This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 62 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Christmas is a time when Dad reverts to his childhood. I really think he looks forward to Santa's visit more than anyother member of the family. Mom says that he'll always be a child during this season.What does "reverts" mean in the above passage? A) Stands up straight. B) Peeks at presents. C) Drinks too much egg nog. D) Goes back to being what he was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goes back to being what he was. 2. This quote was in the classroom and was discussed as a class when learning about Transcendentalism. Fill in the blanks: "I went into the woods because I wished to live ....., to front only the ..... facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to ....., discover that I had not ..... A) Die, deliberately, lived, essential. B) Deliberately, essential, die, lived. C) Essential, deliberately, die, lived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deliberately, essential, die, lived. 3. The power of words A) "America Was Schoolmasters". B) "The Flag Goes By". C) "A Jingle of Words. D) "What is An American?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "A Jingle of Words. 4. The Crucible was based on what national tragedy? A) The Smallpox Disease. B) The American Revolution. C) The Salem Witch Trials. D) September 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Salem Witch Trials. 5. The Revolutionary Age dated from A) 1765-1790. B) 1766-1780. C) 1777-1790. D) 1778-1780. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1765-1790. 6. The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the story is in big trouble.Will anyone believe him again?A fabrication is ..... A) Made of cloth. B) Full of long words. C) Fake. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fake. 7. A specious argument is ..... A) Deceptive. B) Cogent. C) Novel. D) Final. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deceptive. 8. Of critical importance; essential. A) Poised. B) Alien. C) Vigorously. D) Vital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vital. 9. Similarity of sound between two or more words A) Rhyme. B) Meter. C) Anaphora. D) Anne Bradstreet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 10. The native tribes all spoke the same language and had the same religious beliefs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. True or False:Tone is the feeling the audience gets when reading a piece of literature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which type of question is multiple choice? A) Selected response. B) Brief constructed response. C) Extended constructed response. D) Extended written response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selected response. 13. Chaucer's rhyme scheme consists of A) Helins. B) Hood. C) 24 lines. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helins. 14. Repetitive use of consonants A) Anachronism. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 15. What is an object that stands for something other than itself? A) Irony. B) Symbol. C) Imagery. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 16. An arrangement of lines in which form and content combine to suggest meanings beyond the literal meaning of the words A) Poetry. B) Prose. C) Essay. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 17. What happens to the captives who try to get the extra fish the slave traders caught A) They share the fish with the other captives. B) They devour the fish instantly. C) They are caught and flogged. D) They are allowed to cook and eat the fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are caught and flogged. 18. What does the term "Objectivism" mean? A) The Collatz conjecture is a conjecture in mathematics that concerns sequences defined as follows:start with any positive integer n. Then each term is obtained from the previous term as follows:if the previous term is even, the next term is one half of the previous term. If the previous term is odd, the next term is 3 times the previous term plus 1. The conjecture is that no matter what value of n, the sequence will always reach the simple integer, 1. B) A form of poetry were a writer writes in the point of view from an object in order to see the world from a different perspective. This allows for a more interesting read. C) The poet views the poem as an object, and that object allows the poet to see the world more critically, analytically, and clearly. D) A form of poetry were the perspective is shifted in order to match to the tone of an object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The poet views the poem as an object, and that object allows the poet to see the world more critically, analytically, and clearly. 19. The History of Plymouth Plantation is an example of a ..... A) Diary. B) Myth. C) Sketch. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diary. 20. Acting in a sudden way without thinking about what might happen A) Moorings. B) Peril. C) Defiance. D) Impetuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impetuous. ← 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