50+ Introduction to American Literature Solved MCQs

1.

________ is Happy's real name.

A. Harold
B. Bernard
C. Ben
D. Chris
Answer» A. Harold
2.

______ character states"nobody dast blamet his man".

A. Willy Loman
B. Bernard
C. Charley
D. Happy
Answer» C. Charley
3.

In _______ year Arthur Miller won the "Pulitzer Prize for Drama".

A. 1949
B. 1956
C. 1954
D. 1945
Answer» A. 1949
4.

_____ is the protagonist of the play "Death of a Salesman".

A. Charley
B. Happy
C. Bernard
D. Willy Loman
Answer» D. Willy Loman
5.

"A Farewell to Arms" published on _____.

A. 1926
B. 1929
C. 1937
D. 1940
Answer» B. 1929
6.

Ben end up __________when he went looking for his father.

A. Africa
B. America
C. Australia
D. England
Answer» A. Africa
7.

At the beginning of the novel, Henry reports that seven thousand soldiers have died due to _____.

A. Cuff
B. Cholera
C. Fever
D. Phenumonia
Answer» B. Cholera
8.

_________ introduces Henry to Catherine.

A. Mrs. Gage
B. Helan
C. Rinaldi
D. Velantini
Answer» C. Rinaldi
9.

Hernry's job in the Army is_______.

A. Ambulance driver
B. Soldier
C. Lieutenant
D. Doctor
Answer» A. Ambulance driver
10.

______is the refferred as the captain of the ship in the poem"O Captain!My Captain".

A. Chaucer
B. Lincoln
C. Washington
D. Martin Luther
Answer» B. Lincoln
11.

The poem O Captain ! My Captain is a/an ____.

A. Lampoo
B. Lyric
C. Sonnet
D. Elegy
Answer» D. Elegy
12.

________ is the "father of free verse".

A. Walt Whitman
B. Arthur Miller
C. Wallace Stevens
D. William Faulkner
Answer» A. Walt Whitman
13.

_______was the father of Sylvia Plath.

A. Harold Plath
B. Steve Plath
C. Otto Plath
D. Ted Huges
Answer» C. Otto Plath
14.

The poetess compares "Daddy" to ____.

A. A Nazi
B. A Hitler
C. A Vampire
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
15.

Sylvia Plath was _______when her father died.

A. 8 years
B. 7 years
C. 6 years
D. 10 years
Answer» A. 8 years
16.

Wallace Stevens' poem "The Emperor of Ice-cream" occur in___________.

A. Chariot
B. Harmonium
C. Mountain Interval
D. The Princess
Answer» B. Harmonium
17.

__________ is embodied on the sheet bused to cover the body.

A. Bird
B. Anmial
C. God
D. Men
Answer» A. Bird
18.

The poet meant by "our fearful trip is done" is________.

A. The end of the first world war
B. The end of second world war
C. The end of civil war
D. The end of French revolution
Answer» C. The end of civil war
19.

Emily Dickinson had written about ___ poems.

A. 1300
B. 1400
C. 1600
D. 1700
Answer» D. 1700
20.

____________was the first title of the poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death".

A. The Way of Death
B. The Chariot
C. Stopping the Death
D. Life to Death
Answer» B. The Chariot
21.

The swelling ground represent__________.

A. Grave
B. House
C. Heaven
D. Hell
Answer» A. Grave
22.

The narrator comes upon a fork in the road while walking through _____.

A. Green Wood
B. Red Wood
C. Yellow Wood
D. White Wood
Answer» C. Yellow Wood
23.

"Flag is flung" identify the figure of speech.

A. Alliteration
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
Answer» A. Alliteration
24.

__________alphabet is used as in "The Scarlet Letter".

A. N
B. A
C. S
D. D
Answer» B. A
25.

____ is the heroine of the novel "The Scarlet Letter".

A. Pearl
B. Laura
C. Ammy
D. Heater Prynne
Answer» D. Heater Prynne
26.

_________ is the other title of the novel "Moby- Dick".

A. The Black Whale
B. The story of Ishmael
C. The White Whale
D. Dolphin
Answer» C. The White Whale
27.

Genre of "Walden" is ____.

A. Essay
B. Novel
C. Play
D. Allegory
Answer» A. Essay
28.

The novel "The Sound and Fury" is written by _____.

A. John Steinback
B. Pearl S.Buck
C. William Faulkner
D. Tennessee Williams
Answer» C. William Faulkner
29.

The Marlin, Manolin and Santiago are the characters of ________ novel.

A. The Sound and Fury
B. The Old Man and the Sea
C. Mobi-Dick
D. All My Sons
Answer» B. The Old Man and the Sea
30.

_________play was first performed in New York city in 1962.

A. All My Sons
B. Death of Salesmen
C. Who's Afriad of Virginia Woolf?
D. Men Without Women
Answer» C. Who's Afriad of Virginia Woolf?
31.

The Novel ____ is a story of the interior struggle of Moses to find truth.

A. The Good Earth
B. The Zoo Story
C. The Great Gatsby
D. Herzog
Answer» D. Herzog
32.

"All My Sons" was published in_______.

A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1943
D. 1946
Answer» A. 1947
33.

The play "Desire Under the Elms" is divided into ___ parts.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer» B. three
34.

________ was the autor of "Light in August".

A. John Steinback
B. Heman Melville
C. Edward Albee
D. William Faulkner
Answer» D. William Faulkner
35.

______ wrote the play "The Zoo Story".

A. John Steinback
B. William Faulkner
C. Edward Albee
D. Heman Melville
Answer» C. Edward Albee
36.

_________ acts in the play "The Zoo Story".

A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» A. 1
37.

_______is the name of the fish Santiago caught.

A. Whale
B. Marlin
C. Dolphin
D. Flounder
Answer» B. Marlin
38.

__________ adventures nare narrated in "Mobi-Dick".

A. Ahab
B. Ibrahim
C. Edward
D. Ishmael
Answer» D. Ishmael
39.

____ is the younger son of Willy Loman.

A. Happy
B. Ben
C. Charley
D. Biff
Answer» A. Happy
40.

_________symbols are used by Henry David Thoreau in his essay "Walden".

A. Animals
B. ice
C. Walden pond
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
41.

The novel "The Great Gatsby" published in___ ____.

A. 1925
B. 1929
C. 1922
D. 1937
Answer» A. 1925
42.

___________ novel describes the corruption of Southern aristocratic values.

A. Grapes of Wrath
B. The glass Menagerie
C. The Sound and the Fury
D. The Scarlet Letter
Answer» C. The Sound and the Fury
43.

The novel "The Good Earth " contains the details about daily life in ____ country at the end of the 19th century.

A. America
B. China
C. England
D. Australia
Answer» B. China
44.

In ________novel major theme is the honour in struggle, defeath and pride.

A. The Old Man and the Sea
B. The Sound and the Fury
C. Herzog
D. The Zoo Story
Answer» A. The Old Man and the Sea
45.

_____________ days Santiago struggle with the Marlin (Whale).

A. 82 days
B. 78 days
C. 80 days
D. 84 days
Answer» D. 84 days
46.

"The America Scholar" is written by ____.

A. William Faulkner
B. William Tennessee
C. Ralph Waldo Emerson
D. Arthur Miller
Answer» C. Ralph Waldo Emerson
47.

________ is the genre of "Desire Under the Elms".

A. Novel
B. Absurd Play
C. Poetry
D. Essay
Answer» B. Absurd Play
48.

__________ is the protagonist nofnthe novel " The Great Gatsby".

A. Nick Carraway
B. Benjay
C. Jay Gatsby
D. Sanjay
Answer» A. Nick Carraway
49.

_____________ wrote the novel "Herzog".

A. William Faulkner
B. Arthur Miller
C. William Tennessee
D. Saul Bellow
Answer» D. Saul Bellow
50.

In__________ year "The American Scholar" was published.

A. 1847
B. 1837
C. 1850
D. 1844
Answer» B. 1837
51.

______ is the main character in the novel "Herzog".

A. Kate
B. Benjay
C. Moses
D. James
Answer» C. Moses
52.

____ is the main character of "The Grapes of Wrath".

A. Tom Joad
B. Chris
C. Jay Gatsby
D. Wang Lung
Answer» A. Tom Joad
53.

On_____ day of the week does Willy die.

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Friday
D. Thursday
Answer» B. Tuesday
54.

Happy is _______years old.

A. 30
B. 35
C. 28
D. 32
Answer» D. 32
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