American literature test

1. 1. ” The autobiography (1790)“ is wri en by
A. Thomas jefferson B.Benjamin franklin
C. Thomas paine D.Emily dickinson
2. Below men oned literary persons are contemporaries, except…….
A. Thomas paine B.Thomas Jefferson
C. Benjamin Franklin D. Robert Frost
3.Who ques oned in his first book “of what use is nature ? ”
A. Thomas Paine B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. Benjamin Franklin D. Thomas Jefferson
4.” The age of reason “ is the work of
A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Benjamin Franklin D. Thomas Paine
5. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “ The scarlet le er “ was published in the year
A. 1947 B.1950
C. 1951 D.1941
6. Who is the author of the essay “civil disobedience “which inspired Mahatma Gandhi and Mar n
Luther King ?
A. Thomas Paine B. Henry David Thoreau
C. Thomas Jefferson D. Ralph Waldo Emerson
7. Who an cipated the “ art for art’s sake “ movement ?
A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Henry David Thoreau
C. Edgar Allan Poe D. Thomas Paine
8. Henry David Thoreau’s most prominent literary work
A. Civil Disobedience B. Walden
C. a week on the concord and merrimack rivers D. Herald of freedom
9. The other name of Henry David Thoreau’s most prominent literary work “ Walden “ is
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2. A. Nature B. Life in the woods
C. A paradise D. my autobiography
10. Which work of Herman Melville was le in manuscript at his death ?
A. Typee B. Moby Dick
C. Billy Budd D. The martyr
11. What is the fic onalized biography of Herman Melville ?
A. Moby Dick B. Typee
C. Billy budd D. The martyr
12. "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd is an elegy on the death of
A. John Fitzgerald Kennedy B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Walt Whitman D. George Washington
13. The other name of the greatest an slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s cabin “?
A. slavery must be abolished B. A cabin in the woods
C. Life among the lowly D. Fight for freedom
14. Author of greatest an slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s cabin “?
A. Abraham Lincoln B. Harriet Beecher Stowe
C. Robert Frost D. Mar n Luther King
15. Which book was cri cally praised by D.H Lawrence as "the greatest book of the sea ever wri en."
A. Old man and the sea B. Moby Dick
C. Life of pi D.Rime of the ancient mariner
Answers: 1 B 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 B
6 B 7 C 8 B 9 B 10 C
11 B 12 B 13 C 14 B 15 B
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