Post by Elle Rush on Mar 23, 2003 1:37:07 GMT -5
I was looking for a Nathaniel Hawthorne poem for Miranda, when I came across this Literature Test.. how many do you know?
American Literature
Questions:
1. This author is usually credited with the emergence of the short story as a distinct literary genre.
a. Edgar Allen Poe
b. Washington Irving
c. William Cullen Bryant
d. Ambrose Bierce
2. Poe uses the literary element of ________ in much of his work.
a. disillusionment
b. atmosphere
c. personification
d. paradox
3. A novel is best described as a long work of fiction which contains:
a. a complicated plot
b. many major and minor characters
c. significant theme
d. all of the above
4. ________ is the earliest well known American author of a novel.
a. Herman Melville
b. Ernest Hemingway
c. James Fenimore Cooper
d. Mark Twain
5. Which of the following is an example of a novella?
a. The Old Man and the Sea
b. The Scarlett Letter
c. Huckleberry Finn
d. The Invisible Man
6. ________ best describes a the characteristics of a short story:
a. tends to reveal a character at a crucial moment
b. can have many characters
c. has a simpler plot and setting than a novel
d. both a and c
7. What native American piece from the Delaware tribe marks the beginning of American Literature?
a. "Spring Song"
b. The Walam Olum
c. The Iriquios Constitution
d. "From the House of Magic"
8. Who wrote Of Plymouth Plantation?
a. James Adams
b. William Bradstreet
c. John Smith
d. William Bradford
9. The first American woman to reflect Puritan values in her poetry was:
a. Phyllis Wheatley
b. Anne Bradstreet
c. Anne Hutchinson
d. Abigail Adams
10. A type of poetry that is brief and expresses the authors thoughts and feelings is:
a. epic poetry
b. lyric poetry
c. dramatic prose
d. ode
11. This work gives a historical account of the pilgrims first months in America and their relationships with the Native Americans:
a. The General History of Virginia
b. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
c. Of Plymouth Plantation
d. none of the above
12. Choose the statement that best fits the theme of Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666"
a. It is wrong to be materialistic
b. It hurts to lose the things you treasure
c. God's ways aren't always understood, but accepted
d. All of the above
13. What Massachusetts minister wrote his famous fire and brimstone sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God":
a. Jonathan Edwards
b. John Smith
c. William Bradford
d. John Adams
14. What themes carry throughout much of Nathaniel Hawthorne's writings:
a. tolerance
b. original sin
c. guilt
d. b and c
15. The "Puritan Ethic" is best described by which of the following:
a. hard work
b. self-discipline
c. freedom of expression
d. a and b
16. Early American literature was largely:
a. fiction
b. political
c. drama
d. anti-religious
17. Much of Puritan literature reflects on the idea of original sin. Original sin is best described as:
a. sin following all human beings as a result of Adam's sin
b. sin committed by one's parents
c. sin committed by one as a child
d. sin committed by each human being
18. "These are the times that try men's souls." is a quote from which work:
a. Poor Richard's Almanac, Benjamin Franklin
b. "The Declaration of Independence", Thomas Jefferson
c. The Crisis #1, Thomas Paine
d. "To His Excellency, George Washington", Phyllis Wheatley
19. Who wrote The Autobiography, a list of 13 virtues for moral perfection?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Patrick Henry
d. Thomas Paine
20. What kind of classic poetry did Phyllis Wheatley mimic in her poem "To His Excellency, George Washington"?
a. Shakespearean Sonnet
b. Greek Epic Poetry
c. Petrarchan Sonnet
d. None of the above
21. Which early American woman wrote letters to her politically important husband stressing the importance of women's rights and her opposition to slavery?
a. Phyllis Wheatley
b. Anne Hutchinson
c. Abigail Adams
d. Anne Bradstreet
22. Who wrote "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis"
a. Washington Irving
b. Edgar Allen Poe
c. Tom Walker
d. William Cullen Bryant
23. Who was the first American writer to obtain international fame by rewriting European folk tales and making them American?
a. Washington Irving
b. Tom Walker
c. William Cullen Bryant
d. Edgar Allen Poe
24. Who is responsible for the short story becoming a popular genre?
a. Washington Irving
b. Tom Walker
c. William Cullen Bryant
d. Edgar Allen Poe
25. Which of the following did Ralph Waldo Emerson write?
a. "Self-Reliance"
b. "Brahma"
c. "Nature"
d. All of the above
26. Which is characteristic of the short story?
a. has a simpler plot and setting than a novel
b. tends to reveal a character through a crucial moment
c. develops a character through many incidents
d. a and b
27. A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the explanation of natural scientific occurrences:
a. narrative
b. legend
c. myth
d. fairy tale
28. A traditional story that typically reflects a societies values through a character and his/her adventures:
a. narrative
b. legend
c. myth
d. fairy tale
29. A form of nonfiction where a person tells his/her own life story:
a. ballad
b. autobiography
c. biography
d. journal
30. A form of nonfiction where an author tells the life story of another individual:
a. ballad
b. autobiography
c. biography
d. legend
31. A short nonfiction work written to address a specific subject:
a. exposition
b. elegy
c. narration
d. essay
32. The Revolutionary period in literature ranged from:
a. 1776-1780
b. 1775-1800
c. 1492-1776
d. 1750-1800
33. The Harlem Renaissance, a time when African American artists were centered in Harlem, New York, took place in what decade?
a. 1920's
b. 1930's
c. 1940's
d. 1950's
34. A literary movement that began in the 19th century where writers focused on and wrote about the actual, not the imagined or the imaginative.
a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Transendentalism
35. This literary movement expressed the belief that man is manipulated by natural laws out of their control.
a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Transendentalism
36. A literary and philosophical movement that was based on the belief that man could live more through his experiences rather than relying on his logic and that divinity was present in nature.
a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Transendentalism
37. Who wrote Walden and "Civil Disobedience"?
a. Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. Nathaniel Hawthorne
c. Herman Melville
d. Henry David Thoreau
38. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote which of the following:
a. Rappuccini's Daughter
b. The Scarlet Letter
c. The Minister
d. both a and b
39. Who is a main character in Herman Melville's Moby Dick?
a. Ishmael
b. Queequeg
c. Starbuck
d. All of the above
40. This poet's work was often criticized for being optimistic and sentimental, he/she wrote "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Courtship of Miles Standish", and "The Song of Hiawatha":
a. Emily Dickinson
b. Oliver Wendell Holmes
c. James Russell Lowell
d. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
41. Often noted for her unconventional style, Emily Dickinson is known for her poem(s) such as:
a. "Hampton Beach"
b. "I Felt a Funeral in My Brain"
c. "Snowbound"
d. All of the above
42. A type of African American folk song dating back to times of slavery:
a. ballad
b. spiritual
c. folk ballad
d. refrain
43. Which line begins Abraham Lincoln's "The Gettysburg Address"?
a. Four score and seven years ago. . .
b. Now we are engaged in a great civil war. . .
c. The world will note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
d. . . .that we highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. . .
44. Who wrote "Song of Myself"?
a. Robert E. Lee
b. Mark Twain
c. Walt Whitman
d. none of the above
45. What was Mark Twain's given name?
a. Mark Clemens
b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens
c. Hannibal Clemens
d. None of the above
46. Who wrote Innocents Abroad?
a. Walt Whitman
b. Henry James
c. Ambrose Bierce
d. Mark Twain
47. Mark Twain took terms from what profession to get his pen name?
a. riverboat pilot
b. sailor
c. journalist
d. lecturer
48. Who wrote "The Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge"?
a. Walt Whitman
b. Henry James
c. Ambrose Bierce
d. Mark Twain
49. What story did Kate Chopin write?
a. "A Pair of Silk Stockings"
b. O Pioneers!
c. "The Awakening"
d. Both a and c
American Literature
Questions:
1. This author is usually credited with the emergence of the short story as a distinct literary genre.
a. Edgar Allen Poe
b. Washington Irving
c. William Cullen Bryant
d. Ambrose Bierce
2. Poe uses the literary element of ________ in much of his work.
a. disillusionment
b. atmosphere
c. personification
d. paradox
3. A novel is best described as a long work of fiction which contains:
a. a complicated plot
b. many major and minor characters
c. significant theme
d. all of the above
4. ________ is the earliest well known American author of a novel.
a. Herman Melville
b. Ernest Hemingway
c. James Fenimore Cooper
d. Mark Twain
5. Which of the following is an example of a novella?
a. The Old Man and the Sea
b. The Scarlett Letter
c. Huckleberry Finn
d. The Invisible Man
6. ________ best describes a the characteristics of a short story:
a. tends to reveal a character at a crucial moment
b. can have many characters
c. has a simpler plot and setting than a novel
d. both a and c
7. What native American piece from the Delaware tribe marks the beginning of American Literature?
a. "Spring Song"
b. The Walam Olum
c. The Iriquios Constitution
d. "From the House of Magic"
8. Who wrote Of Plymouth Plantation?
a. James Adams
b. William Bradstreet
c. John Smith
d. William Bradford
9. The first American woman to reflect Puritan values in her poetry was:
a. Phyllis Wheatley
b. Anne Bradstreet
c. Anne Hutchinson
d. Abigail Adams
10. A type of poetry that is brief and expresses the authors thoughts and feelings is:
a. epic poetry
b. lyric poetry
c. dramatic prose
d. ode
11. This work gives a historical account of the pilgrims first months in America and their relationships with the Native Americans:
a. The General History of Virginia
b. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
c. Of Plymouth Plantation
d. none of the above
12. Choose the statement that best fits the theme of Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666"
a. It is wrong to be materialistic
b. It hurts to lose the things you treasure
c. God's ways aren't always understood, but accepted
d. All of the above
13. What Massachusetts minister wrote his famous fire and brimstone sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God":
a. Jonathan Edwards
b. John Smith
c. William Bradford
d. John Adams
14. What themes carry throughout much of Nathaniel Hawthorne's writings:
a. tolerance
b. original sin
c. guilt
d. b and c
15. The "Puritan Ethic" is best described by which of the following:
a. hard work
b. self-discipline
c. freedom of expression
d. a and b
16. Early American literature was largely:
a. fiction
b. political
c. drama
d. anti-religious
17. Much of Puritan literature reflects on the idea of original sin. Original sin is best described as:
a. sin following all human beings as a result of Adam's sin
b. sin committed by one's parents
c. sin committed by one as a child
d. sin committed by each human being
18. "These are the times that try men's souls." is a quote from which work:
a. Poor Richard's Almanac, Benjamin Franklin
b. "The Declaration of Independence", Thomas Jefferson
c. The Crisis #1, Thomas Paine
d. "To His Excellency, George Washington", Phyllis Wheatley
19. Who wrote The Autobiography, a list of 13 virtues for moral perfection?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Patrick Henry
d. Thomas Paine
20. What kind of classic poetry did Phyllis Wheatley mimic in her poem "To His Excellency, George Washington"?
a. Shakespearean Sonnet
b. Greek Epic Poetry
c. Petrarchan Sonnet
d. None of the above
21. Which early American woman wrote letters to her politically important husband stressing the importance of women's rights and her opposition to slavery?
a. Phyllis Wheatley
b. Anne Hutchinson
c. Abigail Adams
d. Anne Bradstreet
22. Who wrote "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis"
a. Washington Irving
b. Edgar Allen Poe
c. Tom Walker
d. William Cullen Bryant
23. Who was the first American writer to obtain international fame by rewriting European folk tales and making them American?
a. Washington Irving
b. Tom Walker
c. William Cullen Bryant
d. Edgar Allen Poe
24. Who is responsible for the short story becoming a popular genre?
a. Washington Irving
b. Tom Walker
c. William Cullen Bryant
d. Edgar Allen Poe
25. Which of the following did Ralph Waldo Emerson write?
a. "Self-Reliance"
b. "Brahma"
c. "Nature"
d. All of the above
26. Which is characteristic of the short story?
a. has a simpler plot and setting than a novel
b. tends to reveal a character through a crucial moment
c. develops a character through many incidents
d. a and b
27. A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the explanation of natural scientific occurrences:
a. narrative
b. legend
c. myth
d. fairy tale
28. A traditional story that typically reflects a societies values through a character and his/her adventures:
a. narrative
b. legend
c. myth
d. fairy tale
29. A form of nonfiction where a person tells his/her own life story:
a. ballad
b. autobiography
c. biography
d. journal
30. A form of nonfiction where an author tells the life story of another individual:
a. ballad
b. autobiography
c. biography
d. legend
31. A short nonfiction work written to address a specific subject:
a. exposition
b. elegy
c. narration
d. essay
32. The Revolutionary period in literature ranged from:
a. 1776-1780
b. 1775-1800
c. 1492-1776
d. 1750-1800
33. The Harlem Renaissance, a time when African American artists were centered in Harlem, New York, took place in what decade?
a. 1920's
b. 1930's
c. 1940's
d. 1950's
34. A literary movement that began in the 19th century where writers focused on and wrote about the actual, not the imagined or the imaginative.
a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Transendentalism
35. This literary movement expressed the belief that man is manipulated by natural laws out of their control.
a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Transendentalism
36. A literary and philosophical movement that was based on the belief that man could live more through his experiences rather than relying on his logic and that divinity was present in nature.
a. Romanticism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Transendentalism
37. Who wrote Walden and "Civil Disobedience"?
a. Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. Nathaniel Hawthorne
c. Herman Melville
d. Henry David Thoreau
38. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote which of the following:
a. Rappuccini's Daughter
b. The Scarlet Letter
c. The Minister
d. both a and b
39. Who is a main character in Herman Melville's Moby Dick?
a. Ishmael
b. Queequeg
c. Starbuck
d. All of the above
40. This poet's work was often criticized for being optimistic and sentimental, he/she wrote "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Courtship of Miles Standish", and "The Song of Hiawatha":
a. Emily Dickinson
b. Oliver Wendell Holmes
c. James Russell Lowell
d. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
41. Often noted for her unconventional style, Emily Dickinson is known for her poem(s) such as:
a. "Hampton Beach"
b. "I Felt a Funeral in My Brain"
c. "Snowbound"
d. All of the above
42. A type of African American folk song dating back to times of slavery:
a. ballad
b. spiritual
c. folk ballad
d. refrain
43. Which line begins Abraham Lincoln's "The Gettysburg Address"?
a. Four score and seven years ago. . .
b. Now we are engaged in a great civil war. . .
c. The world will note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
d. . . .that we highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. . .
44. Who wrote "Song of Myself"?
a. Robert E. Lee
b. Mark Twain
c. Walt Whitman
d. none of the above
45. What was Mark Twain's given name?
a. Mark Clemens
b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens
c. Hannibal Clemens
d. None of the above
46. Who wrote Innocents Abroad?
a. Walt Whitman
b. Henry James
c. Ambrose Bierce
d. Mark Twain
47. Mark Twain took terms from what profession to get his pen name?
a. riverboat pilot
b. sailor
c. journalist
d. lecturer
48. Who wrote "The Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge"?
a. Walt Whitman
b. Henry James
c. Ambrose Bierce
d. Mark Twain
49. What story did Kate Chopin write?
a. "A Pair of Silk Stockings"
b. O Pioneers!
c. "The Awakening"
d. Both a and c
