american literature MCQs – Page 12

Practise focused american literature questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

american literature Mcqs
221. About Cotton Mather _______________?
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A. Wrote about the trial of Martha Carrier

B. B and C

C. Belonged to the Delaware tribe

D. Fasted 450 times for sins he committed

222. A good definition of American Realism is________________?
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A. A romantic portrayal of life.

B. An examination of the countryside versus the city.

C. An examination of life as it actually is.

D. A sad and depressing view of reality.

223. About Christopher Columbus_______________?
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A. Kept a journal of the First Voyage to America

B. Arrived on the Mayflower

C. B and C

D. Mistook Bahama Islands for India

224. Who was Fuseli ?
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A. British painter

B. French guitarist

C. An Italian-born doctor

D. Swiss-bom painter

225. What animal is personified as the trickster in the Winnebago tale ?
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A. Hare

B. Coyote

C. Bear

D. Snake

226. What statement below best sums up the literary significance of William Bradford ?
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A. Created spiritual Diary

B. Non-Separating puritan

C. Separating puritan

D. both A and C
227. Why do we call Ralph Waldo Emerson the Father of American Literature ?
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A. Mentor to other writers

B. None of the above

C. First native american to publish life writing

D. Literary Maverick

228. How does Hare outsmart Sharp-elbow to retrieve his stolen arrow ?
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A. He sends a young man to retrieve it

B. He takes a whetstone with him to retrieve the arrow and when Sharp-elbow attacks he uses the whetstone for protection against the attack

C. He lights four prayersticks and asks the gods to retrieve it for him

D. He sends his grandmother to cast a spell on him that causes Sharp-elbow to consent to anything asked of him

229. This is a system of fundamental laws governing a society______________?
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A. Discourse

B. Constitution

C. Language

D. Connotation

230. Who is the representative figure of the Jazz Age ?
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A. Wallace Stevens

B. Saul Bellow

C. F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. Sherwood Anderson

231. What lesson does Hares adventure involving a tall man with a cane attempt to teach the Winnebago people ?
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A. Dont put of for tomorrow what you can do today

B. Boasting shows weakness and will lead to bad things

C. Flattery will get you no where

D. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

232. The Cycle of American Literature was written by ?
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A. Gustave Falubert

B. Robert E. Spiller

C. Thoruau

D. Ralph Waldo Emerson

233. The two main characters in The Pearl are______________?
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A. Juan Tomas and his wife.

B. The doctor and the priest.

C. Kino and his wife Juana.

D. None of the above

234. About Johnathan Edwards____________?
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A. Wrote the Mayflower Contract

B. Was a Puritan preacher and writer

C. When he spoke, audiences rose to their feet and cheered

D. B and C
235. Whitman uses line length and word choice to represent________________?
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A. His style of writing

B. a feeling of excitement

C. a wide range of emotion from joy to sorrow

D. the joyous moment

236. He had heard this destruction of the original possessors of the soil described, as we find it in the history of the times, where, we are told, the number destroyed was about four hundred; and it was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire, and the streams of blood quenching the same, and the horrible scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God. This work is___________?
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A. A historial novel

B. Gothic fiction

C. A hortatory sermon

D. A narrative frame

237. What did John Smith write ?
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A. Declaration of Independence

B. Jason and Isolde

C. Journal of an Expedition

D. General History of Virginia
238. The lesson the young man teaches Dorothy is_________________?
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A. to fight with people

B. to live and enjoy her life

C. to hide here emotion

D. not to lodge a complaint

239. According to the tale, what horrible crime did the ucle commit ?
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A. He killed all of the women

B. He killed all of the old people

C. He killed all of the female children

D. He killed all of the male children
240. Which of the following is true about the target audience for John Saffins pamphlet ?
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A. African Americans

B. Native Americans

C. White public of Massachusetts

D. White public of Plymouth