american literature MCQs – Page 3

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

american literature Mcqs
41. This author wrote of the Pilgrims voyage to the New World ?
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A. Bradford Nelson

B. Nelson Holden

C. William Bradford

D. William Holden

42. Well, then; I have received personal information, from a very high quarter, that a certain document of the last importance, has been purloined from the royal apartments. The individual who purloined it is known; this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it. It is known, also, that it still remains in his possession. What is the meaning of the verb to purloin ?
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A. To borrow

B. To ruin

C. To return

D. To steal
43. This mode of discourse attempts to convince someone______________?
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A. Persuasion

B. Promise

C. Prejudice

D. Promotion

44. What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Emily Dickinson ?
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A. Slant Rhyme

B. True Rhyme

C. All of the above

D. oversoul

45. This character survived a massacre______________?
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A. Hope

B. Magawisca

C. Faith

D. Madeline

46. All of the following are traits demonstrated by the hero except ?
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A. Patience

B. Jealousy

C. Loyalty

D. Obedience

47. Parkers report to Margaret is_________________?
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A. painful and disgustingly low

B. straightforward and simple

C. simple and heartwarming

D. complex and heart wrenching

48. What is Augustine St. Clares selfish wifes name ?
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A. Ophelia

B. Eliza

C. Marie

D. Rachel

49. According to Hares Adventure, how does he get his burnt buttocks ?
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A. Grandmother burned him with a hot poker for being so mischievous

B. His buttocks was scorched by the sun which he had caught in a trap

C. Hare caught his own tale on fire trying to cook himself some dinner

D. He was born that way

50. From where does Eliza cross into Cananda ?
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A. Niagara Falls

B. Lake Huron

C. Northern Minnesota

D. Lake Erie
51. Themes in modern literature are_____________?
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A. All the above

B. national identity

C. pretension

D. nostalgia

52. Who wrote Mending wall ?
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A. T.S. Eliot

B. E.e cummings

C. Robert Lee Forst

D. Carl Sanburg

53. About the Delaware_______________?
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A. Used pictographs to explain nature

B. Told the story of Wolam Olum

C. Settled in Northeast US

D. All the above
54. Berrymans The Ball Poem can be categorized as a_______________?
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A. Confessional poem

B. Metaphorical poem

C. Fragmental poem

D. Delusional poem

55. Thoreau places a sense of Upon the ants ?
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A. responsibility

B. revenge and betrayal

C. meticulous faction

D. honor and glory
56. What story tells how Squanto taught the settler to grow corn, procure commodities and fish ?
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A. General History of Virginia

B. Puritan Sermons

C. The story of Plymouth Plantation

D. Pride and Prejudice

57. A diary of someones day by day account of events_______________?
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A. Legend

B. Journal

C. History

D. Article

58. A factual account of the development of a people, nation, institution or culture_____________?
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A. Constitution

B. Tradition

C. History

D. Myth

59. This term refers to the feeling of a word______________?
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A. Connection

B. Description

C. Constitution

D. Connotation
60. Usher can only stand types of noises in his acutely uncomfortable state. The narrator describes a number of impromptus that Usher plays for him on which instrument ?
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A. The violin

B. The harp

C. The guitar

D. The ukulele