Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What is the lesson from The Devil & Tom Walker?
a. | Don’t deal with the devil. | c. | Don’t argue with your
wife. | b. | Don’t work as a usurer. | d. | Earn your living
honestly. |
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In The Devil & Tom Walker, what was, in all likelihood, the fate of
Tom’s wife?
a. | She eloped and left the countryside. | c. | She had been
murdered. | b. | She drowned in a swamp. | d. | She died in a fire. |
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In The Devil & Tom Walker, what was the career the devil wanted to
engage in with Tom initially?
a. | Slave trader | c. | Politician | b. | Tax collector | d. | Broker |
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In Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, what is the
narrator’s first impression of the House of Usher?
a. | It was magnificent and well-kept | c. | It was gloomy and appeared
vacant | b. | It was quaint and charming | d. | It was dominant and terrifying |
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What is the relationship between Usher and the Lady Madeline?
a. | They are married. | c. | They are mother and son. | b. | They are
strangers. | d. | They are
siblings. |
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What does the crack in the front wall of the house symbolize in The Fall of
the House of Usher?
a. | Strength through adversity | c. | A need for
repairs | b. | The last of a great family | d. | Family betrayal |
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In “Self-Reliance”, why does Emerson say that conformity is
harmful?
a. | Conformity causes us to lose sight of individual identity. | c. | Conformity ignores
people and customs. | b. | Conformity prevents the advancement of the
nation. | d. | Conformity
isn’t harmful. |
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Emerson tells us not to be concerned about being misunderstood in
“Self-Reliance”. How does Emerson justify telling us this?
a. | Emerson says that people won’t care if they don’t understand
you. | c. | Emerson provides a list of famous people who were misunderstood and their
accomplishments. | b. | Emerson explains that people who do not understand are not smart enough to
understand. | d. | Emerson
mentions that his friends don’t understand him. |
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In Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil, how do the
parishioners first react to the minister’s veil?
a. | They are amused. | c. | They are confused. | b. | They are grateful. | d. | They are angry. |
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What did Reverend Hooper see in the mirror that so frightened him?
a. | A man dressed entirely in black. | c. | His dead lover. | b. | His own
face. | d. | An image of the city
burning. |
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Short Answer
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11.
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Give a definition of what a folk tale is.
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12.
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What is an obituary?
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13.
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What do you think is American Romanticism is?
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14.
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Explain in a short one or two paragraphs what you believe American
Transcendentalism is.
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15.
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How were Native American Indians treated by the public and by the writers of the
period?
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16.
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What does the term symbolism mean?
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