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1
"Thanatopsis" established the ____ period in America.
Literary
Classicist
Romantic
Industrial
2
This is Lowell's important work of social criticism.
Fable for Critics
Hiawatha
"Old Ironsides"
Bigelow Papers
3
One stressed followed by two unstressed is called a ____.
trochee
iamb
dactyl
anapest
4
What was the growth of nationalism related to?
industrialization & centralized econmic & political systems
War of 1812
Revolution
all of these
5
This is Lowell's important work of literary criticism.
Hiawatha
The Bigelow Papers
Fable for Critics
Evangeline
6
The opening descriptions of the forest suggest that what Tom will find there will be
dull and depressing
hot-tempered and vengeful
fortunate and useful
treacherous and malignant
7
This means meditation on death or view of death
Thanatopsis
none of these
Thanatos
Thanato
8
What is the meter of "To him who in the love of Nature holds" by Bryant?
iambic hexamter
iambic trimeter
iambic pentameter
iambic tetrameter
9
What is the basic unit of meter in poetry?
foot
dactyl
stanza
rhyme
10
Who spoke of a new religion of nature?
Irving
Bryant
Cooper
Poe
11
What is the meter of "The apples sputtered in a row" by Whittier?
iambic pentameter
trochaic tetrameter
trochaic pentameter
iambic tetrameter
12
This is the analysis of of rhythm in poetry.
none of the these
inversion
explication
scansion
13
Which word best describes Longfellow's attitude toward death in "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls"?
accepting
welcoming
awestruck
frightened
14
In Whittier's poem, the reader gets glimpses of all of the following characters except
farm animals
a stranded traveler
the boys
the father
15
The central theme of "The First Snowfall" comments on
the touching innocence of children
the sadness and spiritual recovery of loss
the isolation of New England winters
the permanence of human sorrow
16
The five line stanzas of "The Tide Rises" are called ____.
pentanes
cinquains
couplets
quatrains
17
What is inversion?
The reversal of normal word order
a pair of lines that rhyme
none of these
Flipping words around so they rhyme
18
It can be inferred from the story that New England Puritans of Tom Walker's day believed in
reincarnation
tolerance of all religions
witches and spirits
many gods
19
These people were persected for belief in pacifism, justice, charity, and spiritual equality for all...
Puritans
Pilgrims
Quakers
Anabaptists
20
What is the meter of "Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wond'ring, fearing " by Poe?
iambic hexameter
trochaic hexameter
iambic octameter
trochaic octamter
21
What is the meter of "And give her to the god of storms" by Holmes
iambic pentameter
anapestic tetrameter
iambic tetrameter
anapestic trimeter
22
What is the meter of "Snowbound"?
iambic trimeter
Dactylic tetrameter
iambic pentameter
iambic tetrameter
23
These symobize achievements that may inspire those who follow...
awards
The Tide that rises and falls
footprints
waves
24
Clarity, order, and balance were valued by______.
the naturalists
the romantics
the traditionalists
the classicists
25
What is a unit of poetry longer than a line?
stanza
quatrain
none of these
couplet
26
What broader meaning might the image of the "shipwrecked brother" in "A Psalm of Life" represent?
any human being in difficulty
poets of the world
a sibling who needs your help
a sailor whose ship has been severely damaged
27
In what way is Tom a one-dimensional character?
He symbolizes human greed and miserliness.
He has no personality traits.
He does not fear the devil.
He uses other people of his own gain.
28
What broader meaning might be signified by the image of the tide in the lines, "And the tide rises, the tide falls"?
people or ideas left stranded because of human indifference
life before birth
human pollution of natural wonders
life's cyclical, enduring nature
29
Affection, faith, the enduring human community, the family, land, & simple pleasures are all themes of what poem?
"Snowbound"
"A Psalm of Life"
"The First Snowfall"
"Thanatopsis"
30
This moves toward a final stress....
Falling Meter
Rising Meter
31
This is the name for a literary work describing a simple pastoral scene
none of these
Idyll
illium
Idol
32
This meter moves away from stress
rising meter
falling meter
33
What is the meter of "There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died)" by Lowell
iambic tetrameter
iambic pentameter
iambic trimeter
trocaic pentameter
34
Which one is not a Fireside Poet?
Holmes
Bryant
Whittier
Longfellow
35
What was it that Andrew Jackson warned was the greatest threat to America
internal divisions
factionalism
political parties
factions
36
What is one unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed (u/)?
trochee
dactyl
anapest
iamb
37
Natty Bumppo was the
first literary hero
none of these
both the first literary hero and first American cowboy
first American cowboy
38
Which one is not one of the Leatherstocking Tales?
The Puritans
The Prairie
The Pioneers
The Pathfinder
39
Who perfected the cotton gin?
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Hegel
George Washington
40
According to the views presented in "Thanatopsis," death is something to be____.
feared
escaped
pursued
trusted
41
What three subjects characterized the early Romantic writers?
All of these
The Past
The Inner World of Human Nature
Nature
42
In which line does a present participle modify a noun?
The snow had begun in the gloaming
Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Yet not to thine eternal resting place
The lightning and the gale!
43
Eli Whitney perfected the _____.
textile mill
reaper
cotton gin
railroad
44
Who used legends and folklore to illustrate American character (last name only)?
Longfellow
Irving
Bryant
Poe
45
Which of the following lines is NOT written in iambic tetrameter?
Where knelt the vanquished foe
The sun that brief December day
The moon above the eastern wood
Her deck once red with heroes' blood
46
The Monroe Doctrine was a warning to Europe not to interfere with the new
Latin American nations
none of the above
country of Mexico
South American nations
47
Which is NOT a famous longer work by Longfellow?
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The Courtship of Miles Standish
Evangeline
Hiawatha
48
In protesting the proposed destrution of "Old Ironsides" Holmes appeals to readers'
patriotism
love of history
enjoyment
dislike of harpies
49
What is the meter of " Thy solitary way" by Bryant?
trochaic dimeter
trochaic trimeter
iambic dimeter
iambic trimeter
50
The era of the "common man" was ushered in by whom?
James Madison
None of these
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
51
According to the speaker in "Thanatopsis," what will happen to him after death?
His soul will go to Heaven.
His body will be preserved in the earth.
His body will become part of nature.
His spirit will cease to exist.
52
Thanatopsis means
Greek god of death
death
none of these
meditation or view of death
53
What is one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed (/u)?
trochee
anapest
dactyl
iamb
54
Which writer was unresponsive to nature?
Poe
Irving
Bryant
Cooper
55
What is the subject in this sentence: Not enjoyment, and not sorrow / Is our destined end or way.
sorrow
enjoyment
end or way (compound subject)
enjoyment and sorrow (compound subject)
56
What convinced the Europeans that the U.S. was here to stay?
The American Revolution
The War of 1812
The Monroe Doctrine
Romanticism
57
What is the meter of "To bake ye to a puddin'" by Lowell
anapestic tetrameter
iambic dimeter
anapestic dimeter
iambic trimeter
58
What was the focus of the most dangerous of divisions in the nation?
slavery
women's rights
immigration
industrialism
59
Tom's wife is a stereotype of
a woman of mystery
a town gossip
A Puritan housewife
a nagging, shrewish wife
60
What are hesitations to the rhythmn in a line of poetry?
inversions
pauses
caesuras
breaks
61
The Puritan Work Ethic states that life is meant for______.
prayer
none of these
hard work and self-improvement
both of these
62
What is the structure of "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls"?
Cyclical
None of these
Circular
Cylandrical