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This section includes 332 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Literature knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
‘Your’ uses an upper case because ? |
| A. | he wanted it to create logic to the capitalization of the final E. |
| B. | he wanted to emphasize the ‘Y’ |
| C. | the poem demanded an upper case |
| D. | he places his beloved in an upper place |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Which of the following is true about the target audience for John Saffin’s pamphlet ? |
| A. | African Americans |
| B. | White public of Plymouth |
| C. | White public of Massachusetts |
| D. | Native Americans |
| Answer» D. Native Americans | |
| 53. |
Which of the following is not one of the 4 part of Puritan Sermon ? |
| A. | Text |
| B. | Doctrine |
| C. | Bibliography |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 54. |
Which of the following is NOT considered a write for the Transcendentalism Movement ? |
| A. | Emerson |
| B. | Hawthrone |
| C. | Thoreau |
| D. | Stewart |
| Answer» C. Thoreau | |
| 55. |
Which of the following is not an animal Hare prepared for humans to eat ? |
| A. | Bear |
| B. | Elk |
| C. | Horse |
| D. | Both A and B |
| Answer» D. Both A and B | |
| 56. |
Which of the following is NOT among the 13 virtues Franklin struggles to master ? |
| A. | Temperance |
| B. | Silence |
| C. | Order |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical purpose of “An Indian’ Looking Glass for the White Man” ? |
| A. | Critic the way white people’s society treats people of color wrong. |
| B. | Making peace |
| C. | Working together |
| D. | both B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Which of the following is NOT a feature or characteristics of Emily Dickinson’s poetry ? |
| A. | Mysterious |
| B. | Slant Rhymes |
| C. | True Rhymes |
| D. | No titles |
| Answer» D. No titles | |
| 59. |
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian autobiography genre ? |
| A. | Birth |
| B. | Assimilation |
| C. | Sovereignty |
| D. | Religious in nature |
| Answer» D. Religious in nature | |
| 60. |
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Enlightenment ? |
| A. | Reason |
| B. | Deism |
| C. | Political |
| D. | Skepticism |
| Answer» D. Skepticism | |
| 61. |
Which of the following is not a cultural myth we attribute to those earliest Massachusetts colonial settlements at Plymouth and Massachusetts ? |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Brother love/charity |
| C. | US Exceptionalism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Which of the following is a true statement about Romanticism ? |
| A. | Interest in the common man |
| B. | Celebration of the individual |
| C. | Age of reason |
| D. | Both A and B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
Which of the following describes the precolonial era’s literature styles ? |
| A. | Pamphlets, poetry, novels, short stories |
| B. | Novels, poetry, dramas, histories |
| C. | Literary magazines, poetry, novels, short stories |
| D. | Narratives and poetry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
Which of the following best defines the Enlightenment movement ? |
| A. | Age of reason |
| B. | Political thinking |
| C. | Celebration of individual |
| D. | Philosophical movment |
| Answer» B. Political thinking | |
| 65. |
Which of the following animals seem to represent strength and courage for the Eskimos ? |
| A. | Horse |
| B. | Fox |
| C. | Eagle |
| D. | Deer |
| Answer» D. Deer | |
| 66. |
Which member of the corn clan could not overlook the wrondoings of the rest of the clan ? |
| A. | The youngest member |
| B. | The oldest member |
| C. | The priest’s son |
| D. | The chief’s son |
| Answer» D. The chief’s son | |
| 67. |
Which is one of the five tenants of Puritanism ? |
| A. | Total equality |
| B. | Unconditional love |
| C. | Individualism |
| D. | Irresistible grace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Which definition below best defines Transcendentalism ? |
| A. | Reason |
| B. | Individualism |
| C. | Political thinking, philosophical, and social movement |
| D. | Deism, skepticism |
| Answer» D. Deism, skepticism | |
| 69. |
Which character in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” directly opposes the Fugitive Slave Law ? |
| A. | Senator Bird |
| B. | Mrs. Bird |
| C. | St. Clare |
| D. | Haley |
| Answer» C. St. Clare | |
| 70. |
Which American writer won the Nobel Prize in 1930 ? |
| A. | Sinclair Lewis |
| B. | Upton Sinclair |
| C. | John Steinbeck |
| D. | Raymond Chandler |
| Answer» B. Upton Sinclair | |
| 71. |
Which American President reportedly referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as “the little lady who made this big war” ? |
| A. | George Washington |
| B. | John Adams |
| C. | Abraham Lincoln |
| D. | John. F. Kennedy |
| Answer» D. John. F. Kennedy | |
| 72. |
Which American poet is hailed as the representative poet of America ? |
| A. | Robert Frost |
| B. | R. W. Emerson |
| C. | Walt Whitman |
| D. | Edgar Allen Poe |
| Answer» D. Edgar Allen Poe | |
| 73. |
Where does Tom first meet Eva ? |
| A. | In New Orleans |
| B. | On a ferry |
| C. | In Memphis |
| D. | On a river boat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
Where does Senator Bird take Eliza and Harry ? |
| A. | To a Congregationalist community |
| B. | To a Methodist community |
| C. | To a Quaker settlement |
| D. | To Philadelphia |
| Answer» D. To Philadelphia | |
| 75. |
When there was a momentary calm in that tempestuous sea of sound, the leader gave the sign, the procession resumed its march. On they went, like fiends that throng in mockery around some dead potentate, mighty no more, but majestic still in his agony. On they went, in counterfeited pomp, in senseless uproar, in frenzied merriment, trampling all on an old man’s heart. This is______________? |
| A. | Historical fiction |
| B. | A fairy tale |
| C. | An autobiography |
| D. | A detective story |
| Answer» B. A fairy tale | |
| 76. |
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_______________? |
| A. | A slave |
| B. | A Transcendentalist |
| C. | The son of itinerant actors |
| D. | An indentured servant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
When the child finds that issues cannot be resolved in 30 minutes he______________? |
| A. | will adjust with reality |
| B. | becomes adamant and disillusioned |
| C. | will find sources elsewhere |
| D. | resigns to reality |
| Answer» C. will find sources elsewhere | |
| 78. |
“When I was 16 years of age, we heard a Strange Rumor among the English, that there were Extraordinary Ministers preaching from Place to Place and Strange Concern among the White People. This was in the Spring of the Year. … After I was awakened & converted, I went to all the meetings, I could come at; & Continued under Trouble of Mind about 6 months; at which time I began to Learn the English letters; got me a Primer, and used to go to my English Neighbours frequently for Assistant in reading…”? |
| A. | Samson Occcum |
| B. | John Winthrop |
| C. | Benjamin Franklin |
| D. | Mayflower Compact |
| Answer» B. John Winthrop | |
| 79. |
when did william Faulkner get nobel prize for literature ? |
| A. | A-1941 |
| B. | B-1949 |
| C. | C-1945 |
| D. | D-1938 |
| Answer» C. C-1945 | |
| 80. |
When did Hemingway receive the Nobel Prize for Literature ? |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1954 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 81. |
What writing describes the death of two settlers at the hands of 300 bowmen ? |
| A. | General History of Virginia |
| B. | Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves |
| C. | Walum Olum |
| D. | Beowulf |
| Answer» B. Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves | |
| 82. |
What was the original title of Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea ? |
| A. | Fiesta |
| B. | The Assistant |
| C. | The Sea in Being |
| D. | Farewell to Arms |
| Answer» D. Farewell to Arms | |
| 83. |
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact ? |
| A. | Establish a new government |
| B. | first agreement on self governing |
| C. | Religious freedom |
| D. | Sovereignty |
| Answer» C. Religious freedom | |
| 84. |
What was one theme in the period of independence ____________? |
| A. | national identity |
| B. | political conflicts |
| C. | urban and european vs indigenous and rural |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
What vice does Tom attempt to convince Augustine Clare to renounce ? |
| A. | gambling |
| B. | drinking |
| C. | bribery |
| D. | lying |
| Answer» D. lying | |
| 86. |
What type of myth is the tale “The Jealous Uncle” ? |
| A. | Origin tale |
| B. | Trickster tale |
| C. | Hero tale |
| D. | A fable |
| Answer» D. A fable | |
| 87. |
What term describes Cassy’s racial heritage ? |
| A. | Quadroon |
| B. | Mulatto |
| C. | Octoroon |
| D. | Hectoroon |
| Answer» C. Octoroon | |
| 88. |
What story tells how Squanto taught the settler to grow corn, procure commodities and fish ? |
| A. | General History of Virginia |
| B. | Puritan Sermons |
| C. | The story of Plymouth Plantation |
| D. | Pride and Prejudice |
| Answer» D. Pride and Prejudice | |
| 89. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significant of Maria Stewart ? |
| A. | First African American woman to speak to a mixed audience |
| B. | First African American to publish life writing Most popular native American writer |
| C. | Most popular slave narrative |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. First African American to publish life writing Most popular native American writer | |
| 90. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of William Bradford ? |
| A. | Created spiritual Diary |
| B. | Non-Separating puritan |
| C. | Separating puritan |
| D. | both A and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Walt Whitman ? |
| A. | Father of free verse |
| B. | Father of American Poetry |
| C. | Circumference |
| D. | Both A and B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Thoreau ? |
| A. | Father of Free verse |
| B. | Father of american poetry |
| C. | Self-reliance |
| D. | Father of American Liteature |
| Answer» D. Father of American Liteature | |
| 93. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Samuel Sewall ? |
| A. | Anti-Slavery |
| B. | Father of american poetry |
| C. | Pro Slavery |
| D. | Father of American Liteature |
| Answer» B. Father of american poetry | |
| 94. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Samon Occum ? |
| A. | Indian autobiography |
| B. | Most popular slave narrative |
| C. | First african american to speak to mixed audience |
| D. | None of the aboveE. All of the above |
| Answer» B. Most popular slave narrative | |
| 95. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Nathaniel Hawthorne ? |
| A. | Popular early nosiest |
| B. | Romantisum |
| C. | Scarlett letter |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of John Winthrop ? |
| A. | American myths |
| B. | non separating puritan |
| C. | City upon a hill |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of John Saffin ? |
| A. | Anti-Slavery |
| B. | Father of american poetry |
| C. | Pro Slavery |
| D. | Father of American Liteature |
| Answer» D. Father of American Liteature | |
| 98. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Frederick Douglass ? |
| A. | Indian Autobiography |
| B. | Father of free verse |
| C. | Father of American poetry |
| D. | Most popular slave narrative |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Emily Dickinson ? |
| A. | oversoul |
| B. | Slant Rhyme |
| C. | True Rhyme |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. True Rhyme | |
| 100. |
What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Emerson ? |
| A. | Father of Free verse |
| B. | Father of american poetry |
| C. | Pro Slavery |
| D. | Father of American Liteature |
| Answer» E. | |