This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To enter upon:BEGIN (v) The ceremony will ..... as soon as the guests are seated. A) Commence. B) Incredulous. C) Epigram. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commence. 2. Convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 3. Ceremony A) Toni Morrison. B) Sylvia Plath. C) Henry David Thoreau. D) Leslie Marmon Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leslie Marmon Silk. 4. What happens to Koskooch was: A) A revenge of his son. B) Part of the tribe's law. C) A punishment for breaking the law. D) A cruel surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part of the tribe's law. 5. In critical reading, the first read-through gives you what? A) All the information you need. B) The big picture. C) The details. D) An overview. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The big picture. 6. Sharp, keen, penetrating A) Incisive. B) Winsome. C) Implicit. D) Inimical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incisive. 7. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "foist." A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 8. What date was Crisis No. 1 published? A) Dec. 25, 1776. B) Dec. 24, 1776. C) Dec. 23, 1776. D) Dec. 26, 1776. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dec. 23, 1776. 9. How did Native Americans share their literature? A) Diaries. B) Letters. C) Journals. D) Word of mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Word of mouth. 10. The Romantic Era was sparked by which of the following causes? A) Westward Expansion. B) Growth of population in cities. C) Industrial Revolution. D) All of these sparked the Romantic Era. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these sparked the Romantic Era. 11. What genre of American literature did Phillis Wheatley kick off? A) Fantasy. B) Non-Fiction. C) African-American Literature. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African-American Literature. 12. Which virtue gave Franklin the most difficulty? A) Organization. B) Temperance. C) Silence. D) Humility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization. 13. For Whom the Bell Tolls A) Ernest Hemingway. B) James Baldwin. C) F. Scott Fitzgerald. D) Edgar Allen Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ernest Hemingway. 14. What someone talks about when he/she shares an anecdote? A) Opinions. B) Personal experiences. C) Plans and dreams in life. D) Biography of other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal experiences. 15. From that point, I sent two men inland to learn if there were a king or great cities. They traveled three days' journey and found people without number, but nothing of importance. A) Bartolome De Las Casas, "On the Island of Hispaniola". B) Jonathan Edwards, Personal Narrative. C) John Winthrop, "A Model of Christian Charity". D) Christopher Columbus, "Letter of Discovery". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christopher Columbus, "Letter of Discovery". 16. As many people find Jersey Store ..... and uninteresting, Luke considers it a quality television. A) Vapid. B) Occult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vapid. 17. The choices an author makes to reveal character's traits or personality A) Plot development. B) Setting description. C) Characterization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characterization. 18. Hard to understand A) Simultaneously. B) Plot. C) Intricate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intricate. 19. The constant clang of metal was heard from the steel-drivin crew. Steel-drivin means ..... A) Using a hammer to pound a piece of steel into rock. B) Using a locomotive. C) Using a hammer to take a nail out of wood. D) Using a truck to remove metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using a hammer to pound a piece of steel into rock. 20. What emotion does most of The Raven convey? A) Joy. B) Fear. C) Jealousy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fear. ← 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