This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American Literature > American Literature – Quiz 85 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 85 (8 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which poem was written by Emily Dickinson? A) The Raven. B) Because I Could Not Stop for Death. C) Mending Wall. D) The Road Not Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because I Could Not Stop for Death. 2. What is a direct object? A) Two or more subjects with the same verb. B) A noun, pronoun, or group of words that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. C) The action word in a sentence. D) Two or more verbs with the same subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun, pronoun, or group of words that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. 3. A student is writing an essay that argues that community service benefits those who perform it. The student must use sources that are credible and relevant to the topic. Which source would be BEST for the student to use for the essay? A) A newspaper article about local organizations seeking volunteers for community service opportunities. B) A university study describing the positive effects of community service on volunteers' emotional health. C) . a blog post telling how to fulfill community service hours required to graduate high school. D) A novel about a teen's experiences performing community service at a local animal shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A university study describing the positive effects of community service on volunteers' emotional health. 4. What does Putnam blame on witchcraft? A) Her husband's sickness. B) Raids by the natives. C) The death of seven of her children in infancy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The death of seven of her children in infancy. 5. Which of the following is a characteristic of Romanticism? A) Power of the Senses. B) Free-Thought. C) Confidence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power of the Senses. 6. What kind of narrative is an account of real-life historical experiences, written by either a person who experienced those events or someone who studied or observed them? A) Cultural. B) Literary. C) Historical. D) Personal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical. 7. A severe test or trial A) Tragedy. B) Paradox. C) Ambiguity. D) Crucible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crucible. 8. An indirect or casual reference; an incidental mention A) Capitulate. B) Audaciously. C) Prostrate. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. ← PreviousRelated 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