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- A. oversoul
- B. Slant Rhyme
- C. True Rhyme
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Emily Dickinson is especially known for slant rhyme, in which sounds are similar but not fully identical, creating unusual tension and…
Correct answer: Slant Rhyme- A. A fairy tale
- B. An autobiography
- C. A detective story
- D. A Gothic tale
Explanation: The passage comes from Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, where the eerie midnight setting and supernatural atmosphere…
Correct answer: A Gothic tale- A. Bradford Nelson
- B. William Holden
- C. Nelson Holden
- D. William Bradford
Explanation: William Bradford recorded the Pilgrims’ journey and early settlement in Of Plymouth Plantation.
Correct answer: William Bradford- A. 1784
- B. 1841
- C. 1850
- D. 1857
Explanation: The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850.
Correct answer: 1850- A. His buttocks was scorched by the sun which he had caught in a trap
- B. Grandmother burned him with a hot poker for being so mischievous
- C. Hare caught his own tale on fire trying to cook himself some dinner
- D. He was born that way
Explanation: In “Hare’s Adventure,” Hare catches the sun in a trap, and the heat scorches his buttocks.
Correct answer: His buttocks was scorched by the sun which he had caught in a trap- A. The first romance novel.
- B. The Declaration of Independence.
- C. Confessional poetry.
- D. The Heiner Papers
Explanation: The Declaration of Independence was written and adopted during the American Revolutionary period in 1776.
Correct answer: The Declaration of Independence.107. Which of the following themes or ideas are closely associated with the Native American way of life ?
- A. Waste and abuse of natural resources
- B. Immoral behavior
- C. Love and respect for family and its elders
- D. Uncivilized society
Explanation: Traditional Native American cultures commonly emphasize kinship, communal responsibility, and respect for elders.
Correct answer: Love and respect for family and its elders- A. Gilgamesh
- B. Colba
- C. Odysseus
- D. Walum Olum
Explanation: The Manitou appears in the Walum Olum, a traditional Lenape creation and migration account.
Correct answer: Walum Olum- A. Harriet Beecher Stowe
- B. Edgar Allan Poe
- C. Arthur Miller
- D. Edith Wharton
Explanation: Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, the 1852 antislavery novel that strongly influenced public opinion about slavery in the…
Correct answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe- A. Cotton Mather
- B. Diedrich Knickerbocker
- C. Brom Bones
- D. Geoffrey Crayon
Explanation: The description comes from Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and identifies Brom Bones, the strong, popular rival of Ichabod…
Correct answer: Brom Bones111. Name the religious group that preached to live a simple and straightforward life_________________?
- A. Mormons
- B. Catholics
- C. Puritans
- D. Druids
Explanation: The Puritans advocated disciplined religious living and a simple, morally regulated way of life.
Correct answer: Puritans- A. For the land
- B. Sovereignty to establish godly kingdom as they saw fit
- C. Religious practice of the Church of England
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony to govern themselves according to their religious ideals and create a godly community.
Correct answer: Sovereignty to establish godly kingdom as they saw fit- A. T.S. Elliot
- B. Carl Sandburg
- C. William Faulkner
- D. Wallace Stevene
Explanation: Abraham Lincoln: The War Years is Carl Sandburg’s major multi-volume biography of Lincoln, published in the 1930s.
Correct answer: Carl Sandburg- A. Burning tobacco as an offering
- B. Singing songs
- C. Entering into a trance to commune with the spirits of the natural world.
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The Winnebago hunting rituals described in the myth include offering tobacco, singing, and entering a trance-like communion with nature…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Hemingway
- B. Gertude Stein
- C. F. Scott Fitzserald
- D. Sherwood Anderson
Explanation: Gertrude Stein popularised the phrase “Lost Generation” in connection with writers shaped by the disillusionment following the First World…
Correct answer: Gertude Stein- A. At Lake Tahoe.
- B. At Willow Pond.
- C. At the Feather River.
- D. At Walden Pond.
Explanation: Thoreau conducted his experiment in simple living at a cabin beside Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts.
Correct answer: At Walden Pond.- A. Sinclair Lewis
- B. Upton Sinclair
- C. John Steinbeck
- D. Raymond Chandler
Explanation: Sinclair Lewis won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first American writer to receive it.
Correct answer: Sinclair Lewis- A. Rober Lee frost
- B. Eugene O' Neil's
- C. Tennesse Williams
- D. William Faulkner's
Explanation: “Barn Burning” is a well-known short story by William Faulkner, centred on family loyalty, class conflict, and moral choice in the…
Correct answer: William Faulkner's- A. Teton
- B. Cherokee
- C. Utes
- D. Navajo
Explanation: In Navajo creation traditions, corn is central to the emergence and identity of human beings, including the creation of First Man and…
Correct answer: Navajo- A. Diamonds
- B. Land
- C. Gold
- D. Gasoline
Explanation: Gold was West Africa’s major sought-after commodity before the Atlantic slave trade developed.
Correct answer: Gold