This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 65 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A speech by one character in front of others showing their thoughts and feelings A) Monologue. B) Soliloquy. C) Dialogue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monologue. 2. Appeal used to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 3. When a personal pronoun is used to stand in for a group of people A) Universal "I". B) Vernacular. C) Ambiguity. D) Chiaroscuro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universal "I". 4. Studying for exams is important for achieving good grades.The word "studying" in this sentence is a A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Gerund. D) They tend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 5. The ..... point of view expresses personal experience. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 6. The theme of ..... is arguably the most common theme of the Modernist era. A) Realism. B) Romanticism. C) Disillusionment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disillusionment. 7. The general rushed ..... of fresh troops into the fray as soon as they arrived on the scene. A) Callows. B) Contingents. C) Broaches. D) Tortures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contingents. 8. Which group's literature consisted of creation/origin myths and hero stories and was passed on orally A) Romantics. B) Realists. C) Transcendentalists. D) Native Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Native Americans. 9. The position of the ranchers with the federal state was: A) Respectful. B) Informal. C) Conciliatory. D) Solidarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informal. 10. Why is it significant that "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written during a time of war? A) The author did not know if his poem would be published. B) The song united the nation and sparked a sense of patriotism. C) The images are very religious, which gave people hope for a better future. D) The anthem predicts defeat rather than victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The song united the nation and sparked a sense of patriotism. 11. In what way does Emily Dickinson's representation of death in the poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" differ from the conventional view of death? A) Death is seen as peaceful. B) Death is seen as cruel. C) Death is seen as swift. D) Death is seen as slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death is seen as peaceful. 12. Just as Tom was a fan of the books, Jim was a fan of: A) The religion. B) Conformism. C) Superstition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Superstition. 13. What is the only cure for HACE or HAPE? A) To climb faster. B) To lie down and sleep. C) To descend quickly, below 12, 000 feet. D) To put on more layers of clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To descend quickly, below 12, 000 feet. 14. Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "rejoinder." A) They tend. B) Conjunction. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 15. Passive voice verb A) Returned. B) Was returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was returned. 16. As the storm approached, the captain steered his ship to the ..... A) Impetuous. B) Moorings. C) Peril. D) Defiance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moorings. 17. Define CAUSAL OVERSIMPLIFICATION. A) Occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause of an outcome. B) In logic:a self-contradictory statement. C) The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related objects. D) A writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions not strictly limited to pity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause of an outcome. 18. What is the main similarity between The Great Gatsby, Pursuit of Happyness, and Winter Dreams? A) They were all written by the same author. B) They are all modern long stories. C) They are all modern stories. D) They are all modern short stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are all modern short stories. 19. Which type of essay requires you to address a counter claim? A) Argumentative. B) Informative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argumentative. 20. Jack's only complaint was that the ..... he was paid hardly reflected the responsibility placed upon him. A) Compulsory. B) Denizen. C) Picayune. D) Pittance. 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