Quiz on Enlightenment and American Literature

Which author wrote 'Gulliver's Travels'?

• Jonathan Swift

• Mary Shelley

• Henry Fielding

• Daniel Defoe

What is the main focus of Mary Wollstonecraft's writing?

• Rationalism

• Feminism

• Individualism

• Romanticism

Which literary movement is characterized by a focus on African American creativity?

• Harlem Renaissance

• Modernism

• Transcendentalism

• Realism

What is the primary theme of 'The Scarlet Letter'?

• Social criticism

• War

• Nature

• Romance

Below are prominent authors in American literature, except...

• Emily Dickinson

• Langston Hughes

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Daniel Defoe

Who is known for the novel 'Adam Bede'?

• Jane Austen

• Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot)

• Emily Bronte

• Charlotte Bronte

What does the term 'individualism' refer to in the context of Enlightenment?

• Focus on collective rights

• Emphasis on human rights and individual liberty

• Rejection of rational thought

• Support for monarchy

Which author is associated with the theme of self-reliance in their work?

• Stephen Crane

• Henry James

• Mark Twain

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is the main subject of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'?

• Religious authority

• American independence

• Social norms

• Individualism

Which of the following is a characteristic of American Romanticism?

• Support for monarchy

• Rejection of emotion

• Emphasis on nature and individualism

• Focus on industrialization