This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 41 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Expression that represents something as less important or significant than it really is A) Symbol. B) Paradox. C) Understatement. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understatement. 2. In "Owl Creek Bridge Episode" A) The story is told of a man who was executed. B) It is told how a man escaped from his captors. C) The guilt of a person condemned to death is narrated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The story is told of a man who was executed. 3. Romanticismwas characterized by a focus on all of the following except: A) Imagination. B) The Natural World. C) Rational Logic. D) Emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rational Logic. 4. How is the indictment section of the Declaration of Independence organized? A) Earlier points are summarized. B) The most powerful argument is presented last. C) A complicated logical argument is presented. D) An apology to the king is offered first. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The most powerful argument is presented last. 5. Literary period in America with Self-improvement, logic over emotion, political literature A) Enlightenment. B) Romanticism. C) Age of Reason. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Age of Reason. 6. In her job search, Carrie perceived the disdain of: A) The men. B) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women. 7. When we experience catharsis, we ..... A) Question reality. B) Get tense. C) Get a release of emotion. D) Want revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get a release of emotion. 8. Belief as the truth of something A) Aspersion. B) Sentient. C) Deferential. D) Credence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credence. 9. Mysterious; puzzling A) Clumsy. B) Indomitable. C) Clandestine. D) Enigmatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enigmatic. 10. Groups of Protestants from England, such as the Pilgrims and Puritans, began founding settlements in New England in ..... A) 1860. B) 1900. C) 1620. D) 1560. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1620. 11. Great worry or fear A) Dread. B) Defiance. C) Peril. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dread. 12. An exaggerated imitation or copy A) Abstract. B) Caricature. C) Vernacular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caricature. 13. Supreme power or authority A) Prose. B) Audacity. C) Dictum. D) Sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sovereignty. 14. The evil genius is an example of an ..... A) Allusion. B) Allegory. C) Archetype. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetype. 15. Revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government A) Hide. B) Insurrection. C) Abdicate. D) Malcontent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insurrection. 16. The background of the story A) Setting. B) Character. C) Plot. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 17. A husband and wife take precautions against a storm A) Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightening. B) Rip Van Winkle. C) The Cop and the Anthem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightening. 18. What is the complete predicate of this sentence?:The students are studying for final exams next week. A) Students. B) The. C) Next week. D) Are studying for final exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are studying for final exams. 19. Main character with a flaw that causes his or her fall from greatness A) Dynamic character. B) Tragic hero. C) Unreliable narrator. D) Universal "I". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragic hero. 20. "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and "Prisoner of My Country" are examples of what type of literature? A) Fable. B) Fantasy. C) Autobiography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. ← 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