American Literature Quizzes & Trivia

Thomas Paine, Edgar Alan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc. These are just a few of the great names of American Literature.

Who was the author of “The Catcher in the rye”? Who wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”? Which one of Mark Twain’s novels is called “The Great American” novel? Which one is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous novel? Which genre is Edgar Alan Poe considered to have invented? All those reading assignments in high-school are about to pay off now with our American Literature trivia. Take the quiz, answer all of the questions and create another memorable work of art. Fame and fortune are very close. Can you deliver?

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American Literature Time Periods Quiz

Advanced Placement and American Literature classes need to take this quiz by Friday, January 15, 2009. You may use your notes from class presentations. All questions are based on the presentations of your...

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 9259 | Last updated: Jul 7, 2021

Sample Question
A good definition of American Realism is:

An examination of life as it actually is.

A romantic portrayal of life.

An examination of the countryside versus the city.

A sad and depressing view of reality.

A type of writing that examines nothing but death.

Quiz On American Literature And Composition Eoc! Trivia Test

Quiz On American Literature And Composition EOC! Trivia Test

What we have here is a quiz on American literature and composition EOC! The quiz is perfect for not helping you review what you know about literature works but also how to write a book that will not be forgotten in history. Do...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 2199 | Last updated: Dec 24, 2019

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Read the sentences from the excerpt. "... quite deliberately, Julia had given her heart to the young man. It didn’t relate what the final disposition of the organ was, but I didn’t really care." How do the words final disposition of the organ impact the tone of the excerpt?

They create a tranquil tone by suggesting that Julia’s heart has been laid peacefully to rest.

They create an uncomfortable tone by grotesquely detailing the fate of Julia’s heart.

They create a mysterious tone by hinting that Julia’s heart may not have been removed after all.

They create a humorous tone by literally interpreting a figurative phrase about Julia’s heart.

American Literature And Composition Eoc Test! Trivia Quiz

American Literature And Composition EOC Test! Trivia Quiz

Are you reading for an American literature and composition EOC test? The trivia quiz below is designed to help you test out what you know about the different literature works written in America, the writers behind them, and what...

Questions: 19 | Attempts: 1449 | Last updated: Jan 17, 2020

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What does the last line of the excerpt reveal about the narrator’s point of view?

He is suggesting that his point of view is unimportant.

He is adopting a point of view similar to the one he has criticized.

He is providing an example of why other characters mock his point of view

He is highlighting how his point of view is different from other characters’

Ultimate Quiz On American Literature

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1405 | Last updated: Jun 14, 2021

Sample Question
In Walden, who urges people to simplify their lives and look to nature for meaning?

Robert Frost

Walt Whitman

Henry David Thoreau

Herman Melville

Quiz: American Literature And Composition! Trivia Questions Test

Below is a trivia questions quiz on American literature and composition. There is much that people do not know when it comes to literature by American authors, but if you consider yourself well-read on some of the famous books of...

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 445 | Last updated: Jan 24, 2020

Sample Question
What does the last line of the excerpt reveal about the narrator’s point of view?

He is suggesting that his point of view is unimportant.

He is adopting a point of view similar to the one he has criticized.

He is providing an example of why other characters mock his point of view

He is highlighting how his point of view is different from other characters’

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Test On American Literature And Composition! Trivia Questions Quiz

Test on American Literature And Composition! Trivia Questions Quiz

Below is a test on American literature and composition. When you look at all the works written by American authors, there is a high chance that most of them will blow your mind. Just how observant have you been about them and...

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 322 | Last updated: Jan 17, 2020

Sample Question
Read the sentences from the excerpt. "... quite deliberately, Julia had given her heart to the young man. It didn’t relate what the final disposition of the organ was, but I didn’t really care." How do the words final disposition of the organ impact the tone of the excerpt?

They create a tranquil tone by suggesting that Julia’s heart has been laid peacefully to rest.

They create an uncomfortable tone by grotesquely detailing the fate of Julia’s heart.

They create a mysterious tone by hinting that Julia’s heart may not have been removed after all.

They create a humorous tone by literally interpreting a figurative phrase about Julia’s heart.

American Literature Trivia Quiz

American Literature Trivia quiz

.Literature is an important aspect of human life. Literature is what makes us better to understand this world and society around us. This is an American literature trivia quiz, where you have to answer questions related to...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 111 | Last updated: Jun 2, 2021

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The email address for our class is...

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Native American Literature Quiz! Trivia

Are you familiar with Native American literature? Do you suppose you can get past this quiz? There are traditional oral and written works of literature of the indigenous people of America. These consist of ancient hieroglyphic...

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 138 | Last updated: Nov 25, 2020

Sample Question
(Vocabulary) Which best defines the term void?

A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream

An empty space

An ankle-length garment worn by clergymen

A ceremonial act or a series of such acts.

A Trivia Quiz On Early American Literature!

A Trivia Quiz on Early American Literature!

Do you know anything about early American literature? This quiz is jam-packed with knowledge concerning America’s early start. This quiz will make you put on your Puritan hat. You must know what the Mayflower is, when was...

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 1165 | Last updated: May 19, 2021

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The first people to migrate to North America were

The Norse by way of Iceland and Greenland

Ice Age hunters via the Bering land bridge

English Puritans who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean

American Literature: New World (Study Guide)

In this quiz we’ll be looking at American Literature: New World (Study Guide), taking a look at specific topics like the Native Americans, the Manitou, the constitution, history, journals and much more. What can you...

Questions: 44 | Attempts: 58 | Last updated: Sep 11, 2018

Sample Question
This group of Native Americans left behind a legend about creation using pictographs

Apache

Delaware

Sioux

Inuit

Survey Quiz Of American Literature

Survey Quiz of American literature

American literature is literature predominantly written or produced in English in the United States of America and its preceding colonies. Before the founding of the United States, the Thirteen Colonies...

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 589 | Last updated: Apr 13, 2021

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Who wrote Mending wall?

Carl Sanburg

T.S. Eliot

E.e cummings

Countee cullen

Robert Lee Forst

Native American Literature Quiz- Honors III (T. Lassiter)

Read each question then choose letter of the best answer choice.

Questions: 29 | Attempts: 177 | Last updated: Jan 4, 2013

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Define oral tradition.

The passing on from one generation to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions after it has been written down.

The telling of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions to a single generation within and between non‐literate cultures

The use of "like" or "as" to draw a comparison between two unlike things

The passing on from one generation (and/or locality) to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions within and between non‐literate cultures by word of mouth

Latin American Literature Notes

Notes taken in english. for studying.

Questions: 26 | Attempts: 85 | Last updated: Dec 31, 2012

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Which of the following describes the pre-colonial era's literature styles?

Pamphlets, poetry, novels, short stories

Novels, poetry, dramas, histories

Literary magazines, poetry, novels, short stories

Narratives and poetry

American Literature Quiz Questions And Answers

american literature quiz questions and answers

Test ye knowledge about the terms, periods and movements in the history of American literature.

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 98 | Last updated: Dec 7, 2017

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Who is NOT considered to be a representative of the Southern Renaissance?

William Faulkner

Tennessee Williams

Robert Penn Warren

T.S.Eliot