WorksheetsAmerican Literature Reading Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
All of the answer choices are elements of Gothic Literature except
Gloomy
Supernatural
Intense emotions
Bright
Suspense
"The vacant eyelike windows," is an example of ______________.
Allusion
Personification
Simile
Gothic Style
Upon her death, where is Madeline put? (Usher)
family crypt
church on property
family burial ground
in a vault
Madeline's appearance at the end of the story best exemplifies what Gothic element? (Usher)
Mental illness/ psychological torture
strong language and dark imagery
bleak, remote settings
frightful incidents and violence
What kills Roderick at the end of the story? (Usher)
Madeline
The narrator
Fear
Roderick
Where does the narrator first meet Roderick? (Usher)
family friends
they're related
boyhood companions
the house
Edward's vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to (Sinners)
Amuse his audience
Fascinate his audience
Frighten his audience
Make his audience feel superior
What is the central message of the sermon? (Sinners)
The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth.
The only hope for salvation is in good deeds.
There is no hope for salvation.
Sinners can save their souls through constant prayer.
Edwards compares each of his listeners to "a spider or some loathsome insect held over the fire" in order to stress a human being's (Sinners)
Ugliness in God's eyes
Unimportance in God's plan
Powerlessness in comparison to God
Courage in the face of God's wrath
Jonathan Edwards was a significant person in which major movement? (Sinners)
The Enlightenment
The Great Depression
The Great Awakening
The American Revolution
In "A Rose for Emily," At the opening of the story, what is the occasion?
A wedding
A funeral
A dance
A lynching
In "A Rose for Emily," Which answer best characterizes Miss Emily?
Delusional, stubborn, lonely
Jealous, angry, hostile
Friendly, outgoing, social
Loving, caring, nice
The emotions a reader might be expected to feel toward Emily include -- (Rose)
Amusement and gratitude
Pity and horror
contempt and disappointment
approval and satisfaction
Which of the following is a motif (recurring element) in the story "A Rose for Emily" ?
Dead bodies
Isolation
Betrayal
Gossip
Against what or whom does Roderick Usher struggle? (Usher)
his sister, Madeline
the contempt of society
the disrepair of the house
the advice of the family physician
his own feelings of fear
Which of the following best sums up Edward's view of the earth's attitude toward people? (Sinners)
"...for you are a burden to it..."
"...and the earth serves your wicked ways..."
"...full of dreadful storm, and big with thunder..."
"...those things they depended on for peace and safety..."
None of the above
Many of the conflicts between Miss Emily and the townspeople are, in fact, (Rose)
racial conflicts
conflicts between the older and younger generations
economic conflicts
conflicts between Northerners and Southerners
