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1
How many stanzas are in this poem?
4
2
3
14
2
What is the purpose of the repetition of the tide rising and falling in the poem "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls"?
to imitate the repetition of waves
to include a literary device
to make the poem sound more professional
to make sure the reader knows the setting
3
The Crucible is an ALLEGORY for which of the following?
Socialism
Puritanism
McCarthyism
Capitalism
4
Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience" is ____.
an anarchist's desire for tradition
a citizen's call to action
an abolitionist speech to end slavery
an angry attack of the government
5
Which years are associated with American Romanticism?
1600-1680
1720-1800
1800-1860
1900-1910
6
Transcendentalism encourages
not conforming to what other say or do
joining the majority opinion
following the rules
being like everyone else
7
Transcendentalism was part of which literary movement?
American Gothic
American Romanticism
Colonialism
Realism
8
American Transcendentalists did NOT like which of the following?
Slavery
Nature
Independence
Non Conformity
9
Thoreau believes that technological advances lead to a better way of life.
True
False
10
Emily Dickinson wrote poetry about...
Death
Immortality
Hope
Love
11
Native American Creation stories aim to...
Distract people from the modern world
Entertain children
Describe how the world was made
Explain why people, animals, and nature exist
12
Longfellow's "Psalm of Life" -- What does the speaker hope people will accomplish with their lives?
develop an appreciation for the natural world
have the opportunity to feel love
become wealthy and successful
have a life that will positively impact others
13
identify the rhyme scheme: Hold fast to dreams/ For if dreams die/ Life is a broken winged bird/ That cannot fly.
AABB
ABCB
ABCD
ABAB
14
In the essay "Self-Reliance" Emerson expresses that many great people have ____.
been misunderstood
gained money
written music
traveled a lot
15
Which order (by time period) of Literary Movements is correct?
Colonialism, Native American, Puritanism, Realism, Romanticism, Civil War
Native American, Colonialism, Puritanism, Romanticism, Realism
Native American, Puritanism, Colonialism, Romanticism, Realism
Puritanism, Native American, Realism, Romanticism, Colonialism
16
All of the following describe Walt Whitman except...
introverted
a poet
writes about American themes
Bold
17
Slave Narratives were meant to...
refute slave owners’ testimonies that slavery was a “positive good”
get more people to own slaves
reveal the true horrors of slavery
Show that slaves were real human beings just like their owners
18
Transcendentalism was a social reform movement that valued ______ over society.
Individuality
Society
Government
Unity
19
To describe by comparing two things using "like" or "as."
Simile
Metaphor
personification
alliteration
20
Which of the following literary eras preferred intuition over reason?
American Gothic
Native American
Transcendentalism
Puritan
21
"Civil Disobedience" -- According to Thoreau we should...
remain peaceful as we tolerate unjust governments
always remain loyal and fight for our governments
make sure that we always support the government
make sure we do not indirectly support unjust governments
22
What is significant about FREE VERSE poetry?
it has to be a certain length
it has to be written with proper punctuation
it has to rhyme
it does not have to have a certain structure or rhyming pattern
23
Transcendentalists believed all people are inherently
Evil
Neutral
Good
Sad
24
Transcendentalism is NOT
a philosophy
part of the Romantic period
a religion
a literary movement
25
In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...
2 of the characters
all of the characters
1 of the characters
none of the characters
26
Match the following characteristic to its proper age. "Rely on faith for truth."
Romanticism
Native American
Realism
Puritanism
27
The definition of MOOD is
revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.
working with a partner to check your writing.
the overall feelings or emotions in the story
28
Onomatopoeia is
repeating a word or phrase.
using the same sound to start several words.
extreme exaggeration
using words to mimic sounds.
29
Look at the following line: "The tide rises, the tide falls." This line uses:
simile
metaphor
repetition
rhyme
30
What is the transcendentalist belief about nature?
Nature is the origin of evil
Nature is unstable and changes too much
Nature is awe-inspiring and reflects spirituality
Nature is "just there"
31
The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.
False
True
32
"Civil Disobedience" Which of the following statements would Thoreau agree with?
If someone decieves you, you have a right to take revenge
the treasury makes the law, but we are not compelled to follow it
it is not enough to take a view against the government you must take action
How we perceive things decides whether we are revolutionary
33
Emerson's "Self-Reliance" -- Paragraph 1-- What must every person realize at some point in their life?
that our education will help us realize that the universe is good
that being ignorant of others will lead to a great deal of envy
that the power of nature is not anything new at all
that we can never know our true potential until we test ourselves
34
Poe's "The Raven"-- In which quotation below are the CAPITALIZED words an example of ALLITERATION?
“a TOKEN of that lie thy soul hath SPOKEN! / Leave my loneliness UNBROKEN"
“into the chamber TURNING, all my soul within me BURNING,"
“I IMPLORE / Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—TELL ME - TELL ME, I IMPLORE
“What this GRIM, ungainly, GHASTLY, GAUNT, and ominous bird of yore"
35
Referring to well-known people, events, or stories in an effort to make a topic/subject more relatable/create parallels
Repetition
Allusion
Parallelism
Antithesis
36
What is the purpose of the text "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson?
to inform the reader of how free-thinking is dangerous
to inform the reader of society's intentions
to entertain the reader by using humorous situations
to persuade the reader to be an individual and not conform
37
"Civil Disobedience" -- Thoreau is arguing that...
you have to suffer in order to create change
you have to use the rules of law to create change
you have to disobey laws in order to create change
you have to be patient in order to create change
38
Which of the following is a Romanticist belief?
Intuition over reason
Reason over common sense
Feeling and reason over poetry
God over nature
39
What values did Emerson and Thoreau share?
being social
Living simply and being true to one's self
being kind
material things
40
Puritans believed in the power of...
Nature
God
Society
The Self
41
According to Emerson's essay, "Self-Reliance" how does society affect the development of individualism?
Society limits one's freedoms and forces people to conform.
Society drowns out individuals because they fail to listen to others
Society conspires against individuals by robbing them of their money
Society promotes superficial concerns but avoids traditions
42
When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called
Allusion
Dramatic irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
43
Transcendentalists believed in
the Power of the Individual
the Power of God
the Power of Technology
the Power of the Government
44
Transcendentalism is a movement of the 1900s.
True
False
45
Emerson's "Self-Reliance" -- Which of the following BEST summarizes a CENTRAL IDEA of the text?
refuse to blindly follow other people's ideas, & think and act for yourself
Regular people are happier because they are content with their lives
Refuse society and do not interact with them at all
Everyone in society is uneducated and sad
46
Longfellow's "Psalm of Life" -- Which of the following describes how the speaker believes people should act in life?
People should lead a life of action.
People should take wild risks in life.
People should be careful to avoid death.
People should fear death throughout life.
47
In the essay "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau calls the American government a "wooden gun," which is ____.
a metaphor for a lack of power
a symbol for firearms
a symbol for war
an analogy comparing guns to toys
48
Which historical event spurred the Realism Movement?
McCarthyism
The Civil War
Westward Expansion
The Revolutionary War
49
Historically, the American Romantic Movement was preceded (came before in time) by the
Civil War
WW1
Revolutionary War
French/Indian War
50
Native American Literature was mainly passed down by...
Orally reciting the stories to the younger generations
Video taping a recreation of the story & showing it to younger generations
writing the stories down and reading it to younger generations
51
In 3rd person limited, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...
all of the characters
1 character
2 characters
none of the characters
52
When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called
Verbal Irony
Dramatic irony
Situational Irony
Allusion
53
Comparing 2 UNLIKE things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
Parallelism
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
54
Romantics value education over intuition.
False
True
55
The Civil War was fought to...
Prevent the Westward expansion of slavery
End slavery
Keep the Nation together
Help Abraham Lincoln win the presidency
56
According to the Transcendentalists, the way to discover spirituality is:
by listening to your parents and following the rules
by looking inwards and connecting to nature to discover the self
by going to church every Sunday
by listening to music and reading poetry
57
Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life" -- How does stanza three develop the speaker's point of view in the poem (Lines 9-12)?
It reveals why the speaker has a difficult time staying in the moment.
the speaker thinks people should seize every day's potential.
the speaker thinks it's difficult to achieve happiness in life.
the speaker thinks it's pointless to resist what fate has planned.
58
Which POV uses "you" and "your" to tell a story?
2nd person
3rd person objective
1st person
3rd person omniscient
59
Who wrote "Civil Disobedience"?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan Poe
Henry David Thoreau
60
Who wrote "Self-Reliance"?
Walt Whitman
Henry David Thoreau
Edgar Allan Poe
Ralph Waldo Emerson
61
When Emerson wrote "envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide," he meant ___.
we should be polite & restrained because others' vulnerability scares them
people get angry only against those who are easily attacked
someone else's anger is respectable when they have a good reputation
to wish to be like someone else denies your own potential
62
"Civil Disobedience" --Which statement BEST summarizes a MAIN CLAIM of the text?
Patriotism can blind people to the flaws of their county's government
Citizens must challenge and attempt to change the wrongs of the state
it is the duty of citizens to follow all laws created by the state
Everyone who funds a gov. shares equal responsibility for their mistakes
63
Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" -- As someone rapping, rapping at my chamber door," is an example of . . .
hyperbole
simile
onomatopoeia
cliche
64
Restating an idea using the SAME WORDS (Kindness is the answer. Kindness can go a long way.)
Antithesis
Personification
Alliteration
Repetition
65
The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls - "The little waves with their soft, white hands" is an example of what literary devices?
simile
personification
alliteration
idiom
66
Two sub-genres of the American Romanticism literary era include:
Colonial Literature and revolutionary texts
Transcendentalism and American Gothic
Native American Literature and Transcendentalism
Fireside Poetry and American Gothic
67
POINT OF VIEW is defined as the perspective or vantage point in which a story is being told.
False
True
68
Instead of a paragraph, a chunk of lines in a poem is called a...
paragraph
couplet
rhyme
stanza
69
Both essays "Self-Reliance" and "Civil Disobedience" stress the importance of
believing in yourself
trusting in nature
living in the woods
conforming to society's expectations
70
Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic Period?
individualism
imagination
reason
intuition
71
How many lines are in this poem?
1
3
4
2
72
Which of the following best describes gothic literature?
explores the appreciation of the individual over society as a whole
grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in dreary settings
focuses on the natural world as a force that controls human fate & destiny
emphasizes science, reason, & order over emotion, religion, & spirituality
73
Transcendentalism is a
social reform movement
literary movement
religion
philosophical movement
74
Author's attitude toward a subject/topic (examples: irritated, formal, objective, condescending, etc.)
POV
Tone
Mood
Pathos
75
Match the following characteristic to its proper age."Values logic over emotion."
Puritanism
Romanticism
Colonial
Realism
76
When the speaker says one thing but means another.
dramatic irony
Allusion
Situation irony
Verbal Irony
77
Which POV uses "he, she, and them" to tell a story? Check all that apply.
3rd person omniscient
3rd person objective
1st person
2nd person
78
Which POV uses "I, me, and my" to tell a story?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person objective
3rd person omniscient
79
What is an ALLEGORY?
Symbolic representation of a larger story
Repeated consonant sounds
Repeated vowel sounds
A long story
80
A question used for effect rather than response (ex: Sure! Why not?)
Personification
Parallelism
Repetition
Rhetorical Question
81
Transcendentalism values...
Non conformity
Industrialization
Technological advances
Conformity
82
Which author's poetic style includes unique use of punctuation and capitalization?
Emily Dickinson
Walt Whitman
83
Which two authors were former slaves?
Frederick Douglass & Ralph Waldo Emerson
Harriet Jacobs & Abigail Adams
Harriet Jacobs & Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass & Arthur Miller
84
In 3rd person objective, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...
2 characters
none of the characters
1 character
all of the characters