american literature MCQs – Page 2

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

american literature Mcqs
21. gave a hint of the rich culture that was forgotten________________?
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A. The influence of the missionaries in lives of the Indians

B. The life of the Indians

C. Reported speech poems

D. Narratives captivity

22. Unmoved she notes the Chariots pausing At her low Gate Unmoved an Emperor be kneeling Upon her Mat Ive known her from an ample nation Then close the Valves of her attention Like Stone What does ample mean ?
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A. Fearful and gracious

B. Menacing

C. Large or abundant

D. Beautiful

23. What was one theme in the period of independence ____________?
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A. national identity

B. urban and european vs indigenous and rural

C. political conflicts

D. All the above
24. To Whom does Franklin say he is addressing his autobiography part 1 ?
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A. Himself

B. His son, William

C. Indians

D. His son, john

25. During the Revolutionary time period, what great document was written ?
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A. The Heiner Papers

B. Confessional poetry.

C. The Declaration of Independence.

D. The first romance novel.

26. Postmodern writing often uses and as literary devices ?
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A. Hyperbole; Personification.

B. Black humor; metafiction.

C. Symbolism; Imagery.

D. Metaphors; verbal irony.

27. Rabbit Angstrom Novels are written by ____________?
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A. R. Ellison

B. Henry Miller

C. John Updike

D. Harper Lee

28. What term describes Cassys racial heritage ?
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A. Hectoroon

B. Octoroon

C. Quadroon

D. Mulatto
29. Which of the following is not one of the 4 part of Puritan Sermon ?
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A. Text

B. Bibliography

C. Doctrine

D. None of the above

30. In what year was the Fugitive Slave Act passed ?
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A. 1784

B. 1841

C. 1850

D. 1857

31. Whom does St. Clare give to Ophelia to educate ?
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A. Eva

B. Prue

C. Emmeline

D. Topsy
32. Pre-colonial theme ?
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A. creation stories

B. A and B

C. None of the above

D. religious stories

33. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian autobiography genre ?
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A. Birth

B. Sovereignty

C. Assimilation

D. Religious in nature

34. This mode of discourse is used to explain. (Example: repair manuals) ?
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A. Constitution

B. Connotation

C. Convocation

D. Exposition
35. The intellectual movement that believed that the observation of nature elevates the nature of humans, that deep truths can be grasped through intuition, and that God, Nature and humanity are united in a shared universe is______________?
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A. Transcendentalism

B. Feudalism

C. Totalitarianism

D. Communism

36. Who is the narrator in F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel The Great Gatsby (1925) ?
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A. Nick

B. Buchannan

C. None of the above

D. Gatsby

37. A language come into existence when_____________?
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A. there are speakers of the language

B. a new language id discovered

C. there is brutal necessity

D. ancient elements force to become a language

38. He glanced with rapid eyes_____________ they looked like frightened beads. The figure of speech used here is ?
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A. Simile

B. Oxymoron

C. Irony

D. Metahor

39. When the prophets prophesied, of whom did they speak? When they spoke of heathens, was it not the whites and others who were counted Gentiles? And I ask if all nations with the exception of the Jews were not counted heathens. The author of this passage was_______________?
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A. A slave

B. An indentured servant

C. A Transcendentalist

D. The son of itinerant actors

40. Bear is supposed to be brave, so how does Hare trick him into being afraid ?
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A. Hare told thim that the country is full of wars.

B. Hare took out his quiver and showed him four arrows.

C. Hare threated to kill him.

D. Hare told him of a large beast living near Bears home.