This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > American > American Literature – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books American Literature Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This term refers to the "feeling" of a word A) Connotation. B) Connection. C) Constitution. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 2. During the Colonial Time Period, the writing was influenced most by what religious persuasion? A) The Puritans. B) The Catholics. C) The Pilgrims. D) The Anglo Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Puritans. 3. Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical purpose of "An Indian' Looking Glass for the White Man" ? A) Critic the way white people's society treats people of color wrong. B) Making peace. C) Working together. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 4. Thoreau scales humans down to the size of ants in order to..... A) Examine the aggressive, dominating and stupid nature of human warfare. B) Create a very vivid and impressive picture. C) Shows his real intentions in writing. D) Portray humans allegorically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Examine the aggressive, dominating and stupid nature of human warfare. 5. Define trickster tale. A) A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work. B) The struggle found in fiction. C) Giving human qualities to animals or objects. D) A story about a mischievous, supernatural being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A story about a mischievous, supernatural being. 6. He wrote a journal about his expedition in northern Florida A) De Vaca. B) Johnathan Edwards. C) Cortez. D) Vasco de Gama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) De Vaca. 7. The change TV brought into the society can be summed up as A) Condensed life to the screen. B) Life turning more attractive. C) Bringing reality before them. D) Creating indifference to realities of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating indifference to realities of life. 8. ..... gave a hint of the rich culture that was forgotten A) The life of the Indians. B) The influence of the missionaries in lives of the Indians. C) Reported speech poems. D) Narratives captivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reported speech poems. 9. Which of the following is true about the target audience for John Saffin's pamphlet? A) African Americans. B) White public of Plymouth. C) White public of Massachusetts. D) Native Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White public of Massachusetts. 10. Which of the following animals seem to represent strength and courage for the Eskimos? A) Horse. B) Fox. C) Eagle. D) Deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eagle. 11. This mode of discourse is used to explain. (Example: repair manuals) A) Connotation. B) Constitution. C) Convocation. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exposition. 12. Who is NOT considered to be a representative of the Southern Renaissance? A) William Faulkner. B) Tennessee Williams. C) Robert Penn Warren. D) T.S.Eliot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) T.S.Eliot. 13. Themes in modern literature are: A) Pretension. B) Nostalgia. C) National identity. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 14. What does the narrator find at the end of the journey? A) Field and works. B) Crusted snow and dead leaves. C) Hills and highways. D) All are sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crusted snow and dead leaves. 15. Which definition below best defines Transcendentalism? A) Reason. B) Individualism. C) Political thinking, philosophical, and social movement. D) Deism, skepticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political thinking, philosophical, and social movement. 16. How old is Emmeline? A) Ten. B) Thirteen. C) Seventeen. D) Fifteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fifteen. 17. According to the myth, which of the following are likely hunting preparation rituals that the Winnebago perform? A) Burning tobacco as an offering. B) Singing songs. C) Entering into a trance to commune with the spirits of the natural world. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. The founder of Jamestown A) Johnathon Edwards. B) John Stillwell. C) John Smith. D) John Stelzer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Smith. 19. Who says "Earth is the right place for love" A) Silvia plath. B) Langston Hughes. C) Wallace Stevens. D) Robert Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robert Frost. 20. Parker's report to Margaret is A) Straightforward and simple. B) Complex and heart wrenching. C) Simple and heartwarming. D) Painful and disgustingly low. 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