This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 46 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Winding, twisted, crooked; complex A) Tortuous. B) Carnage. C) Fasting. D) Sadistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tortuous. 2. "The American Ideal" is a work by: A) Theodore Roosevelt. B) Jack London. C) Theodore Dreiser. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theodore Roosevelt. 3. Reference to someone or something well-known in a piece of text A) Synecdoche. B) Allusion. C) Diction. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 4. William Bradford's The History of Plymouth Plantation is an example of a ..... A) Poem. B) Play. C) Diary. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diary. 5. In "Joy Luck Club, " what does the feather symbolize? A) Self-worth. B) Helplessness. C) Freedom. D) The last remaining hope that the mothers had for their daughters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The last remaining hope that the mothers had for their daughters. 6. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident A) Narrative. B) Short story. C) Anecdote. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 7. In the shallow water, the ..... of the sailboat scraped against the rocks A) Tread. B) Victor. C) Exulting. D) Keel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keel. 8. What does a red rose usually symbolize? A) Love. B) Blood and gore. C) A flower. D) The gardener that grew it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 9. Where did the pilgrims first land? A) Devil's Island. B) New England. C) Plymouth Rock, New York. D) Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. 10. Genres of this period included many political documents and speeches. A) Native American Period. B) Puritan/Early Colonial Period. C) Revolutionary Period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revolutionary Period. 11. What does "Magnalia Christi Americana" mean? (The title of one of Cotton Mathers writings in 1702.) A) Christ's new world in New England. B) A history of the wonderful works of Christ in America. C) The American new world. D) The beautiful history of Christ's new American world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A history of the wonderful works of Christ in America. 12. Slowly; without strength or energy. A) Sluggishly. B) Obesity. C) Vindicate. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sluggishly. 13. Carrie comes from: A) The rural area. B) The city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rural area. 14. To give solace to someone means you A) Give relief, support or comfort. B) Give money. C) Give anger. D) Give puppies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give relief, support or comfort. 15. Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no troublewinning the match.When you describe an event as "transient, " you are saying that ..... A) It sounds like a train. B) It is quite harmful. C) It helps you win. D) It doesn't last long. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It doesn't last long. 16. On July 4, 1776, America declared its independence from what country? A) Spain. B) Britain. C) Africa. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain. 17. Ashlee was not happy with her friend Samantha. "I've been waiting here for an hour!" she growled into her cellphone. "You'd better hie yourself over here, " she continued, "or we'll leave without you. A) Float about the trees. B) Stroll, or walk slowly. C) Greet in an unfriendly manner. D) Hurry, or hasten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurry, or hasten. 18. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning A) Accede. B) Cogent. C) Relent. D) Clumsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cogent. 19. In Poor Richard's Almanack, Franklin writes that "Three may keep a ..... if two of them are dead." A) Content. B) Secret. C) Lazy. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secret. 20. Words that have similarities in sound (but do not rhyme) A) Assonance. B) Alliteration. C) Slant rhyme. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slant rhyme. ← 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