Literature, Writing And The American Revolution
This short quiz will show what you have learned about literature during the American revolution.
- 1.Who gave harsh reviews of American writing?
- A.
France
- B.
Germany
- C.
England
- D.
Holland
- E.
Russia
- 2.How many years did it take for America to produce it's own first generation of American authors?
- A.
25
- B.
50
- C.
75
- D.
100
- E.
10
- 3.What date was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia?
- A.
July 4, 1776
- B.
July 8, 1776
- C.
August 2, 1776
- D.
July 4, 1876
- E.
August 2, 1876
- 4.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- A.
Thomas Paine
- B.
Benjamin Franklin
- C.
John Adams
- D.
Thomas Jefferson
- E.
John Hancock
- 5.Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
- A.
Thomas Paine
- B.
Benjamin Franklin
- C.
John Adams
- D.
Thomas Jefferson
- E.
John Hancock
- 6.Who helped proofread and correct the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence
- A.
Benjamin Franklin
- B.
Thomas Paine
- C.
John Adams
- D.
Both A and C
- E.
Both A and B
- 7.Who wrote Common Sense?
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
Benjamin Franklin
- C.
Thomas Paine
- D.
John Adams
- E.
John Hamilton
- 8.Thomas Paine was the cause of the Patriots and believed the Colonies should be ruled by British monarchy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Why did Thomas Paine think that the Colonials had a right to question the decision of the king and seek independence from British rule?
- A.
The colonists were oppressed by the governance of King George III.
- B.
The colonists were heavily taxed with no reasonable cause.
- C.
King George III was going to sell the Colonies to the French.
- D.
The Colonies were subject to "a long and violent abust of power."
- E.
A, B and D.
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