This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your cousin claimed to be late because the doors of his house were frozen shut. Even though I have my doubts, hisexplanation is plausible. It got really cold last night. I'll just have to take his word for it.If a statement is plausible, ..... A) You must always believe it. B) You should never believe it. C) It's hard to understand because it makes no sense. D) It's believable enough to possibly be true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's believable enough to possibly be true. 2. What is the attitude of the author of the poem "Some lines upon the Burning of Our House" ? A) She was irritated that she was awakened by smoke. B) She was frustrated that she to find a new place to live. C) She feels that her home was a blessing from God and she prays to thank Him. D) She is angry that she has suffered great loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She feels that her home was a blessing from God and she prays to thank Him. 3. This line, "" You scrambled his sorry self, look at that, you did, you laidhim out like Shredded f'in Wheat" makes use of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 4. When Huckleberry ran away from his father: A) He faked his own death. B) He took the things and left a letter. C) He hit his father to escape. D) He did it with the help of Jim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He faked his own death. 5. Poems are written in groups of lines called? A) Verses. B) Paragraphs. C) Stanzas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stanzas. 6. Women's suffrage was: A) Prior to the vote of the black population. B) After the vote of the black population. C) Coincident with the vote of the black population. D) Defended by people against racism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the vote of the black population. 7. At what elevation is the Death Zone? A) At and above 25, 000 feet. B) At and above 10, 000 feet. C) At and above 15, 000 feet. D) At and above 20, 000 feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At and above 25, 000 feet. 8. In "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton, the women are: A) Those who support the family economy. B) Not very transparent. C) Generous with her friends. D) Affectionate with her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not very transparent. 9. "Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow think in hard words again ..... " Means A) Being like others when possible. B) Teaching others to be like you. C) Always being your own person. D) Trying to become a genius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Always being your own person. 10. Which era of American literature is characterized by writings that reflect the beliefs and values of the early American settlers? A) Colonial literature. B) Transcendentalism. C) Realism. D) Native American. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonial literature. 11. Why was the development of Henry Ford's assembly line socially significant? A) It meant other car companies had no chance in business against Ford. B) It meant unions had something to complain about. C) It prioritised efficiency of production over worker experience to an unparalleled degree. D) It was supported by President Coolidge at the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It prioritised efficiency of production over worker experience to an unparalleled degree. 12. To weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity A) Annoying. B) Avowal. C) Versatile. D) Accede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annoying. 13. What appeals to the senses and uses figurative language? A) Symbol. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 14. Define REMISS. A) Careless; negligent. B) Precise; thorough. C) Persistent, stubborn. D) Watchful; cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Careless; negligent. 15. Writer's attitude toward the audience, subject matter, or character A) Archetype. B) Mood. C) Logos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 16. Rob Hall survives a night on Everest. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The message or insight the author wants the reader to learn from his writing A) Theme. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 18. What does Upton Sinclair's novel 'The Jungle' explore? A) Life in America's big cities. B) The unsatisfactory working conditions in Chicago's stockyards. C) Life for America's homesteaders. D) Life in the suburbs for America's middle classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The unsatisfactory working conditions in Chicago's stockyards. 19. O approach with a request or plea A) Repose. B) Solicit. C) Perilously. D) Ascendant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solicit. 20. William Dean Howells saw value in writing about ..... people. A) Ordinary. B) Black. C) Popular. D) Famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordinary. ← 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