Because Puritans believed that the arrival of God’s grace was demonstrated by behavior, they —

tried to behave in as exemplary a way as possible

What is parallelism, or parallel structure?

Repetition of the same grammatical structure

The Dark Romantics explored--

the psychological effects of sin and guilt

A reference to something well known in literature or history

Rationalists believed that all people —

could improving their lives by thinking in an orderly manner

A group of Romantics called the Transcendentalists believed that--

everything in the physical world reflects the Divine Soul

Which of the following is an opinion held by the American Romantic writers?

Cities are centers of corruption and ugliness

The American Romantic Poets--

emphasized sophisticated real-life figures

What is alliteration?

The repetition of the same consonant sounds

Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography—

provides the model for the American rags-to-riches story

American Romantic writers rejected rationalism because they believed that--

intuition and imagination yield greater truths

The symbolic meaning of a story--

goes beyond the story's literal meaning

When you make a generalization about a writer's beliefs, you--

draw a conclusion based on information in a text

The first Europeans to come to North America were —

English Puritans who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean

Which of the following sentences contains a figure of speech?

My aunt's house was like a museum.

Writers use mood to--

convey an overall feeling in a literary work

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1
Because Puritans believed that the arrival of God’s grace was demonstrated by behavior, they —
thought there was no need for rigorous self-examination
could try to earn salvation by giving money to the church
could easily differentiate between the saved and the damned
tried to behave in as exemplary a way as possible
2
What is parallelism, or parallel structure?
A series of stanzas that have a similar form in a poem
Events in a story where 2 characters face identical problems
Repetition of the same grammatical structure
Themes that appear in several stories
3
The Dark Romantics explored--
the psychological effects of sin and guilt
lessons to be drawn from traditional religions
the reasons for the decay of European society
the civilization of the Goths
4
What is an allusion?
The associations evoked by a word
A reference to something well known in literature or history
The suggestion of two conflicting meanings in a work
A word that sounds like what it means
5
Romanticism celebrated all of the following except--
imagination over science
The future growth of industry
nature over civilization
feeling over reason
6
Rationalists believed that all people —
could change the course of human events through prayer
were either saved or damned, according to God’s will
could improving their lives by thinking in an orderly manner
were sinners in the eyes of God, with no hope of redemption
7
Emotional appeals are a persuasive technique consisting of--
loaded language and anecdotes
exaggerated claims
questions directed to the reader
attacks on opponents
8
The Mayflower Compact paved the way for —
a constitutional democracy
the Salem witch trials
war against the American Indians
a national church
9
A group of Romantics called the Transcendentalists believed that--
true art could only be created by Americans on American soil
everything in the physical world reflects the Divine Soul
America was destined to conquer the world
art was the best way to bring about social change
10
Which of the following is an opinion held by the American Romantic writers?
Ordinary readers do not appreciate Roman ideals.
Westward expansion is dangerous.
European literature has no traditions worth considering.
Cities are centers of corruption and ugliness
11
The character of a wise old man who appears in literature across genres is an example of a(n)
foil
allegory
metaphor
archetype
12
The American Romantic Poets--
used typically English themes and forms
emphasized sophisticated real-life figures
created a uniquely "American" voice
valued logic over emotion
13
Knowing a word’s etymology is most useful in helping you to —
interpret a symbol
spell the word
understand an author’s attitude
recognize related words
14
What is alliteration?
Words whose sounds echo their sense
Vowel sounds that are repeated in a line of poetry
A pause or break in a line of a poem
The repetition of the same consonant sounds
15
Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography—
shows the notion of a self-made person is unrealistic
provides the model for the American rags-to-riches story
describes Franklin’s devout religious practices
tells in detail what Puritans believed
16
In persuasive writing an author may appeal to the audience’s reason through the use of —
personal experiences
figurative language
statistics
loaded words
17
According to the deists, the best form of worship was —
regular prayer in church
deep introspection
creating greater business profits
doing good for others
18
American Romantic writers rejected rationalism because they believed that--
intuition and imagination yield greater truths
a logical thought is not possible
the rationalist tradition produced no worthwhile writers
scientific thinking hadn't been fully developed
19
The symbolic meaning of a story--
is a summary of factual details
is its universal theme
goes beyond the story's literal meaning
describes the reader's reaction to events in the story
20
When you make a generalization about a writer's beliefs, you--
critique the writer's ideas by presenting opposing arguments
draw a conclusion based on information in a text
elaborate on the writer's ideas using personal experiences
compare the writer's views with established opinion
21
A writer’s style is largely determined by all of the following elements except—
word choice
conflict
imagery
sentence structure
22
A literary work in which characters, settings, and events stand for abstract ideas is a(n)--
epic
satire
allegory
tragedy
23
The movement that furthered American education and cultural development was called--
the lyceum movement
the Fireside Poetic movement
rationalism
Romanticism
24
The first Europeans to come to North America were —
Africans restrained in the holds of slave ships
Ice Age peoples who traveled across a land bridge from Asia
English Puritans who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean
explorers from Spain
25
Which of the following sentences contains a figure of speech?
My aunt's house was like a museum.
We could hear the waves crashing against the rocky shore.
Technology has transformed the lives of ordinary citizens.
The smell of freshly baked cookies made me hungry.
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Writers use mood to--
create believable characters
give a narrator a distinct personality
establish external conflict
convey an overall feeling in a literary work

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