Works And Authors

Question 1

Which author is associated with the transcendentalist movement?

Answer 1

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question 2

‘Little Women’

Answer 2

Louisa May Alcott

Question 3

Leaves of Grass

Answer 3

Walt Whitman

Question 4

Because I could not stop for Death

Answer 4

Emily Dickinson

Question 5

Who is known for the phrase ‘the American Renaissance’ in literature?

Answer 5

F.O. Matthiessen

Question 6

Which author is associated with the concept of the ‘American Dream’?

Answer 6

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 7

Fill in the blank: ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ was authored by _______.

Answer 7

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Question 8

The House of the Seven Gables

Answer 8

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 9

Which obscure work did Louisa May Alcott publish under a pseudonym?

Answer 9

A Long Fatal Love Chase

Question 10

The Blithedale Romance

Answer 10

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 11

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a lesser-known work by Henry James? A) The Turn of the Screw B) The American C) The Portrait of a Lady D) The Wings of the Dove

Answer 11

B) The American

Question 12

What literary movement is associated with the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau?

Answer 12

Transcendentalism

Question 13

The Age of Innocence

Answer 13

Edith Wharton

Question 14

Who wrote the novel ‘My Antonia’?

Answer 14

Willa Cather

Question 15

The Awakening

Answer 15

Kate Chopin

Question 16

‘The Portrait of a Lady’?

Answer 16

Henry James

Question 17

Who is known for the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’?

Answer 17

Robert Frost

Question 18

True or False: Emily Dickinson was known for her use of slant rhyme.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

the bard of Maine

Answer 19

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Question 20

‘Mending Wall’

Answer 20

Robert Frost

Question 21

True or False: Longfellow was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri’s ‘Divine Comedy.’

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT a poem by Robert Frost? A) ‘The Road Not Taken’ B) ‘Because I could not stop for Death’ C) ‘Birches’ D) ‘Fire and Ice’

Answer 22

‘Because I could not stop for Death’

Question 23

Fill in the blank: Longfellow wrote ‘The Village ________.’

Answer 23

Blacksmith

Question 24

Who is known for the phrase ‘The woods are lovely, dark and deep’?

Answer 24

Robert Frost

Question 25

Which poem by Longfellow is based on the legend of Paul Revere?

Answer 25

Paul Revere's Ride

Question 26

What style of poetry did Robert Frost often use?

Answer 26

Traditional forms with natural speech patterns

Question 27

Multiple Choice: Which poet is known for their reclusive lifestyle? A) Robert Frost B) Emily Dickinson C) Longfellow D) Walt Whitman

Answer 27

Emily Dickinson

Question 28

Fill in the blank: Robert Frost was awarded the ________ Prize in Literature four times.

Answer 28

Pulitzer

Question 29

True or False: Longfellow was a professor at Harvard University.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Which poem by Robert Frost explores the theme of isolation?

Answer 30

'Desert Places'

Question 31

Fill in the blank: Longfellow's poem 'Evangeline' is a story of ________ love.

Answer 31

lost

Question 32

Multiple Choice: Which of the following works was NOT written by Longfellow? A) 'The Song of Hiawatha' B) 'The Wreck of the Hesperus' C) 'The Children's Hour' D) 'Evangeline'

Answer 32

'The Children's Hour'

Question 33

'The Gift Outright'

Answer 33

Robert Frost

Question 34

What collection includes many of Emily Dickinson's poems published posthumously?

Answer 34

The Poems of Emily Dickinson

Question 35

Which poet wrote 'A Psalm of Life'?

Answer 35

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Question 36

First American novelist?

Answer 36

James Fenimore Cooper

Question 37

Which novel by Robert Louis Stevenson features the character Long John Silver?

Answer 37

Treasure Island

Question 38

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a work by James Fenimore Cooper? A) Kidnapped B) The Deerslayer C) The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Answer 38

B) The Deerslayer

Question 39

True or False: Robert Louis Stevenson wrote 'A Child's Garden of Verses'.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

What was the primary setting of 'The Last of the Mohicans'?

Answer 40

The French and Indian War

Question 41

Multiple Choice: What is the main theme of 'The Deerslayer'? A) Friendship B) Survival C) Nature vs. Civilization

Answer 41

C) Nature vs. Civilization

Question 42

What was the profession of Robert Louis Stevenson's father?

Answer 42

Engineer

Question 43

True or False: James Fenimore Cooper was a sailor before becoming a novelist.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

What is the name of Stevenson's novella about a dual personality?

Answer 44

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Question 45

What literary movement is James Fenimore Cooper associated with?

Answer 45

Romanticism

Question 46

In which country did Robert Louis Stevenson die?

Answer 46

Samoa

Question 47

What is the significance of the character Natty Bumppo in Cooper's works?

Answer 47

He represents the ideal American frontiersman.

Question 48

Multiple Choice: What is the title of Stevenson's book about a shipwreck? A) The Wrecker B) Kidnapped C) The Black Arrow

Answer 48

A) The Wrecker

Question 49

True or False: 'The Last of the Mohicans' was published in 1826.

Answer 49

True