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WorksheetsH English 11 Fall Exam
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which of the following best describes the Puritans?
Ministers of large churches
Modern people who believe all people should be pure.
European settlers with strong religious convictions
All of the above.
Washington Irving belonged to literary movement:
Romantism
Aesthetic Movement
Realism
Transcendentalism
Why was Washington Irving known as the first "American" author?
Because he was named after George Washington
Because he was born at the end of the American Revolution
Because he wrote about American culture and heritage
All of the above
Of what Romantic movement was Ralph Waldo Emerson the acknowledged leader?
Fireside Poets
Transylvanianism
Transcendentalism
The Luddites
Whitman’s famous book of poetry that he revised many times over his lifetime is called
(a)
Whitman, in addition to free verse, used three other techniques frequently in his writing. Check three of them.
Cataloging
Poeticizing
Repetition
Parallelism
Whitmanizing
Emily Dickinson was born, died, and buried in Amherst, Massachusetts.
True
False
Emily Dickinson was outgoing and social.
True
False
Words that almost rhyme are called a near rhyme or a _____ rhyme.
slack
slim
slant
slimy
Known for his sarcasm and wit, Ambrose Bierce earned the following nickname:
Witty Bierce
Bitter Bierce
Bold Bierce
Impossible Ambrose
Where was Ambrose Bierce last seen before he disappeared?
Canada
Alabama
Mexico
The Caribbean Islands
Who was Patrick Henry?
One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
One of the first generals of the Revolutionary War
One of the founding fathers and the first governor of Virginia after Independence was declared.
The lead singer of the band "House of Burgesses", which was a band that performed at the Virginia Convention.
Which of the following is the line that Patrick Henry is most famous for?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,
Give me Liberty or Give me Death!
Who bought Phillis Wheatley?
John Wheatley and his wife
Thomas Jefferson and his wife
John Willis and his wife
John Mayor and his wife
What did Phillis Wheatley learn from the Wheatleys?
Spanish, Japanese, math, and science
To read and write. History, Latin, and Greek.
To read and write. English, Spanish, and how to count.
To read and write. History and English
This individual was considered the first American poet.
Anne Bradstreet
Phillis Wheatley
What inspired Henry David Thoreau to write his master work: Walden?
His job as a lower.
His time at Harvard.
His four years traveling through USA.
His two years stay near a pond.
A big characteristic about Henry David Thoreau is his beliefs in:
Communism.
Capitalism.
Spiritism.
Transcendentalism.
Edgar Allan Poe was a very wealthy man
True
False
Edgar Allan Poe First married his:
Childhood sweetheart
Younger cousin
He never married
Where was Voltaire born?
Paris
Lyon
Langres
Marsille
The Baron banishes Candide for
kissing the Baron's daughter Cunegonde
arguing with Pangloss and pulling his beard
having a disprespectful attitude
stealing money from the castle treasure
Satire
is comedy that relies on verbal wit
is another word for humor
ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly
is too broad a genre to be defined concisely
The ultimate purpose of satire is to
change the society for the better
use rhetorical tools on fictional material
help inspire the French Revolution
provide readers with instructions for social revolt
Is one of the two major literary work of Jane Austen:
Pride and Prejudice
The Diary of Anne Frank
Jane Eyre
Oliver Twist
Where did Jane Austen live?
United Kingdom
London
Belfast
United Emirates
Which of these works belongs to Nathaniel Hawthorne
Sensitivity and common sense
Bleak house
The Scarlet Letter
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
What sin did Hester Prynne commit?
Lycanthropy
Lechery
Adultery
Lying
Why are the townspeople worried about Dimmesdale?
His deteriorating health
His night-time wanderings
His frequent disappearances
His inability to cook
True of False: Dimmesdale and Hester plan to escape Boston by taking passage on a Merchant ship to Europe.
True
False
During which period of literature did Nathaniel Hawthorne write?
Post Modern
Renaissance
Romantic
Realist
Many of the townspeople assign a different meaning to Hester’s ‘A’, believing that it stands for...?
Amazing
Angel
Able
Atonement
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s great-great-grandfather was one of the judges at the Salem Witch Trials.
True
False
What 19th century author is known as the creator of "detective fiction"?
Henry James
Edgar Allen Poe
Washington Irving
J.D. Salinger
What 19th century author wrote the books Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Edgar Allen Poe
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
Mark Twain
Which of the following did Charlotte Gilman Perkins and her Narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper" NOT have in common?
was diagnosed with cancer
Had to undergo rest cure
Had an unequal marriage
Were suspected to have a nervous disorder
The Yellow Wallpaper is written in which style?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Which publication gave Mark Twain his first big break?
The Big Friendly Giant
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
At the age of 20 Jack London tried to find a fortune in
gold rush
marriage
Where was Jack London born?
In San Francisco
in Chicago
in Klondike
in London
