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american lit review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of_______.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

2.

A prolific Puritan Writer was

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Captain John Smith

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

Benjamin Franklin

3.

What were recurrent themes of Puritan Literature (choose 2)

a)

Salvation

b)

Independence

c)

Self-reliance

d)

Danmation

4.
Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?
a)
To convey deeper meanings about a topic or subject
b)
To show the importance of symbols
5.
The literature of the Revolutionary Period centered around what subject?
a)
French Indian War
b)
Civil War
c)
Infinity War
d)
American Revolution
6.

Literature of the Revolutionary period came in all of the following forms except:

a)

poems

b)

essays

c)

newspapers

d)

pamphlets

7.

In American literature, the revolutionary period or Enlightenment is also referred to as

(This is a common sense question, c'mon)

a)

Civil War

b)

Age of Reason

c)

Colonial Period

d)

Great Depression

8.
What is a "Metaphor"
a)
a brief story told to illustrate a point
b)
a reference to someone from history
c)
a comparison between two unlike things
d)
the distinctive way in which a writer uses language
9.

This author was prominent in the Revolutionary period for his persuasive writing in works like "Common Sense".

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Jonathan Edwards

10.
Which person is considered America's first poet?
a)
John Smith
b)
Anne Bradstreet
c)
Jonathan Edwards
d)
Pocahontas 
11.
Where did the most famous witch trials take place?
a)
Boston, Massachusetts
b)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c)
Salem, Massachusetts
d)
Providence, Rhode Island
12.
1490-1700
Based on oral tradition of stories, fables, tales, myths, and chants. Elements of nature are the most common feature. Most stories include a hero on a quest, a trickster who interferes, a change in nature, and an element of creation.
a)
Naturalism
b)
Native American
c)
Early Settlers
d)
Enlightenment
13.
1620-1790
Written by the immigrants who left Europe to find religious freedom. Includes the rules and fears of sin and hell that characterized their society.  Consists of sermons, poetry, diaries, and stories that teach a moral. Authors include Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, and Johnathan Edwards.
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Early Settlers
c)
Realism and Regionalism
d)
Puritanism
14.
1750-1800
Also known as Rationalism, Classicism, and The Age of Reason. Consists of political and philosophical writings about reason and common sense. Authors include Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, and Phillis Wheatley.
a)
Romanticism
b)
Puritanism
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Transcendentalism
15.
1820-1860
Coinciding with the European movement, it rebelled against Classicism, and focused on individualism, idealism, imagination, and nature.  Settings were often in distant times or places but illustrated American ideals. Authors include Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, and Herman Melville. It contains the largest body of work studied most often in school.
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Romanticism
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Realism and Regionalism
16.
How the reader feels when he/she reads a passage
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
17.
Words that sound how they are spelled (vrrrrooooommm)
a)
Batman Words
b)
Onomatopoeia
18.
Comparison using like or as
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
19.
The style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker is called diction. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.

A literary device commonly used in Early Native American Literature was ......................

a)

poems

b)

legend

c)

symbolism

d)

allegory

21.

From “How the World Was Made”, which animal is responsible for creating the land?

a)

The crawfish

b)

The buzzard

c)

The turtle

d)

The water beetle

22.

A comparison that uses "like" or "as"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

oxymoron

d)

personification

23.

Giving non-human objects human like characteristics

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

oxymoron

24.
An extreme exaggeration. Sometimes
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
25.
The soul selects her own society,
Then shuts the door;
On her divine majority
Obtrude no more.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
26.
It is the highest point of tension in a short story.
a)
setting
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
conflict
27.
Using words to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
a)
picture
b)
imagery
c)
dictionary
d)
metaphor
28.
Vanessa makes an art project protesting police brutality. Her art teacher loves the project and tries to feature it in the town art show, but the county commission rejects the project. Now Vanessa and her art teacher are going to fight for the freedom of expression.
a)
person vs person
b)
person vs self
c)
person vs society
d)
person vs nature
29.
Alexa caught her friend Jamie stealing from a classmate. Now Alexa must choose between keeping her friendship with Jamie and doing the right thing.
a)
person vs. self
b)
person vs person
c)
person vs technology
d)
person vs society
30.

valued feeling, intuition, imagination and supernatural

a)

romanticism

b)

colonialism

c)

rationalism

d)

Puritanism

31.

comprised philosophers, scientists

a)

Native American Literature

b)

Age of Reason/Enlightenment

c)

Colonialism

d)

Transcendentalism

32.

A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions

a)

thesis

b)

anecdote

c)

sermon

d)

allegory

33.

was influenced by religion. They wrote sermons, diaries...

a)

Romanticism

b)

Age of Reason

c)

Colonialism/Puritanism

d)

Transcendentalism

34.

Which sentence shows parallelism?

a)

Riding bikes, reading books, and cooking meals are my hobbies.

b)

To ride bikes, cooking, and reading are my hobbies.

c)

Biking, to cook, and to read are my hobbies.

d)

My hobbies are to cook, to bike, and reading books by American authors.

35.
What are the three different types of third person point of view?
a)
First, second, third
b)
objective, limited, omnicient
c)
objective, first, limited
d)
author, speaker, narrator
36.
True or false: One way that setting impacts the story is by affecting the characters.
a)
True
b)
False
37.

Setting is defined as the _______, ______ and ______ of the story.

a)

tone, time and place

b)

time, environment and place

c)

tone, place and plot

d)

time, environment and plot

38.
What does the apple symbolize in the image
a)
Snow White's death and destruction
b)
Snow White's beauty and charm
39.
What does the apple symbolize in this photo?
a)
Gratitude for a teacher who has done a good job
b)
Assistance for a teacher who needs help?
40.
If the author directly tells you what the character is like, that is:
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
41.
If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
42.
What type of characterization is the following example?
Brandon leaned back in his chair during the lecture.  He was bored with the classes discussion of rock formations.
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
43.
Which of the following authors became famous for his horror writing during the Romantic period?
a)
Walt Whitman
b)
Edgar Allen Poe
c)
Kurt Vonnegut
d)
Thomas Jefferson
44.
The Romantic period introduced an emphasis on ________________________________________
a)
guilt and sin.
b)
emotions, personality, and imagination.
c)
independence and self-sufficiency
d)
simple language and ordinary people
45.

List the plot elements in the correct order

a)

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

b)

Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action, Climax, Resolution

c)

Exposition, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution

d)

Climax, Exposition, Falling Action, Resolution, Rising Action

46.

Which word best fits the definition?

"a reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event, used to make an idea more easily

understood"

a)

Acronym

b)

Allusion

c)

Assonance

d)

Simile

47.

Which word best fits the definition?

"the writer's attitude toward the topic or subject"

a)

tone

b)

style

c)

mood

d)

diction

48.

BONUS! Which of the following are Puritan values? Select all that apply.

a)

grace

b)

piety

c)

industry

d)

courage

e)

independence

49.
The Wizard of Oz - The lion represents cowardice. The scarecrow stands for the agrarian past and the tin man the technological future.
a)
allusion
b)
allegory
c)
anachronism
50.
Chocolate is my Achilles' heel
a)
allusion
b)
allegory
c)
ambiguity
51.
Having an unexpected event or meaning the opposite of what is said (sarcasm) or coincidence
a)
Ironie
b)
Irony
c)
Aaron
d)
I urn knee
52.
As Macbeth speaks of wanting to kill King Duncan, King Duncan waits outside Macbeth's palace singing the praises of Macbeth.  This is an example of...
a)
Personification
b)
Irony
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
53.
Tone is ....
a)
How the author feels about his writing
b)
How the reader feels about the text.
c)
A variety of colors
d)
Having 6-pack abs
54.

Identify the metaphor

a)

My heart was a bucket full of joy with all the kind words.

b)

My heart is a muscle that moves blood.

c)

My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.

d)

My heart is like a muscle working hard to keep me alive.

55.

"I'm sure one of my socks was hiding from me" is an example of:

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

personification

56.

What is the definition of foreshadow?

a)

Giving a hint of what will happen later

b)

Referring to something that happened before

c)

Offering contrast to a point of view

d)

Criticizing the way something is written

57.

What is the definition of protagonist?

a)

The character the reader follows throughout the text

b)

The character that works against the main character

c)

The character that supports the main character

d)

The characters that are never fully developed

58.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 
a)
action
b)
conflict 
c)
setting
d)
plot 
59.
The definition of author's style is...
a)
a writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, sentence structure, imagery, point of view, voice, and tone.
b)
a writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful.
c)
giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human.
d)
a form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there.
60.
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole
a)
Satire
b)
Synecdoche
c)
Metonymy
d)
Foil
61.
A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely associated with it
a)
Foil
b)
Metonymy
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Imagery
62.
 A character who acts as contrast to another character. Often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villain contrasting the hero
a)
Imagery
b)
Tone
c)
Chiasmus
d)
Foil
63.
Calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea
a)
Synonym
b)
Apostrophe
c)
Synecdoche
d)
Hyperbole
64.

The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as

a)

Anaphora

b)

Anecdote

c)

Alliteration

d)

Antimetabole

65.

Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better,” is an example of...

a)

Assonance

b)

Anaphora

c)

Colloquialism

d)

Hyperbole

66.

What do these phrases have in common?

Add insult to injury

All ears

As easy as pie

At the drop of a hat

Back to the drawing board

a)

They are all idioms

b)

They are all hyperbole

c)

They are all metaphors

d)

They are all connotations

67.

This literary device depicts specific events that happened before.

a)

Flashback

b)

Imagery

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Analogy

68.
a)
Allusion
b)
Pun
c)
Rhyme
d)
Alliteration