English Literature MCQs

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What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Thoreau ?
A. Father of free verse
B. Father of american poetry
C. Self-reliance
D. Father of american liteature
We associate John Winthrop with what colonial Settlement ?
A. Plymouth
B. Mayflower compact
C. Massachusetts bay colony
D. Rhode island
Thoreau scales humans down to the size of ants in order to____________________?
A. Examine the aggressive, dominating and stupid nature of human warfare
B. Create a very vivid and impressive picture
C. Shows his real intentions in writing
D. Portray humans allegorically
Parker’s report to Margaret is_________________?
A. Straightforward and simple
B. Complex and heart wrenching
C. Simple and heartwarming
D. Painful and disgustingly low
The term Beat Generation comes from______________?
A. Beat to his size
B. Beat to his stomach
C. Beat to his socks
D. Beat to his shoe
The poem by Berryman has a sad and depressed tone about it and it foreshadows the_____________?
A. Fate of the author or how depressed be was
B. Fate and the mindest of the boy
C. Turn of events of the ball
D. Happenings in the poem