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9.3 American Culture

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Group of people that painted nature and the American landscape. Led by Thomas Cole.

a)

Quakers

b)

Federalists

c)

Puritans

d)

Hudson River School

2.

Published "Birds of America," arguably the most important work on Birds ever published.

a)

Thomas Cole

b)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

Henry David Thoreau

d)

John James Audubon

3.
Which is the best description of the works of the Hudson River School?
a)
They excelled in portrait paintings
b)
They glorified the majesty of nature
c)
They introduced abstract painting
d)
Their themes involved meetings during the "Second Great Awakening"
4.

Why was Washington Irving known as the first "American" author?

a)

Because he was named after George Washington

b)

Because he was born at the end of the American Revolution

c)

Because he wrote about American culture and heritage

d)

All of the above

5.

What area of New York was made famous by Irving's writing?

a)

Hudson River Valley

b)

Lake Erie

c)

New York City

6.

What did Thomas Jefferson call for Americans to do out of admiration for ancient Greece and Rome?

a)

learn to speak and write Greek

b)

model buildings after Greek and Roman styles

c)

establish schools modeled after Roman schools

d)

adopt laws following the example of Greek and Roman laws

7.

Who wrote satires, including "Rip Van Winkle"?

a)

John James Audubon

b)

George Caleb Bingham

c)

Thomas Cole

d)

James Fenimore Cooper

e)

Washington Irving

8.

Who wrote historical fiction, including A New-England Tale?

a)

Catharine Maria Sedgwick

b)

Noah Webster

c)

James Fenimore Cooper

d)

Washington Irving

e)

George Caleb Bingham

9.

Who painted birds and mammals, such as in The Birds of America?

a)

Thomas Cole

b)

James Fenimore Cooper

c)

John James Audubon

d)

Noah Webster

e)

Washington Irving

10.

Who painted scenes of traders, settlers, and Native Americans on the American frontier?

a)

Thomas Cole

b)

Catharine Maria Sedgwick

c)

George Caleb Bingham

d)

James Fenimore Cooper

e)

John James Audubon

11.

Who wrote a dictionary of American English?

a)

John James Audubon

b)

Noah Webster

c)

George Caleb Bingham

d)

James Fenimore Cooper

e)

Washington Irving

12.

This short story describes a man who falls ashleep during the American Revolution and wakes up 20 years later to a society he doesn't recognize.

a)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

b)

Rip Van Winkle

c)

The Last of the Mohicans

d)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

13.

James Fenimore Coopers first successful novel was _____

a)

The Pioneers

b)

Rip Van Winkle

c)

The Spy

d)

The Last of the Mohicans

14.

Critics of Coopers say that his characters were interesting.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was written by

a)

Washington Irving

b)

James Fenimore Cooper

16.

The Hudson River school emerged in

a)

1780's

b)

1830's

c)

1840's

d)

1920's

17.

Hunter's of Kentucky was used successfully in ​ (a)   campaign for the presidency in 1828.

Choose from the below words
Andrew Jackson's
George Washington's
Thomas Jefferson's
18.

Which novel is considered James Fenimore Cooper's masterpiece?

a)

The Pioneers

b)

The Prairie

c)

The Last of the Mohicans

d)

The Spy

19.

How did Americans design buildings after the American Revolution?

a)

in the style of the British

b)

in the style of the Spanish

c)

in the style of Greece and Rome

d)

in the style of Austraila

20.

in ____ Massachusetts lawmakers created a state board of education

a)

1827

b)

1837

c)

1847

d)

1857

21.

What topics interested American writers in the early 1800s?

a)

American History

b)

The Frontier

c)

British lifestyle

d)

British History

22.

Where is Mrs. Roe from?

a)

New York City

b)

Lawton

c)

Hudson Valley

d)

Washington