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american literature Mcqs

121. How do the Shelbys treat their slaves ?
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A. They do not have slaves

B. Set them all free

C. Beat them everyday

D. Kindly but firmly

122. What does Evas father promise her before she dies ?
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A. That he will remarry

B. That he will adopt Topsy

C. That he will try to find Harry

D. That he will free Uncle Tom

123. Bret Hartes The Outcasts of Poker Flat took place in_______________?
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A. The Appalachian Mountains.

B. The Sierra Nevada Mountains.

C. The Sierra Madre Mountains.

D. The Rocky Mountains.

124. Uncle Toms Cabin as a literary work exposed the evils of________________?
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A. slavery

B. superstitions

C. corruption

D. dowry

125. What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact ?
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A. Sovereignty

B. first agreement on self governing

C. Establish a new government

D. Religious freedom

126. Themes in colonial time period ?
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A. resistance

B. Europe

C. cultural independence

D. All the above

127. Abslom, Absalom is a novel written by______________?
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A. Steinback

B. Hemingway

C. Fitzgerald

D. Faulkner

128. In this technological world the child should build up_____________?
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A. a vision for himself

B. inner strength

C. his own life

D. a will not to depend on others

129. All works of the highest art are meant to______________?
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A. stir our intellect

B. tingle our senses

C. restore our skills for the art

D. instill in us the sense of the art

130. The Puritans who settled Plymouth Colony were separating Puritans which meant ?
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A. None of the above

B. Continue being apart of the Church of England

C. Separate from the Church of England

D. Reform

131. What writing describes the death of two settlers at the hands of 300 bowmen ?
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A. General History of Virginia

B. Beowulf

C. Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves

D. Walum Olum

132. What type of myth is the tale The Jealous Uncle ?
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A. A fable

B. Origin tale

C. Hero tale

D. Trickster tale

133. During the Colonial Time Period, the writing was influenced most by what religious persuasion ?
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A. The Puritans

B. The Catholics

C. The Anglo Saxons

D. The Pilgrims

134. Gradually light returns to the street means_______________?
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A. streets are bright

B. life is unpredictable

C. life resumes to normal routine

D. it is day break

135. Define trickster tale ?
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A. The struggle found in fiction

B. Giving human qualities to animals or objects

C. A story about a mischievous, supernatural being

D. A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.

136. About Anne Bradstreet__________________?
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A. Wrote about her house burning down

B. Husband belonged to the Massachusetts Bay Company

C. Arrived on the Mayflower

D. A and C

137. Thoreau believed that if a government was unjust, people need to resist the government. This is called_____________?
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A. Mutiny.

B. Resisting arrest.

C. Following orders.

D. Civil disobedience.

138. According to the myth, why must all things have an end ?
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A. Hare wished it to be so and that was how it was

B. Mankind would suffer because of a lack of food if there were more people than resources to care for them

C. Grandmother wished it to be so and that was how it was

D. The Earthmaker wanted the opportunity to creat a new race of people

139. The farmer drove his plough-share deep Whose bones are these? said he, I find them where my browsing sheep Roam oer the upland lea. What does lea mean? Veldu eitt ?
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A. Bridge

B. Meadow or pastureland

C. Plain or plateau

D. Rocky land

140. In addition to driving the family coach, what other responsibility do the St. Clare assign Uncle Tom ?
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A. Administering Maries medicine

B. Helping Dinah cook

C. Tutoring Eva

D. Managing finances

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