This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 66 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The following words are examples of ..... symbols in literature. 1) The ruby slippers (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).-The power of belief. 2) The Mockingjay ( The Hunger Games).-Resistance.3) A pair of slippers ( Aurora Leigh).-Women are undervalued. A) Contextual. B) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contextual. 2. About to take place. A) Exhilarated. B) Exploit. C) Imminent. D) Reciprocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imminent. 3. Any of the defineable aspects that make up a subject or an object, a particular aspect or feature of something (n) The issue had many different ..... to consider before making a decision. A) Facets. B) Bleak. C) Omnibus. D) Interpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facets. 4. For the pilgrims, the ocean crossing was ..... A) Pleasant. B) Like a vacation. C) Very smooth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 5. The rhyming of words that occur at the end of lines is ..... A) End Rhyme. B) Stanza. C) Rhythm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End Rhyme. 6. Which author that we studied was a slave brought here when she was only 8 years old. A) Anne Bradstreet. B) Mary Rowlandson. C) Anne Hutchinson. D) Phillis Wheatley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phillis Wheatley. 7. What is the theme of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" ? A) Love. B) Death. C) War. D) Peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death. 8. What poem describes the rebels trying to sneak into the city of Philadelphia? A) "Thanatopsis". B) "Battle of the Kegs". C) "Moral Perfection". D) "On Being Brought from Africa to America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Battle of the Kegs". 9. Who wrote the poem "Rip Van Winkle" ? A) William Cullen Bryant. B) Washington Irving. C) Noah Webster. D) Timothy Dwight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washington Irving. 10. True or FalseThe ancient American pictographic writings, as well as the extensive set of folktales and myths transmitted for centuries by storytellers, are considered part of the American literature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. One reason for the continuing popularity of TV game shows is that they pander to the sense of ..... in many of us. A) Avarice. B) Reprove. C) Inauspicious. D) Squeamish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avarice. 12. Was "The Crucible" more focused on FAITH AND GOD or SCIENCE AND REASON? A) It was focused on faith and God.(Puritanism). B) It was focused on science and reason.(Rationalism). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was focused on faith and God.(Puritanism). 13. What was the first thing Columbus did after going ashore A) Set fire to native dwellings. B) Set out to explore the country. C) Attempted to find inhabitants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set out to explore the country. 14. The pilgrims wanted to build a "city on a hill" A) Because they were worried about flooding. B) To give them a military advantage. C) So they could be an example to others. D) So they could see wild game for hunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So they could be an example to others. 15. The term "mammy" refers to: A) Mother. B) Look at Nodriza. C) Grandmother. D) Sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look at Nodriza. 16. God's love is overflowing and boundless A) "The Day of Doom". B) Psalm 137. C) The Author to Her Book. D) Meditation One. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meditation One. 17. What phrase does Philip Freneau use regarding the British in his poem "The Prison Ship?" A) "The wretched scoundrels". B) "The empires eyes". C) "The race I hate". D) "The darn British". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The race I hate". 18. When words are meant differently than the actual meaning A) Irony. B) Refrain. C) Dialect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 19. Cringe from A) Evade. B) Avidly. C) Pallor. D) Quail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quail. 20. How many essays were originally included in the federalist papers? A) 65. B) 85. C) 98. D) 135. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 85. ← 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