This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 71 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 71 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Special accent A) Midwest. B) West. C) Northeast. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South. 2. Which era of American literature focused on depicting everyday life and society as it truly was, without idealization or romanticism? A) Colonial literature. B) Transcendentalism. C) Realism. D) Native American. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realism. 3. What is a comparison made between two things to show how they are similar? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Analogy. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 4. Research on the teenage brain shows that ..... A) It does not react to emotional stimuli. B) It craves new and spontaneous experiences. C) It does not easily learn new things. D) It is fully formed by age 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It craves new and spontaneous experiences. 5. "The wind brought the sound of the great sea's voice to the men on the shore." A) The pit and the pendulum. B) The unerring instinct. C) The open boat. D) The cop and the anthem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The open boat. 6. Thomas Paine would have been a fan of the Internet because he ..... A) Loved new technological inventions. B) Loved hearing stories. C) Believed in the importance of everyone having access to information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believed in the importance of everyone having access to information. 7. A pilgrim is a person ..... A) Who is trying to get to heaven. B) Who is on a holy journey. C) Who is creating a new society. D) Who is trying to purify a religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who is on a holy journey. 8. Reassuringly A) Angry. B) Pretty. C) Feeling comfortable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeling comfortable. 9. Everything leading up to the climax A) Epic. B) Rising action. C) Motif. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising action. 10. ..... was a major factor in American colonial culture. A) Violence. B) Philosophy. C) Religion. D) Individualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religion. 11. (of a sound) pronounced with an exhalation of breath A) Aspirated. B) Ineffable. C) Clammy. D) Scantling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aspirated. 12. Which of the RACE should appear MOST in your essay or BCR? A) R-restate your prompt. B) A-answer it. C) C-cite evidence to support your assertion. D) E-explain how your evidence supports your assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E-explain how your evidence supports your assertion. 13. To supplicate something is to A) Curse. B) Invoke. C) Entreat. D) Praise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entreat. 14. Brief, pointed statements expressing a wise observation; a pithy observation that contains a general truth A) Anaphora. B) Aphorisms. C) Logos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphorisms. 15. The life and death of the honeysuckle flower in "The Wild Honey Suckle" by Philip Freneau is likely meant to represent what? A) The restoration of life. B) The restoration of life in humanity. C) The life and death of all human beings. D) The "New turning into the Old". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The life and death of all human beings. 16. According to Thomas Jefferson, human rights are based on ..... A) Human perfection. B) Personal preferences. C) The laws of nature and God. D) A national representative legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The laws of nature and God. 17. What is the definition of a subject complement? A) A noun or pronoun that identifies the subject. B) A noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows a linking verb and identifies or describes the subject. C) An adjective that describes the subject. D) A group of words with a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows a linking verb and identifies or describes the subject. 18. For Roosevelt, migrants: A) They must maintain their identity and ideals. B) They contribute with their customs. C) They must feel American. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They must feel American. 19. Joe Dagget believed that Caesar was: A) A dangerous and violent dog. B) An agile and free puppy. C) The best dog, with the worst treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The best dog, with the worst treatment. 20. The opposite of disseminate is A) Investigate. B) Broadcast. C) Review. D) Conceal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conceal. ← 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