American Lit Exam Trivia

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American Lit Exam Trivia

• 2009

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Question 1

• Which of the following is true concerning the
  impact of the Walum Olum?
• A) helped keep in touch with past
• B) formed identity and established
• historical framework
• C) celebrated supernatural forces
• D) all of the above

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Answer 1

• D) all of the above

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Question 2

• What is referred to as the single most important
  source of information about the Pilgrims and the
  Plymouth Colony?
• A) Bible
• B) Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God
• C) Of Plymouth Plantation

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Answer 2

• C) Of Plymouth Plantation

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Question 3

• John Proctors inability to remember the
• adultery commandment is an example of what
• literary device?

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Answer 3

• Irony

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Question 4

• What literary device, or persuasive strategy,
  does Henry uses in his Speech to the Virginia
  Convention to build a connection with the
  audience and project a tone of confidence?
• A) rhetorical question
• B) inverted syntax
• C) couplet

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Answer 4

• A) rhetorical question

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Question 5

• Trust thyself every heart vibrates to that iron
  string is in keeping with the characteristics
  of the Romantic Period because man is placing an
  emphasis on self-examination for the purposes of
• A) purifying ones soul
• B) improving ones mind
• C) assessing ones inner feelings and emotions

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Answer 5

• C) assessing ones inner feelings and emotions

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Question 6

• In Dickinsons poem, Because I Could Not Stop
  for Death, she uses _____________ to describe
  death as a man.

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Answer 6

• Personification

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Question 7

• When Hester tells Chillingworth she will reveal
  his identity, it is an act of
• A) cowardice
• B) responsibility
• C) revenge

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Answer 7

• B) responsibility

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Question 8

• APA papers must have
• A) Title page, Running Header, Main Body,
• References
• B) Title page, Running Header, Main Body
• C) Title page, Main Body, References

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Answer 8

• A) Title page, Running Header, Main Body,
• References

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Question 9

• What is the major influence found in Native
  American literature because it controls their way
  of life?

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Answer 9

• Nature

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Question 10

• Who helped spark the Great Awakening with his
  sermons in the Colonial Period?

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Answer 10

• Jonathan Edwards

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Question 11

• In The Crucible, she tried to stop the trials and
  then charged Proctor.

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Answer 11

• Mary Warren

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Question 12

• The three concepts (life, liberty, and the
  pursuit of happiness) promised to Americans in
  the Declaration of Independence are considered
  ___________ because they cannot be taken away.

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Answer 12

• unalienable

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Question 13

• After removing himself from society to live in
  harmony with nature, why did Thoreau decide to
  return to the society he had chosen to escape?
• A) to bring structure and routine into his
• life
• B) to reform society
• C) to reject simplicity for materialism

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Answer 13

• B) to reform society

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Question 14

• In Young Goodman Brown, the pastor of Salem
  preaching on Sunday morning and heading into the
  forest to participate in a Satanic ceremony is an
  example of
• A) Hypocrisy
• B) Conformity
• C) Self-examination

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Answer 14

• A) Hypocrisy

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Question 15

• Dimmesdales immediate reaction to the truth
  about Chillingworths identity is to
• A) feel like a ghost
• B) feel horror and anger
• C) free himself from guilt
• D)prepare to separate himself from Chillingworth

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Answer 15

• B) feel horror and anger

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Question 16

• In-text citations are optional if you have a
  reference or works cited page.
• A) True
• B) False

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Answer 16

• B) False

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Question 17

• Native Americans primarily use stories to
• A) teach a lesson
• B) pass the time
• C) convey practical information
• D) both a and c

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Answer 17

• D) both a and c

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Question 18

• What was the purpose of the popular type of
  sermon given by Edwards and other ministers
  during the Great Awakening? (What was he trying
  to persuade the audience to do?)
• A) live simply
• B) practice self-examination
• C) ) help sinners realize horror of sin and
  accept Christ

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Answer 18

• C) ) help sinners realize horror of sin and
  accept Christ

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Question 19

• Why does Proctor confess to an affair with
  Abigail Williams?
• A) to save his wife
• B) to cleanse his soul of guilt
• C) to discredit Abigail
• D) all of the above

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Answer 19

• D) all of the above

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Question 20

• Who is considered the most persuasive writer
• of the American Revolution because of his skills
  
• in oratory?

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Answer 20

• Patrick Henry

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Question 21

• The Romantic Period was also referred to as
  __________.

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Answer 21

• New England Renaissance

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Question 22

• __________ is an example of a narrative poem we
  have read this semester.

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Answer 22

• The Raven

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Question 23

• When Goodman Brown saw the man who led him to the
  meeting, what did he notice about the mans
  staff?
• A) Nothing, it was just a plain stick
• B) It looked like a black snake
• C) It was made of metal

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Answer 23

• B) It looked like a black snake

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Question 24

• Hester Prynne returns to Boston to live out the
  end of her life because she
• A) is a prophetess
• B) could do the most good there
• C) is seemingly bound to the scene of her crime
• D) is required by the magistrates to stay there

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Answer 24

• C) is seemingly bound to the scene of her crime

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Question 25

• Which of the following is NOT a cycle found in
  Native American literature?
• A) changing seasons
• B) life
• C) migration patterns

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Answer 25

• C) migration patterns

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Question 26

• Who is celebrated for being the first American
  poet?

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Answer 26

• Anne Bradstreet

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Question 27

• Why does the Rev. Parris become uneasy
• about the executions?
• A) rumors of rebellion
• B) he found a dagger in his door
• C) he knows the trials are a farce
  (fake) D) all of these

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Answer 27

• D) all of these

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Question 28

• What right was punishable, because it had not yet
  been established, in The Autobiography of
  Benjamin Franklin?
• A) pursuit of happiness
• B) separation of church and state
• C) freedom of the press

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Answer 28

• C) freedom of the press

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Question 29

• Who is considered the father of the short story
  because of his success with gothic tales?

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Answer 29

• Edgar Allen Poe

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Question 30

• As she returns from playing in the forest, Pearl
  shows pleasure when
• A) she sees her image in the brook
• B) she sees the scarlet letter by the brook
• C) her mother pins the scarlet letter on again
• D) the minister kisses her

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Answer 30

• C) her mother pins the scarlet letter on again