This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Narrative, lyric, and free-verse poems as well as sonnets, odes, ballads, and epics. A) Fiction. B) Drama. C) Poetry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 2. The tensions leading to the Revolutionary War were caused by many factors, but one of the most concrete tipping points that finally spurred the colonists to take actions was ..... A) King George ignoring them. B) Scuffles with the Native Americans. C) Increased taxes from the British government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased taxes from the British government. 3. Famous for something bad A) Deference. B) Contentious. C) Effrontery. D) Notorious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Notorious. 4. These explain how some groups felt about nature and their land. A) Thomas Paine. B) American Indian poems. C) Washington Irving. D) William Bradford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American Indian poems. 5. Which literature movement was Jack London working in? A) Romanticism. B) Realism. C) Futurism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realism. 6. What is the direct object in this sentence?:Ms. Atkinson plays golf. A) Ms. Atkinson. B) There isn't one. C) Plays. D) Golf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golf. 7. Repetition of entire lines of poetry A) Refrain. B) Repetend. C) Repetition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refrain. 8. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "berate." A) Verb. B) Conjunction. C) Noun. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 9. In the stories in the "Risk vs. Reward" unit, brothers were often used to show ..... A) How jealous we can get one someone has something better. B) How risks are always worth it. C) Families tend to react the same way. D) How their opposite actions led to different paths in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How their opposite actions led to different paths in life. 10. What does the narrator of "Everyday Use" mean by saying that Dee would prefer her to have "skin like an uncooked barley pancake" ? A) Skin that is moist and smooth. B) Skin that is soft and sticky. C) Skin that is fresh smelling. D) Skin that is light in color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skin that is light in color. 11. William Bradford (The History of Plymouth Plantation) was chosen as ..... of Plymouth Colony. A) Police chief. B) President. C) Governor. D) Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governor. 12. Desiring revenge. A) Vindictive. B) Intrigue. C) Vivid. D) Vital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vindictive. 13. Who was the governor of Plymouth for 31 years that also wrote Of Plymouth Plantation? A) Anne Bradstreet. B) Simon Bradstreet. C) William Bradford. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Bradford. 14. Convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuade A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 15. A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, with the intent of correcting, or changing the subject of the attack A) Foil. B) Satire. C) Nostalgia. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satire. 16. The Georgia Milestones Test is also called an end of course test (EOC) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Cotton Mathers is well-known with his involvement in the Salem Witch Trials. Although he was not actually at the trials, he was (and is) accused of what? A) Not using his authority to speak out against the injustices towards the innocent people. B) He made it clear in subsequent writings that he was convinced of the evidence brought forth against the accused. C) Specifically for his writing "The Trial of Matthew Carrier". D) Cotton Mathers was one of the judges for most of the trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not using his authority to speak out against the injustices towards the innocent people. 18. Sermons, Speeches, Autobiographies A) Puritanism. B) Romanticism. C) Rationalism. D) Realism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Puritanism. 19. The opposite of sadistic practices is A) Illegal. B) Humane. C) Profitable. D) Cruel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humane. 20. The turtle myth shows the importance the Onondaga placed on A) Rain. B) Dreams. C) Strength in battle. D) Old age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dreams. ← 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