Free American Literature MCQs with Answers
222 American Literature MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
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- A. Democracy
- B. Brother love/charity
- C. US Exceptionalism
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Democracy, charity or brotherly love, and American exceptionalism are all commonly presented as myths surrounding the early New England…
Correct answer: None of the above- A. Freeing his slaves
- B. Relearning to pray
- C. Overcoming his alcoholism
- D. Reuniting Tom with Aunt Chole
Explanation: Augustine St. Clare intended to emancipate Tom and his other enslaved people, but his sudden death prevented him from carrying out that…
Correct answer: Freeing his slaves- A. Eliza
- B. George
- C. Haley
- D. Mr.Symmes
Explanation: George Shelby, Tom’s young master, has been teaching him to read. This detail shows George’s affection for Tom, though it does not change…
Correct answer: George- A. Husband belonged to the Massachusetts Bay Company
- B. Arrived on the Mayflower
- C. Wrote about her house burning down
- D. A and C
Explanation: Anne Bradstreet wrote “Upon the Burning of Our House,” and her husband, Simon Bradstreet, was associated with the Massachusetts Bay…
Correct answer: A and C- A. Georgia
- B. Florida
- C. Louisiana
- D. Vermont
Explanation: Simon Legree’s plantation is in Louisiana, where Tom is taken after being sold by Augustine St. Clare’s heirs.
Correct answer: Louisiana- A. Linguistics Society
- B. Unites States of American -English
- C. Black Diaspora Association
- D. Black Diaspora
Explanation: Black English, or African American English, developed within the Black Diaspora through the historical and linguistic experience of…
Correct answer: Black Diaspora- A. George Washington
- B. John Adams
- C. Abraham Lincoln
- D. John. F. Kennedy
Explanation: The remark is traditionally attributed to Abraham Lincoln, who reportedly called Stowe “the little lady who made this big war.” It refers…
Correct answer: Abraham Lincoln- A. Mark Twain.
- B. Herman Melville.
- C. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
- D. Walt Whitman.
Explanation: Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading founder and intellectual centre of American Transcendentalism.
Correct answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson.- A. William Bradstreet
- B. Mather Edwards
- C. John Williams
- D. Johnathan Edwards
Explanation: Jonathan Edwards was a major Puritan preacher known for persuasive sermons, especially “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” The…
Correct answer: Johnathan Edwards- A. Helping Robin to search for his uncle
- B. A detective
- C. Leading the police to the scene of a crime
- D. Helping the police to look for a letter
Explanation: The narrator is leading the police through the house and inviting them to search after committing a crime.
Correct answer: Leading the police to the scene of a crime- A. Stephen
- B. Parker J
- C. Goodman Parker
- D. Stephen J Parker
Explanation: Goodman Parker is identified as the town’s friendly innkeeper. The other options either omit the title or give an incorrect form of the…
Correct answer: Goodman Parker- A. The narrator and Roderick bury Madeline alive in a stone tomb beneath the mansion.
- B. The narrator and Roderick drown Madeline in the tarn next to the mansion.
- C. Roderick and Madeline escape the house via an underground tunnel.
- D. The narrator and Roderick become trapped in catacombs beneath the mansion.
Explanation: The long, deep vault foreshadows the burial of Madeline in the stone family tomb beneath the House of Usher.
Correct answer: The narrator and Roderick bury Madeline alive in a stone tomb beneath the mansion.- A. Fredrick Douglass
- B. John Winthrop
- C. Benjamin Franklin
- D. William Apess
Explanation: This passage comes from Frederick Douglass’s Narrative, describing how Edward Covey’s brutal discipline destroys Douglass’s body and…
Correct answer: Fredrick Douglass- A. Faith
- B. Madeline
- C. Magawisca
- D. Katrina
Explanation: The description is of Katrina Van Tassel in Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle.” Her beauty, rich clothing, and “vast expectations” make…
Correct answer: Katrina- A. Johnathon Edwards
- B. John Stillwell
- C. John Smith
- D. John Stelzer
Explanation: John Smith was the leading figure associated with the founding and early survival of Jamestown in 1607.
Correct answer: John Smith- A. Bear
- B. Elk
- C. Horse
- D. Both A and B
Explanation: The expected answer is horse, since the passage lists animals such as bear and elk as prepared for human consumption but does not include…
Correct answer: Horse- A. Atonement
- B. Catharsis
- C. Gullibility
- D. Hubris
Explanation: After the forest meeting, Goodman Brown assumes that he alone remains morally pure and condemns everyone else, revealing excessive pride…
Correct answer: Hubris- A. Mayflower
- B. Santa Maria
- C. Titanic
- D. HMS Bounty
Explanation: The Mayflower carried the English Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620. Santa Maria belonged to Columbus’s voyage, while Titanic and HMS Bounty…
Correct answer: Mayflower159. During the Colonial Time Period, the writing was influenced most by what religious persuasion ?
- A. The Puritans
- B. The Catholics
- C. The Pilgrims
- D. The Anglo Saxons
Explanation: Puritan religious belief strongly shaped Colonial American writing, especially its sermons, journals, histories and moral allegories.
Correct answer: The Puritans160. This group of Native Americans left behind a legend about creation using pictographs_____________?
- A. Apache
- B. Delaware
- C. Sioux
- D. Inuit
Explanation: The Delaware, or Lenape, are associated with the Walam Olum, a creation and migration tradition represented through pictographic records.
Correct answer: Delaware