A-R Q&A
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word incorrectly? - (correct answer)
Line 21: "When by the Ruins oft I past" - (correct answer)Which is another way to write
this line without using inverted syntax?
"Manifest Destiny" was an issue some Romantic Writers addressed because - (correct
answer)C of their concern that taking land held by other countries was leading America
into war.
Writing of the American Romantics in bringing to light the issues of industrialization? -
(correct answer)C The country became divided based on regional conerns -- a
contributor to the Civil War
One of the effects of the American Romantic time period that was fueled by information
supplied by its writers was - (correct answer)B Sectionalism -people began to look out
for themselves, losing their central goals as Americans.
The American Romantic era in literature was important as which of the following? -
(correct answer)C The first period that Americans really received worldwide respect as
writers
In which way did the American Romantic writers try to create social reform? - (correct
answer)B Making people aware of the problems through their writings
Which characteristic of American Romanticism is evident in these lines from
Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life"? Lines 7-8: "Dust thou art, to dust returnest,/ Was not
spoken of the soul." - (correct answer)C Belief in a higher cause
Which characteristic of American Romanticism is evident in this line from Longfellow's
"A Psalm of Life"? Lines 19-20: "Be not like dumb, driven cattle!/ Be a hero in the strife!"
- (correct answer)A Individualism
,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the best known of the Fireside Poets and was -
(correct answer)A the only American poet to be honored with a plaque in Poet's Corner
in West Minister Abbey in London.
In lines 3 of "A Psalm of Life" Longfellow uses what type of poetic device? "For the soul
is dead that slumbers" - (correct answer)C Inverted Syntax -- a change in the order of
words in a way that is not expected
American Romanticism is evident in these lines from Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life"?
Lnes 27-32: "And, departing, leave behind us / Footprints on the sands of time;
/Footprints, that perhaps another, / Sailing o'er life's solemn main, / A forlorn and
shipwrecked brother, / seeing, shall take heart again." - (correct answer)C Belief in a
higher purpose
Which lines below from Lowell's "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show the
Romantic Writer's characteristic love of nature? - (correct answer)C - The stiff rails were
softened to swan's-down, And still fluttered down the snow
Which lines below from Lowell's poem "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show
the poet's profound sense of sadness at the death of his daughter? - (correct answer)B
32- The scar of our deep-plunged woe
Which lines below from Lowell's "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show the
Romantic writer's characteristic love of nature? - (correct answer)A 7- And the poorest
twig on the elm-tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl.
Which lines below from Lowell's "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show the
poet's reconciliation to the death of his daughter? - (correct answer)C 29- I remembered
the gradual patience That fell from that cloud-like snow healing, hiding The scar.
, What literary device is Lowell using in these lines from "The First Snowfall" to describe
the flurries of snow? Lines 15-16: " And the sudden flurries of snow-birds, / Like brown
leaves whirling by.: - (correct answer)C Simile
Which of the following is not an Aphorism? - (correct answer)C "They should know that
public opinion is steadily turning to the light of truth."
"A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere
study of book." - Longfellow - (correct answer)B You can learn more in one conversation
with a wise man than you can by reading book for ten years.
Which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism? "Most people
don't achieve their goals because they haven't made any." Bill Lear - (correct answer)C
You can't achieve a goal you haven't made
Which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism? "If I have seen
further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." -- sir Issac Newton -
(correct answer)A What I have achieved is only because of the foundation laid by the
great minds who came before me.
Early in the account, de Vaca says he would have hailed death with delight rather than -
(correct answer)A see so many around him in such a condition.
If you were writing about how de Vaca's experiences with the Native Americans may
have influenced him to treat them humanely later in his life, which passage below would
give good supporting detail? - (correct answer)C Par: 28: They would rather be without
food themselves so as to give it to us..."
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word incorrectly? - (correct answer)B
Hanging on the wall was a copious picture of a little girl with a dog.
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word incorrectly? - (correct answer)
Line 21: "When by the Ruins oft I past" - (correct answer)Which is another way to write
this line without using inverted syntax?
"Manifest Destiny" was an issue some Romantic Writers addressed because - (correct
answer)C of their concern that taking land held by other countries was leading America
into war.
Writing of the American Romantics in bringing to light the issues of industrialization? -
(correct answer)C The country became divided based on regional conerns -- a
contributor to the Civil War
One of the effects of the American Romantic time period that was fueled by information
supplied by its writers was - (correct answer)B Sectionalism -people began to look out
for themselves, losing their central goals as Americans.
The American Romantic era in literature was important as which of the following? -
(correct answer)C The first period that Americans really received worldwide respect as
writers
In which way did the American Romantic writers try to create social reform? - (correct
answer)B Making people aware of the problems through their writings
Which characteristic of American Romanticism is evident in these lines from
Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life"? Lines 7-8: "Dust thou art, to dust returnest,/ Was not
spoken of the soul." - (correct answer)C Belief in a higher cause
Which characteristic of American Romanticism is evident in this line from Longfellow's
"A Psalm of Life"? Lines 19-20: "Be not like dumb, driven cattle!/ Be a hero in the strife!"
- (correct answer)A Individualism
,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the best known of the Fireside Poets and was -
(correct answer)A the only American poet to be honored with a plaque in Poet's Corner
in West Minister Abbey in London.
In lines 3 of "A Psalm of Life" Longfellow uses what type of poetic device? "For the soul
is dead that slumbers" - (correct answer)C Inverted Syntax -- a change in the order of
words in a way that is not expected
American Romanticism is evident in these lines from Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life"?
Lnes 27-32: "And, departing, leave behind us / Footprints on the sands of time;
/Footprints, that perhaps another, / Sailing o'er life's solemn main, / A forlorn and
shipwrecked brother, / seeing, shall take heart again." - (correct answer)C Belief in a
higher purpose
Which lines below from Lowell's "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show the
Romantic Writer's characteristic love of nature? - (correct answer)C - The stiff rails were
softened to swan's-down, And still fluttered down the snow
Which lines below from Lowell's poem "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show
the poet's profound sense of sadness at the death of his daughter? - (correct answer)B
32- The scar of our deep-plunged woe
Which lines below from Lowell's "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show the
Romantic writer's characteristic love of nature? - (correct answer)A 7- And the poorest
twig on the elm-tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl.
Which lines below from Lowell's "The First Snowfall" would be best to cite to show the
poet's reconciliation to the death of his daughter? - (correct answer)C 29- I remembered
the gradual patience That fell from that cloud-like snow healing, hiding The scar.
, What literary device is Lowell using in these lines from "The First Snowfall" to describe
the flurries of snow? Lines 15-16: " And the sudden flurries of snow-birds, / Like brown
leaves whirling by.: - (correct answer)C Simile
Which of the following is not an Aphorism? - (correct answer)C "They should know that
public opinion is steadily turning to the light of truth."
"A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere
study of book." - Longfellow - (correct answer)B You can learn more in one conversation
with a wise man than you can by reading book for ten years.
Which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism? "Most people
don't achieve their goals because they haven't made any." Bill Lear - (correct answer)C
You can't achieve a goal you haven't made
Which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism? "If I have seen
further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." -- sir Issac Newton -
(correct answer)A What I have achieved is only because of the foundation laid by the
great minds who came before me.
Early in the account, de Vaca says he would have hailed death with delight rather than -
(correct answer)A see so many around him in such a condition.
If you were writing about how de Vaca's experiences with the Native Americans may
have influenced him to treat them humanely later in his life, which passage below would
give good supporting detail? - (correct answer)C Par: 28: They would rather be without
food themselves so as to give it to us..."
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word incorrectly? - (correct answer)B
Hanging on the wall was a copious picture of a little girl with a dog.
