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american literature Mcqs

301. Which character in Uncle Toms Cabin directly opposes the Fugitive Slave Law ?
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A. Senator Bird

B. St. Clare

C. Mrs. Bird

D. Haley

302. Some of the movements that took place in the modernist time period include___________?
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A. There were no movements during the modernist time period.

B. The Harlem Renaissance, The Lost Generation, and Confessional Poetry.

C. Transcendentalism, Symbolism, and Dark Romanticism.

D. Symbolism, Naturalism, and Postmodernism.

303. The fearful trip is a recall of________________?
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A. Voyage

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. The Civil war

D. Trip form England to the United States

304. I hear my being dance from ear to ear. Here ear to ear refers to_____________?
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A. a round about way of telling things

B. listening through an ear and pass it off through the other

C. a complete experience

D. a heart warming smile

305. Who is Sharp-elbow ?
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A. A genrous village chief who is known for his kindness

B. A tyrannical village chief who is known for his elbow blades

C. Hares grandfather

D. A god who protects and guides Hare on his many adventures

306. Having emergd from the Poverty and Obscurity in which I was born and bred, to a State of Affluence and some Degree of Reputation in the World, and having gone so far thro Life with a considerable Share of Felicity, the conducing Means I made use of, which, with the Blessing of God, so well succeeded, my Posterity may like to know, as they may find some of them suitable to their own Situations, and therefore fit to be imitated ?
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A. John Winthrop

B. William Apess

C. Fredrick Douglass

D. Benjamin Franklin

307. Which American President reportedly referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as the little lady who made this big war ?
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A. George Washington

B. John. F. Kennedy

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. John Adams

308. I would not have it imagined, however, that he was one of those cruel potentates of the school, who joy in the smart of their subjects; on the contrary, he administered justice with discrimination rather than severity; taking the burthen off the backs of the weak, and laying it on those of the strong. What is the meaning of the word smart in this context ?
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A. Stupidity

B. Pain

C. Intelligence

D. Silliness

309. Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical purpose of An Indian Looking Glass for the White Man ?
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A. Critic the way white peoples society treats people of color wrong.

B. Making peace

C. Working together

D. both B and C

310. About the Navajo____________?
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A. Believed that corn was crucial to creation

B. Settled in Northeastern US

C. B and C

D. Kept the Navajo Origin Legend through oral tradition

311. Why was the book Uncle Toms Cabin written ?
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A. as a view point from Canada

B. the author was a runaway slave

C. as propaganda against slavery

D. as a pro- slavery argument

312. The vivid imagery of the season is shown to_____________?
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A. emphasize the choice of the season

B. reinforce the thoughts of the narrator

C. reflect the happenings in the life of the narrator

D. state the situation of the narrator

313. Maria Stewart is associated with what major American literary movement ?
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A. Idealism

B. Slavery

C. Romanticism

D. Nationalism

314. Why does Henry David Thoreau write his book Walden ?
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A. None of the above

B. To critique slavery

C. Tell his entire life story

D. To show ideas of transcendentalism are put into action

315. What job does Uncle Tom perform at the St. Clare plantation ?
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A. Cook

B. Head Coachman

C. Valet

D. Groomsman

316. In which state is Legrees plantation located ?
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A. Georgia

B. Louisiana

C. Florida

D. Vermont

317. Which of Uncle Toms personal characteristics guided his interactions with others and his responses to his circumstances ?
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A. His overwhelming fear of violence

B. His ability to hide his rebellious nature.

C. His honesty and deep devotion to God

D. His gentle and soft-spoken nature

318. How long is Rip asleep in the woods ?
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A. Eighty years

B. Fifty years

C. Twenty years

D. One hundred years

319. when did william Faulkner get nobel prize for literature ?
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A. A-1941

B. C-1945

C. D-1938

D. B-1949

320. Who says Earth is the right place for love ?
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A. Silvia plath

B. Langston Hughes

C. Robert Frost

D. Wallace Stevens

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