This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Poetry without a set rhyme scheme or rhythm A) Quatrain. B) Couplet. C) Free Verse. D) Ballad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free Verse. 2. That horse is so ..... that even expert riders cannot control him, no matter how hard they try. A) Sedentary. B) Mitigate. C) Remonstrate. D) Fractious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fractious. 3. The ..... traveler stopped at the inn for the night. A) Tenacious. B) Wary. C) Scrupulous. D) Remiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wary. 4. Who wrote "A Model of Christian Charity" ? A) John Smith. B) John Winthrop. C) William Bradford. D) Thomas Paine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Winthrop. 5. A source without a direct connection to the person or event being studied ..... newspaper report biography encyclopedia textbook A) Primary source. B) Secondary source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary source. 6. Define LITIGATION. A) Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning. B) A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern. C) The conduct of a lawsuit. D) Having varied uses or many functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The conduct of a lawsuit. 7. In Kate Chopin's "The Storm", Bibi was: A) Calixta's husband. B) Calixta's son. C) Calixta's old boyfriend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calixta's son. 8. Writing characterized by short words and direct statements A) Myth. B) Historical narrative. C) Slave narrative. D) Puritan plain style. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Puritan plain style. 9. One who does not understand the full significance of the events he/she describes or comments on A) Dynamic character. B) Unreliable narrator. C) Static character. D) Tragic hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unreliable narrator. 10. In punishing the grizzlies, the Chief of the Sky Spirit shows A) Compassion. B) Human qualities. C) Godlike wisdom. D) Fairness and objectivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human qualities. 11. The United States has a vast amount of newly discovered clean geothermal (natural heat from the Earth's crust) energy.Tapping into this energy source could provide at least 10 times the energy that can be obtained from the nation's knowncoal reserves.17. What does "vast" mean? A) A large amount. B) Not enough. C) Dangerous. D) Having no known use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large amount. 12. An all-knowing narrator tells the story, using third person pronouns andfocusing on many or all characters rather than just one A) Omniscient POV. B) Objective POV. C) First Person. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omniscient POV. 13. To clear from blame or responsibility A) Incisive. B) Winsome. C) Implicit. D) Absolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolve. 14. When Tim shifts from playful moments to tragic deaths, he is using A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 15. "The car dealer told me that if I get this Honda, it will never break down" is an example of which type of appeal? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 16. Define IMPEL. A) To mark with words; to dedicate to a person. B) To drive or uge forward; press on. C) To recall or stop by a contrary order. D) To reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To drive or uge forward; press on. 17. Conservative A) Northeast. B) Midwest. C) South. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South. 18. To justify; to prove correct in light of later circumstance. A) Virulent. B) Vindicate. C) Haughty. D) Surround. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vindicate. 19. The opposite of extraneous material A) Irrelevant. B) Foreign. C) Pertinent. D) Shocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pertinent. 20. What is it called when a person says one thing and means another? A) Situational Irony. B) Verbal Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal Irony. ← 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