A. The devastation of the indies
B. Flor Y Canto
C. A Very Old Man with Enormous wings
D. Hopskotch
Related Mcqs:
- This checkmark diagram represents the plot structure for what genre of early American writing ?
A. Slave narrative
B. Indian autobiography
C. Sermon
D. Trancendentalism - Which of Uncle Tom’s personal characteristics guided his interactions with others and his responses to his circumstances ?
A. His gentle and soft-spoken nature
B. His honesty and deep devotion to God
C. His overwhelming fear of violence
D. His ability to hide his rebellious nature. - The ambitious spirits of his brother chieftain Sassacus, had ever aspired to dominion over the allied tribes – and immediately after the appearance of the English, the same temper was manifest in a jealousy of their encroachments. He employed all his art and influence and authority, to unite the tribes for the extirpation of the dangerous invaders. Mononotto, on the contrary, averse to all hostility, and foreseeing no danger from them, was the advocate of a hospitable reception, and pacific conduct. What does “extirpation” mean ?
A. Execution
B. Going to extremes
C. Extermination
D. Expatriating - 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 - I would not have it imagined, however, that he was one of those cruel potentates of the school, who joy in the smart of their subjects; on the contrary, he administered justice with discrimination rather than severity; taking the burthen off the backs of the weak, and laying it on those of the strong. What is the meaning of the word “smart” in this context ?
A. Stupidity
B. Silliness
C. Pain
D. Intelligence - This is the name of the report by Cotton Mather about the trial accusing Martha Carrier of witchcraft_______________?
A. The Burning of Our House
B. The Story of Plymouth Plantation
C. Sinners in the Hand
D. The Wonders of the Invisible World - “And then hopped sidewise to the Wall”. Here the poet personifies the bird as a______________?
A. Predator
B. Gentleman
C. Hierarchical views of man
D. Protector - 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 - Miniver Cheevy’s name satirically hints at his_________________?
A. a minimalist achievements in life
B. magnanimous life style
C. brave approach to life
D. hard work and sensitivity towards the society - Occom says he was discriminated against as a missionary and minister. What proof does he present to illustrate the unfair treatment of Native American ministers ?
A. Establishment of puritans
B. Establishment of autobiography
C. Establishment of Indian praying towns
D. Establishment of self- reliance
