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Quiz 5

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

In "The Mystery of Heroism" which provides the greatest motivation for Collins to get the water?

a)

He wants to help the wounded officer.

b)

He will die of thirst if he does not get a drink soon.

c)

He helps the other men regain their fighting spirit.

d)

He does not want to be teased by the other soldiers.

e)

He wanted to receive the Purple Heart

2.

In "The Mystery of Heroism" which of the following statements about Collins's mission is true.

a)

The captain orders Collins to go.

b)

Collins is taking an unnecessary risk.

c)

The men are depending on Collins.

d)

Collins was afraid before he went on the mission.

e)

Collins wanted to die and was hoping that he would not make it back to his group

3.

The gallant heroism and adventure of romanticism was soon replaced by a more honest, unsentimental style known as what?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Regionalism

c)

Nonfiction

d)

Idealism

e)

Realism

4.

The bleak aftermath of the Civil War was more accurately portrayed by realistic writers _______ and ______.

a)

Stephen Crane and Ambrose Bierce

b)

Jack London and Walt Whitman

c)

Emily Dickinson and Ambrose Bierce

d)

Charles Sumner and Stephen Crane

e)

Charles Becker and Dora Tate

5.

Who was the best example of a regional writer during this period?

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Herman Melville

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

Frederick Douglas

e)

Henry James

6.

Which of the writers below served as a Colonel in the Union Army?

a)

Trent Reznick

b)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Stephen Crane

e)

Ambrose Bierce

7.

Who wrote The Red Badge of Courage in 1895?

a)

Tennessee Williams

b)

John Smith

c)

Ambrose Bierce

d)

Stephen Crane

e)

Mark Twain

8.

In "Life on the Mississippi" what did the river represent to the boys in the story?

a)

A gigantic source of potential destruction.

b)

The worst pollution of the time.

c)

A gateway to freedom and adventure.

d)

Proof that God exists.

e)

A place to cool off from the hot summer.

9.

What was Mark Twain's "greatest boyhood dream"?

a)

to be a steamboat captain

b)

to date a Hawaiian girl

c)

to write a best selling novel

d)

to be rich and famous

e)

To die wealthy

10.

The American Realism movement covered the years

a)

before the Revolutionary War

b)

before the war of 1812

c)

before the Civil War

d)

after the Revolutionary War

e)

after the Civil War

11.

In regards to "War is Kind" choose the best objective summary of the main idea of the poem.

a)

The poem discusses why war is kind and uses solid evidence to prove so

b)

The poem is about the kindness of killing a badly wounded man so he is no longer suffering

c)

The poem is about why war is good and people should go enlist in the army because it is patriotic

d)

The poem details why war can be a good thing

e)

The poem is about why this person believes war is not kind and why people should be sad about war

12.

Characters in Realist writing were

a)

Extraordinary people

b)

Ordinary people

c)

Known citizens

d)

Famous people

e)

Otherworldly

13.

What activity opens the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

a)

A southern spy is put on trial.

b)

A man is going to be hanged.

c)

Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.

d)

Troops are laying railroad tracks.

e)

Passengers are embarking on a train ride

14.

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," why does the federal scout want to burn the bridge?

a)

He wants to help the South win.

b)

He wants to set Farquhar up for a fall.

c)

He wants a job building a new bridge.

d)

He wants to disrespect his commandant.

e)

He wants to replace the current Captain and this will show he is in need of replacement

15.

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Farquhar is a gentleman. Why might he be hanged?

a)

for being from the Confederacy

b)

for spying on Union activities

c)

for being a Union spy

d)

for refusing to feed Union soldiers

e)

for planning against the enemy

16.

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" what is the actual identity of the soldier who visits Peyton's plantation in Part II?

a)

A Federal scout

b)

A fellow plantation owner

c)

A Confederate scout

d)

A runaway slave

e)

A gentleman caller, there to visit his eldest daughter

17.

What is the main function of the flashback in "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

a)

to describe the effects of war on women and children

b)

to show the treacherous nature of Union soldiers

c)

to generate sympathy for the Southern cause

d)

to explain why Peyton Farquhar is being hanged

e)

to showcase the evils of spying

18.

Which of the following authors ran into trouble with the law?

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Stephen Crane

c)

Ambrose Bierce

d)

Henry James

e)

Sarah Orne Jewett

19.

In "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" when the reader finds out Peyton Farquhar is dead from hanging at the end of the story,

a)

it is symbolic of war.

b)

it is an example of situational irony because he seems to have escaped.

c)

it is expected since he had obviously been in the wrong.

d)

it was not a surprise due to all the foreshadowing.

e)

It was dramatic irony because the reader knew the entire time he was dead, but the other characters didn't.

20.

Which Progressive Era leader fought for workers' rights and is best known for writing "The Jungle" that helped change laws to improve food safety?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Robert La Follette

c)

Alice Paul

d)

Upton Sinclair

e)

Ambrose Bierce

21.

Which of the following Acts were a result of the novel, The Jungle?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

d)

Dredd Scott Act

e)

Tinker v Des Moines Act

22.

Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business were also called the _________?

a)

Gump Mushers

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Scalawags

d)

Dirt Diggers

e)

Mud Slingers

23.

In Huck Finn, what happens to Jim and Huck when a steamboat hits their raft?

a)

Jim has a head wound and Huck fears he will die .

b)

Huck has a head wound and Jim fears he will die

c)

They swim to the shore together

d)

They are separated and could not find each other immediately

e)

Jim nearly drowns

24.

In Huck Finn, how does Huck respond to Jim after he had tried to trick him about the incident in the fog?

a)

Huck yells at Jim for ignoring him

b)

Huck thinks it is fun to trick a slave

c)

Huck gives Jim a hug to make up for his poor behavior

d)

Huck fights back as Jim tries to hit him with a big stick

e)

Huck feels great remorse for worrying Jim, then trying to trick him

25.

In Huck Finn, who are the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons?

a)

Feuding families

b)

Southern plantation owners

c)

First cousins

d)

Slave traders

e)

Frauds & Con men

26.

In Huck Finn, what is “satiric” about the sermon topic about brotherly love?

a)

The congregation consisted of only women because the men wouldn’t go to church

b)

Huck didn’t have a brother

c)

The Grangerfords and Shepherdsons would rather shoot one another outside of church

d)

Huck is about to meet his brother

e)

The readers know Emiline's brother is Buck, but she is unaware they are related

27.

In Huck Finn, of the following characters whose speech does the Duke know?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Macbeth

c)

Othello

d)

Mercutio

e)

Falstaff

28.

In Huck Finn, what is the significance of Sherburn's speech?

a)

He confronts the sense of superiority that the aristocracy possesses.

b)

He confronts the reality of racism in the south.

c)

He confronts the gullibility of women and children.

d)

He confronts the fact that men in the south are more brave than the north.

e)

He confronts the mob mentality of man.

29.

In Huck Finn, who is Jim's daughter?

a)

Polly

b)

Mary Jane

c)

Lizbeth

d)

Joanne

e)

Sarah

30.

In Huck Finn, Jim feels remorseful at the end of chapter 23 as he tells Huck...

a)

That his son passed away many years ago.

b)

That he has beaten his daughter.

c)

That he is unsure of his wife's whereabouts.

d)

He confesses to having stole from Miss Watson.

e)

He has a gambling problem

31.

In Huck Finn, which of the following is NOT a way that Jim has been covered for in the novel?

a)

They dress Jim up as an Arab man.

b)

They print flyers saying that Jim is a captured run away.

c)

Huck says Jim belongs to his family.

d)

Huck says Jim is only partially of African descent

e)

Huck says Jim is sick and he's bringing him to a hospital.

32.

In Huck Finn, what is special about Jim's daughter?

a)

She is ugly

b)

She has a lisp

c)

She is blind

d)

She is extremely intelligent

e)

She is deaf

33.

In Huck Finn, what does the first night's audience do about being conned by the fake play?

a)

encourage the rest of the town to go as well

b)

try to lynch the King and Duke

c)

rush the stage to throw them out

d)

throw rotten eggs and vegetables at them

e)

tar and feather the Duke and King

34.

In chapter 23 of Huck Finn, Huck and Jim have a conversation about what specific King?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

George III

c)

Arthur

d)

Richard III

e)

Louis XIV

35.

In Huck Finn, who does the older of the con men claim to be?

a)

the Dauphin

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Senator George Jackson

d)

Huck's uncle Silas

e)

the Dalai Llama

36.

In Huck Finn, why is Huck's apology to Jim significant?

a)

It shows that Huck can fake it when he needs to.

b)

It shows that Huck is becoming an abolitionist who wants to end slavery.

c)

It shows that Huck recognizes Jim as a person with real feelings.

d)

It shows that Huck was poorly raised and always does the wrong thing.

e)

It shows Huck is willing to help Jim with his secret plan.

37.

In Huck Finn, what does Huck do when he realizes that he can't remember the name that he gave to the Grangerfords the previous night?

a)

He pretends his name is George Frederick Jackson.

b)

He tells them he hit his head when he fell off the steamboat.

c)

He challenges Buck to spell his name.

d)

He pretends that he has a sore throat and can't talk.

e)

He makes up a new name.

38.

In Huck Finn, what did Jim do that further revealed that the King wasn't really royalty?

a)

He asked him about Marie Antoinette.

b)

He asked him about his voyage to America.

c)

He tried to get him to speak French.

d)

He tried to catch him doing something gentlemanly.

e)

He asked how many members of the royal family he knew.

39.

In Huck Finn, who says this? “…deep down in me I knowed it was a lie, and He knowed it. You can’t pray a lie—I found that out….I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: ‘All right, then, I’ll go to hell’—and tore it up.”

a)

Jim

b)

Huck

c)

The Duke

d)

The King

e)

Stephanie Wilks

40.

In the Wilks con, who do the King and Duke pretend to be?

a)

Edmund Keane and David Garrick

b)

Peter and James Wilks

c)

Alexander Blodgett and Adolphus

d)

Harvey and William Wilks

e)

The lawyer for the estate and the coroner

41.

How does Huck feel about the Wilks family con?

a)

ashamed and disgusted

b)

excited and amused

c)

joyous and thrilled

d)

nervous and irritable

e)

intrigued and anxious

42.

In the Wilks con, in Huck Finn, where were the two brothers of the dead man from?

a)

Missouri

b)

Paris, France

c)

Sheffield, England

d)

Manchester, England

e)

Cairo, Egypt

43.

In Huck Finn, there is peace on the raft because Huck learned ___ from ____

a)

How to fish - his grandfather

b)

How to tell stories - Miss Watson

c)

How to avoid confrontations - Pap

d)

How to navigate the river - Jim

e)

How to tell a lie - The King

44.

In Huck Finn, what does the King do immediately after the funeral that upsets Mary Jane and her sisters so much?

a)

He sells the Wilks' slaves, separating family members in the process.

b)

He auctions off the property, at a huge financial loss.

c)

He calls Joanna a "frightful harelip" who will never find a husband.

d)

He takes all of the money and disappears.

e)

He forgets he's their "uncle" and hits on Mary Jane

45.

In Huck Finn, the King is _________________, while the Duke is more _______________.

a)

sensible and patient / gullible

b)

intelligent and cunning / irritable

c)

kind-hearted / selfish

d)

innocent and charming / passionate

e)

greedy and reckless / sensible

46.

In Huck Finn, who said the following quote?

"The idea of YOU lynching anybody! It's amusing. The idea of you thinking you had pluck enough to lynch a MAN! Because you're brave enough to tar and feather poor friendless cast-out women that come along here, did that make you think you had grit enough to lay your hands on a MAN? Why, a MAN'S safe in the hands of ten thousand of your kind--as long as it's daytime and you're not behind him"

a)

Huck Finn

b)

The Duke

c)

Sherburn

d)

Colonel Grangerford

e)

Pap Finn

47.

Select the best definition of Satire.

a)

A style of writing that depicts life realistically.

b)

Claiming to have beliefs that you don't actually put into practice.

c)

Making fun of a person, idea or subject by making it appear foolish in the hopes of exacting a change.

d)

Description of an event does not match with opinions of author.

48.

In Huck Finn, what does the King vow to the members of the Bible meeting that he will do?

a)

Start a mission to convert pirates

b)

Pray for everyone at the meeting

c)

Give up drinking

d)

Give up conning people

e)

Pray for world peace

49.

In Huck Finn, who shoots whom in chapter 21?

a)

Boggs shoots Sherburn

b)

Sherburn shoots Boggs

c)

Buck shoots Harney

d)

Harney shoots Buck

e)

Mary Jane shoots the Duke

50.

In Huck Finn, which of these plays do the King and Duke NOT reenact?

a)

Othello

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Richard III

d)

Hamlet

e)

The Tempest