Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography—

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

The symbolic meaning of a story--

goes beyond the story's literal meaning

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

American Romantic writers rejected rationalism because they believed that--

intuition and imagination yield greater truths

A reference to something well known in literature or history

A group of Romantics called the Transcendentalists believed that--

everything in the physical world reflects the Divine Soul

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

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

draw a conclusion based on information in a text

The Dark Romantics explored--

the psychological effects of sin and guilt

Rationalists believed that all people —

could improving their lives by thinking in an orderly manner

The American Romantic Poets--

emphasized sophisticated real-life figures

The first Europeans to come to North America were —

English Puritans who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean

What is alliteration?

The repetition of the same consonant sounds

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

Cities are centers of corruption and ugliness

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Brannon 16-17 English III Final Exam

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1
The movement that furthered American education and cultural development was called--
rationalism
the lyceum movement
Romanticism
the Fireside Poetic movement
2
Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography—
tells in detail what Puritans believed
provides the model for the American rags-to-riches story
shows the notion of a self-made person is unrealistic
describes Franklin’s devout religious practices
3
Knowing a word’s etymology is most useful in helping you to —
recognize related words
interpret a symbol
spell the word
understand an author’s attitude
4
Emotional appeals are a persuasive technique consisting of--
exaggerated claims
loaded language and anecdotes
questions directed to the reader
attacks on opponents
5
A literary work in which characters, settings, and events stand for abstract ideas is a(n)--
satire
epic
allegory
tragedy
6
The symbolic meaning of a story--
goes beyond the story's literal meaning
is its universal theme
is a summary of factual details
describes the reader's reaction to events in the story
7
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.
8
Writers use mood to--
give a narrator a distinct personality
convey an overall feeling in a literary work
establish external conflict
create believable characters
9
American Romantic writers rejected rationalism because they believed that--
intuition and imagination yield greater truths
a logical thought is not possible
scientific thinking hadn't been fully developed
the rationalist tradition produced no worthwhile writers
10
What is an allusion?
The associations evoked by a word
A word that sounds like what it means
The suggestion of two conflicting meanings in a work
A reference to something well known in literature or history
11
According to the deists, the best form of worship was —
regular prayer in church
deep introspection
creating greater business profits
doing good for others
12
A group of Romantics called the Transcendentalists believed that--
everything in the physical world reflects the Divine Soul
America was destined to conquer the world
true art could only be created by Americans on American soil
art was the best way to bring about social change
13
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 easily differentiate between the saved and the damned
tried to behave in as exemplary a way as possible
could try to earn salvation by giving money to the church
14
Romanticism celebrated all of the following except--
nature over civilization
The future growth of industry
feeling over reason
imagination over science
15
A writer’s style is largely determined by all of the following elements except—
word choice
imagery
conflict
sentence structure
16
What is parallelism, or parallel structure?
Repetition of the same grammatical structure
Events in a story where 2 characters face identical problems
A series of stanzas that have a similar form in a poem
Themes that appear in several stories
17
When you make a generalization about a writer's beliefs, you--
elaborate on the writer's ideas using personal experiences
compare the writer's views with established opinion
critique the writer's ideas by presenting opposing arguments
draw a conclusion based on information in a text
18
The Dark Romantics explored--
the reasons for the decay of European society
lessons to be drawn from traditional religions
the civilization of the Goths
the psychological effects of sin and guilt
19
Rationalists believed that all people —
could improving their lives by thinking in an orderly manner
were sinners in the eyes of God, with no hope of redemption
could change the course of human events through prayer
were either saved or damned, according to God’s will
20
The American Romantic Poets--
used typically English themes and forms
valued logic over emotion
created a uniquely "American" voice
emphasized sophisticated real-life figures
21
The first Europeans to come to North America were —
Africans restrained in the holds of slave ships
explorers from Spain
English Puritans who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean
Ice Age peoples who traveled across a land bridge from Asia
22
The character of a wise old man who appears in literature across genres is an example of a(n)
metaphor
allegory
archetype
foil
23
The Mayflower Compact paved the way for —
a constitutional democracy
war against the American Indians
a national church
the Salem witch trials
24
In persuasive writing an author may appeal to the audience’s reason through the use of —
personal experiences
figurative language
loaded words
statistics
25
What is alliteration?
A pause or break in a line of a poem
The repetition of the same consonant sounds
Vowel sounds that are repeated in a line of poetry
Words whose sounds echo their sense
26
Which of the following is an opinion held by the American Romantic writers?
Cities are centers of corruption and ugliness
Ordinary readers do not appreciate Roman ideals.
Westward expansion is dangerous.
European literature has no traditions worth considering.

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