English 11 American Literature

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1.

Political pamplets are a main genre of the following literary time period:
- A.
  
  Puritan
- B.
  
  Colonial
- C.
  
  Revolutionary/Age of Enlightenment
2.

Anne Bradstreet was a poet during:
- A.
  
  The Puritan Period.
- B.
  
  The Revolutionary Period.
- C.
  
  The twentieth century.
3.

In Phyllis Wheatley's letter to Rev. Ocum, she opposes:
- A.
  
  Freedom
- B.
  
  Slavery
- C.
  
  Adultery
4.

In Abigail Adams' letter to her husband, John Adams, she implores him to recognize and encourage:
- A.
  
  Women's rights
- B.
  
  Slavery
- C.
  
  Compulsory education
5.

Who is the author and orator of "Speech in the VIrginia Convention"?
- A.
  
  Thomas Edison
- B.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- C.
  
  Jefferson Thomas
6.

What was the purpose of "Speech in the Virgina Convention"?
- A.
  
  To incite an uprising against Britain
- B.
  
  To incite an uprising against women's rights
- C.
  
  To incite belief in the Christian God
7.

What is allusion?
- A.
  
  Something that can't be seen at first
- B.
  
  An indirect, yet familiar, reference to person, event, or literary work
- C.
  
  A direct comparision of two dissimilar things
8.

Select the literary work that contains the famous quote, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
- A.
  
  The Declaration of Independence
- B.
  
  What is an American?
- C.
  
  Speech in the Virginia Convention
9.

Select the sentence type that fits quote "Give me liberty, or give me death"
- A.
  
  Compound sentence
- B.
  
  Simple sentence
- C.
  
  Neither
10.

An acronym for coordinating conjunctions is
- A.
  
  FANBELTS
- B.
  
  FUNBOYS
- C.
  
  FANBOYS
11.

If "I" is the subject, and "me" is an object, which of the following is correct
- A.
  
  "It's between you and me."
- B.
  
  "It's between you and I."
- C.
  
  Neither
12.

The following is a sentence fragment: But she doesn't want to go.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

The American Revolution began because the Colonies wanted to break free from France.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Select the answer that is a compound sentence:
- A.
  
  Mark dates everybody.
- B.
  
  Mark dates everybody, so I don;t like him.
- C.
  
  Mark dates everybody including me.
15.

Select the complete group of coordinators:
- A.
  
  For, and, nor, because, or, yet, so
- B.
  
  For, also, nor, but, or, yet, so
- C.
  
  For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
16.

Jonathan Edwards wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" during the American Revolution.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

A correct definition for a compound sentence is: Two simple sentences joined by a preposition.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False