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american literature Mcqs
1. Why do people evolve a language_______________?
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A. To articulate their circumstances

B. For existence

C. For identifying themselves

D. To communicate

2. What animal is personified as Hares grandfather ?
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A. Fox

B. Deer

C. Bear

D. Cougar

3. Whom did the corn clan member pray to for help ?
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A. His dead uncle

B. His dead grandmother

C. His dead grandfather

D. His dead father

4. We associate William Bradford with what colonial settlement ?
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A. Mayflower compact

B. Plymouth

C. Rhode Island

D. Massachusetts Bay Colony

5. It was possible, I reflected, that a mere different arrangement of the particulars of the scene, of the details of this picture, would be sufficient to modify, or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression; and, acting upon this idea, I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling, and gazed down but with a shudder even more thrilling than before upon the re-modelled and inverted images of the gray sedge, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant eyelike windows. What is the meaning of the word tarn? Veldu eitt ?
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A. A bird

B. A small mountain lake

C. A wide river

D. A high cliff

6. Henry David Thoreau lived for a while_______________?
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A. At Willow Pond.

B. At Lake Tahoe.

C. At the Feather River.

D. At Walden Pond.
7. How many children does Uncle Tom have ?
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A. seven

B. three

C. five

D. one

8. We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground The Roof was scarcely visible The Cornice in the Ground What is Cornice ?
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A. Cracks in the ground

B. Decorative molding beneath a roof

C. Stolen goods

D. Dust

9. How was the priests sons prayer answered ?
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A. The prayer was not answered and the people continued to live in sin

B. The dead uncle sent a hail storm to destroy the land

C. The priests son was told to set fire to the village

D. The dead uncle sent an earthquake to punish the corn clan for their wrongdoings
10. What was the original title of Hemingways novel The Old Man and the Sea ?
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A. Fiesta

B. The Sea in Being

C. Farewell to Arms

D. The Assistant

11. Hawthornes ancestors are associated with what historical American event ?
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A. History of slavery

B. History of puritans

C. None of the above

D. Transcendentalism

12. Miniver Cheevys name satirically hints at his_________________?
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A. brave approach to life

B. magnanimous life style

C. hard work and sensitivity towards the society

D. a minimalist achievements in life
13. Who wrote The sound and the furry ?
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A. William Faulkner

B. Robert Lee frost

C. Eugene O Neils

D. Countee Cullen

14. According to Hare, what work did the Earthmaker send him to do ?
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A. To trample upon evil beings that were abusing his aunts and uncles

B. To play tricks on other animals to prove how intelligent he is

C. The hare has no purpose that is why his grandmother must always watch over him

D. To make mischief and cause trouble

15. According to the myth, which of the following are likely hunting preparation rituals that the Winnebago perform ?
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A. Entering into a trance to commune with the spirits of the natural world.

B. Burning tobacco as an offering

C. All of the above

D. Singing songs

16. What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Samon Occum ?
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A. None of the aboveE. All of the above

B. Indian autobiography

C. First african american to speak to mixed audience

D. Most popular slave narrative

17. Which of the following is NOT among the 13 virtues Franklin struggles to master ?
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A. Temperance

B. Order

C. None of the above

D. Silence

18. What is Mrs. Shelbys first name ?
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A. Margaret

B. Danielle

C. Emily

D. Rachel

19. The narrator returns home during the_______________?
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A. fall

B. Winter

C. summer

D. spring

20. We associate Nathaniel Hawthrone with what literary movement ?
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A. Transcendentalism

B. Nationalism

C. Indian Autobiography

D. Romanticism