American Literature Mcqs for Preparation

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

The term Beat Generation comes from______________?

A. Beat to his size
B. Beat to his stomach
C. Beat to his socks
D. Beat to his Shoe

Who was the first black woman who win the Nobel Prize for Literature ?

A. Toni Morrison
B. Jane Austin
C. Ann Petry
D. Frances Harper

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

A language come into existence when_____________?

A. there is brutal necessity
B. there are speakers of the language
C. ancient elements force to become a language
D. a new language id discovered

Who wrote Mending wall ?

A. Carl Sanburg
B. T.S. Eliot
C. E.e cummings
D. Robert Lee Forst

Pre-colonial theme ?

A. religious stories
B. creation stories
C. A and B
D. None of the above

Unmoved – she notes the Chariots – pausing – At her low Gate – Unmoved – an Emperor be kneeling Upon her Mat – I’ve known her – from an ample nation – Then – close the Valves of her attention – Like Stone – What does ample mean ?

A. Menacing
B. Large or abundant
C. Fearful and gracious
D. Beautiful

gave a hint of the rich culture that was forgotten________________?

A. The life of the Indians
B. The influence of the missionaries in lives of the Indians
C. Reported speech poems
D. Narratives captivity

What did the family do to protect the children from the uncle ?

A. They dressed the boys like girls and told them to behave as girls do
B. They locked the uncle away until the children were old enough to protect themselves
C. They dressed the girls like boys and told them to behave as boys do
D. They formed a mob and chased the uncle out of the village

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