 days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schedule a make-up opportunity within 2 days. 19. Define BENEFICIARY A) A person receiving profits or advantages. B) An internal tax or duty. C) Not belingong to; not relevant. D) High in station or rank; distingquished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person receiving profits or advantages. 20. When should you only cite ONE of the articles you are provided? A) When there is an informative prompt. B) When there is an argumentative prompt. C) NEVER-you should always use both articles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NEVER-you should always use both articles. ← 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