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American Literature 1st Quarter Review - Authors

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

America for Me

a)

Henry Van Dyke

b)

Henry Holcomb Bennett

c)

Stephen Vincent Benet

d)

Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

2.

The Flag Goes By

a)

Henry Van Dyke

b)

Henry Holcomb Bennett

c)

Stephen Vincent Benet

d)

Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

3.

A Creed for Americans

a)

Henry Van Dyke

b)

Henry Holcomb Bennett

c)

Stephen Vincent Benet

d)

Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

4.

What Is An American

a)

Henry Van Dyke

b)

Henry Holcomb Bennett

c)

Stephen Vincent Benet

d)

Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

5.

America Was Schoolmasters

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Erik von Keuhnelt-Leddihn

6.

A Jingle of Words

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Erik von Keuhnelt-Leddihn

7.

Liberty and Union

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Erik von Keuhnelt-Leddihn

8.

The Portland Declaration

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Erik von Keuhnelt-Leddihn

9.

The Nation and the Gospel

a)

James Russell Lowell

b)

Stephen Vincent Benet

c)

Carl Sandburg

d)

Artemus Ward

10.

American Names

a)

James Russell Lowell

b)

Stephen Vincent Benet

c)

Carl Sandburg

d)

Artemus Ward

11.

American Names

a)

James Russell Lowell

b)

Stephen Vincent Benet

c)

Carl Sandburg

d)

Artemus Ward

12.

They Have Yarns

a)

James Russell Lowell

b)

Stephen Vincent Benet

c)

Carl Sandburg

d)

Artemus Ward

13.

My Life Story

a)

James Russell Lowell

b)

Stephen Vincent Benet

c)

Carl Sandburg

d)

Artemus Ward

14.

A Business Letter

a)

James Russell Lowell

b)

Stephen Vincent Benet

c)

Carl Sandburg

d)

Artemus Ward

15.

The Mule

a)

Josh Billings

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Will Rogers

d)

Washington Irving

16.

The Bumblebee

a)

Josh Billings

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Will Rogers

d)

Washington Irving

17.

Rip Van Winkle

a)

Josh Billings

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Will Rogers

d)

Washington Irving

18.

The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

a)

Josh Billings

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Will Rogers

d)

Washington Irving

19.

Reflections on American Life: A Collection of Sayings

a)

Josh Billings

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Will Rogers

d)

Washington Irving

20.

The Pit and the Pendulum

a)

Washington Irving

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

Will Rogers

d)

Washington Irving

21.

The Cop and the Anthem

a)

Washington Irving

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

O. Henry

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

22.

The Town Poor

a)

Washington Irving

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

O. Henry

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

23.

The Open Boat

a)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

b)

Stephen Crane

c)

O. Henry

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

24.

The Great Carbuncle

a)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

b)

Stephen Crane

c)

O. Henry

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

25.

The Unerring Instinct

a)

Thornton Wilder

b)

Mark Twain

c)

O. Henry

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

26.

Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning

a)

Thornton Wilder

b)

Mark Twain

c)

O. Henry

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

27.

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Roger Williams

28.

Journal of John Winthrop

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Roger Williams

29.

Of Plymouth Plantation

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Roger Williams

30.

A Key into the Language of America

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Roger Williams

31.

The Author to Her Book

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Edward Taylor

d)

Samuel Sewall

32.

Verse upon the Burning of Our House

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Edward Taylor

d)

Samuel Sewall

33.

The Day of Doom

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Edward Taylor

d)

Samuel Sewall

34.

Meditation One

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Edward Taylor

d)

Samuel Sewall

35.

The Courtship of Madam Winthrop

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Edward Taylor

d)

Samuel Sewall

36.

My Journey from Boston to New York

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Timothy Dwight

d)

Francis Hopkinson

37.

Poor Richard's Almanac

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Timothy Dwight

d)

Francis Hopkinson

38.

Psalm 137

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Timothy Dwight

d)

Francis Hopkinson

39.

The Battle of the Kegs

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Timothy Dwight

d)

Francis Hopkinson

40.

On Being Brought from Africa to America

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

William Bartram

d)

Noah Webster

41.

A Funeral Poem on the Death of C.E., an Infant Twelve Months

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

William Bartram

d)

Noah Webster

42.

An Escape from Alligators

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

William Bartram

d)

Noah Webster

43.

An Escape from Alligators

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

William Bartram

d)

Noah Webster

44.

The Definition and Origin of Language

a)

Sarah Kemble Knight

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

William Bartram

d)

Noah Webster

45.

received a Pulitzer Prize for John Brown's Body

a)

Stephen Vincent Benet

b)

Henry van Dyke

c)

Stephen Crane

d)

Benjamin Franklin

46.

wrote Letters from an American Farmer

a)

Hector St. John de Crevecoer

b)

Henry van Dyke

c)

Stephen Crane

d)

Benjamin Franklin

47.

wrote works inspired by scenery around Maine, earned the Pulitzer Prize for poetry

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Henry van Dyke

c)

Stephen Crane

d)

Benjamin Franklin

48.

missionary to China, martyred by Communists

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Stephen Crane

d)

Benjamin Franklin

49.

Christian statesman and brilliant orator who strongly believed in the Union

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Benjamin Franklin

50.

19th century Romantic poet, essayist, & literary critic, wrote A Fable for Critics

a)

Robert P. Tristram Coffin

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

James Russell Lowell

51.

known for his biography of Abraham Lincoln

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Elizabeth Scott Stam

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

James Russell Lowell

52.

real name was Charles Farrar Browne

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Artemus Ward

c)

Josh Billings

d)

James Russell Lowell

53.

one of the leading American humorist of the 19th century

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Artemus Ward

c)

Josh Billings

d)

James Russell Lowell

54.

real name was Henry W. Shaw

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Artemus Ward

c)

Josh Billings

d)

James Russell Lowell

55.

real name was Mark Twain

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Artemus Ward

c)

Josh Billings

d)

Samuel Langhorn Clemens

56.

used "local color" - describing the people and customs unique to a certain geographical area

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Artemus Ward

c)

Josh Billings

d)

Mark Twain

57.

known for his down-to-earth, practical philosophy, did Wild West shows, became a comedian

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Artemus Ward

c)

Josh Billings

d)

Will Rogers

58.

developed and structured the short story

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

O. Henry

59.

America's first short story writer

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

O. Henry

60.

developed the surprise ending

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

O. Henry

61.

first American writer to become world famous

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

O. Henry

62.

"Inventor of the Short Story"

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

O. Henry

63.

co-published Lyrical Ballads

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

O. Henry

64.

introduced the detective story

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

O. Henry

65.

developed the short story

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

O. Henry

66.

real name was William Sidney Porter

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

O. Henry

67.

short story writer from Maine, known for descriptions of life & countryside of New England

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

68.

wrote The Country of the Pointed Firs, a series of tales about the inhabitants of a Maine seaport

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

Sarah Orne Jewett

69.

one of the most prominent figures of the naturalist movement

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

William Wordsworth

d)

Stephen Crane

70.

one of the first great American novelists & short story writers

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Stephen Crane

71.

Dark Romantic writer

a)

Sarah Orne Jewett

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Stephen Crane

72.

works commonly dealt with themes of sin and guilt

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Stephen Crane

73.

one of America's most well-known playwrights

a)

Thornton Wilder

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Mark Twain

74.

plays are known for their minimal use of props and scenery

a)

Thornton Wilder

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Mark Twain

75.

achieved critical acclaim after writing Our Town

a)

Thornton Wilder

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Mark Twain

76.

achieved critical acclaim after writing Our Town

a)

Thornton Wilder

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Mark Twain

77.

wrote the first book in American literature

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Noah Webster

78.

his journal later became the History of New England

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Noah Webster

79.

first advocate of complete religious toleration and separation of church and state in America

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Noah Webster

80.

first poet to write verse in America

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Francis Hopkinson

c)

Anne Bradstreet

d)

Sarah Kimble Knight

81.

most widely-read poet of Puritan New England

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Anne Bradstreet

d)

Sarah Kimble Knight

82.

wrote the first American best-seller, The Day of Doom

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Anne Bradstreet

d)

Sarah Kimble Knight

83.

one of the best Puritan poets who used metaphysical conceits

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Samuel Sewall

d)

Edward Taylor

84.

wrote the first antislavery tract in America

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Samuel Sewall

d)

Edward Taylor

85.

one of the most colorful and versatile of America's founding fathers

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Michael Wigglesworth

c)

Samuel Sewall

d)

Benjamin Franklin

86.

second American woman to publish a book poems

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Anne Bradstreet

c)

Francis Hopkinson

d)

Sarah Kemble Knight

87.

American explorer who published an account of his explorations of the American Southeast

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

William Bartram

c)

Francis Hopkinson

d)

Samuel Sewall

88.

America's first dictionary writer

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

Noah Webster

c)

William Bradford

d)

John Winthrop

89.

wrote the nation's first history textbook, History of the United States

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

Noah Webster

c)

William Bradford

d)

John Winthrop

90.

wrote the America's first history book

a)

Captain John Smith

b)

Noah Webster

c)

William Bradford

d)

John Winthrop

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