American Literature Quiz

Which poet is known for writing the first major American epic poem, The Columbiad?

• Joel Barlow

• Charles Brockden Brown

• Timothy Dwight

• Phillip Freneau

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Who is the author of The Secret History of the Line, a satirical account of the Virginia-North Carolina boundary survey?

• William Byrd II

• Jonathan Edwards

• John Trumbull

• Charles Brockden Brown

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Which work by Charles Brockden Brown explores themes of Gothic horror, psychological horror, and madness?

• Edgar Huntly

• Wieland

• The Wild Honeysuckle

• The Day of Doom

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Which poet is known for his poem The British Prison Ship, which commemorates American prisoners during the Revolutionary War?

• Phillip Freneau

• Charles Brockden Brown

• Jonathan Edwards

• William Byrd II

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Which poet is known for his works reflecting the ethos of the American Revolution, including M’Fingal?

• Joel Barlow

• John Trumbull

• Charles Brockden Brown

• Phillis Wheatley

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Which work by Jonathan Edwards focused on the idea of human depravity and the need for salvation through grace?

• Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

• The Freedom of the Will

• The Tenth Muse

• The Vision of Columbus

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Which of the following is a captivity narrative by Mary Rowlandson detailing her experience during King Philip’s War?

• The Sovereignty and Goodness of God

• The Day of Doom

• The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

• The Secret History of the Line

Which writer is most famous for their poetry collection Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral?

• Susanna Rowson

• Anne Bradstreet

• Phillis Wheatley

• Jonathan Edwards

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Which of the following works is written by Anne Bradstreet, reflecting personal devotion and the challenges of a Puritan woman's life?

• The Tenth Muse

• The Sovereignty and Goodness of God

• The History of the Dividing Line

• Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Which work by Susanna Rowson was a popular novel in early America, reflecting on the challenges of a young woman in a moral society?

• Charlotte Temple

• The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

• Wieland

• M’Fingal

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