American Literature Quiz 62 (20 MCQs)

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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?
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 .....
3. The power of words
4. The Crucible was based on what national tragedy?
5. The Revolutionary Age dated from
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 .....
7. A specious argument is .....
8. Of critical importance; essential.
9. Similarity of sound between two or more words
10. The native tribes all spoke the same language and had the same religious beliefs.
11. True or False:Tone is the feeling the audience gets when reading a piece of literature.
12. Which type of question is multiple choice?
13. Chaucer's rhyme scheme consists of
14. Repetitive use of consonants
15. What is an object that stands for something other than itself?
16. An arrangement of lines in which form and content combine to suggest meanings beyond the literal meaning of the words
17. What happens to the captives who try to get the extra fish the slave traders caught
18. What does the term "Objectivism" mean?
19. The History of Plymouth Plantation is an example of a .....
20. Acting in a sudden way without thinking about what might happen