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Name
American Literature/Advanced Composition
Native American and Exploration Literature
Unit Test
DO NOT WRITE ON TEST PACKET – RECORD ANSWERS ON SCANTRON (START ON BLUE SIDE)
1) Olaudah’s vivid description of the stench in the cargo hold demonstrates this literary device at work:
A. archetypes
B. sensory details
C. anecdotes
D. metaphors
2) The purpose of a creation myth is to…
A. Validate social customs
B. Explain the workings of the natural world
C. Explain the trials of living
D. All of the above
3) An account of the horrors of the slave trade
A. anecdote
B. creation myth
C. slave narrative
D. trickster tale
4) The point of view in which Smith’s “General History of Virginia” is written
A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person
D. None of the above
5) A character type common across cultures and time periods
A. anecdote
B. stereotype
C. archetype
D. protagonist
6) A short, personal account of a specific incident
A. anecdote
B. stereotype
C. archetype
D. trickster
7) A tangible object meant to represent an abstract idea
A. metaphor
B. symbol
C. simile
D. allusion
8) The story of Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis is a Christian
A. archetype
B. myth
C. creation myth
D. none of the above
9) The twins in “The World on the Turtle’s Back” most strongly symbolize…
A. sibling rivalry
B. good and evil
C. the duality of human nature
D. none of the above
10) A human or animal character that sometimes possesses godlike qualities and uses their cleverness to get out of sticky situations
A. archetype
B. trickster
C. protagonist
D. antagonist
11) In the “World on the Turtle’s Back”, what element of the earth did not exist in the beginning?
a) sky
b) land
c) water
d) animals
12) In “The World on the Turtle’s Back”, play a vital role in the creation of the world
a) men
b) gods
c) animals
d) none of the above
13) At what point do the twins begin arguing with each other?
a) before they are born
b) when they are born
c) when their mother dies
d) when their grandmother begins to favor one over the other
14) What motivates the twins to create new life forms?
a) sorrow
b) gratitude
c) loneliness
d) sibling rivalry
15) Which of the following is most responsible for the right-handed twin’s victory over his brother?
a) luck
b) innocence
c) deception
d) physical strength
“The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”
16) As Equiano is loaded on the ship, his greatest worry is that he will
a) drown.
b) lose his temper.
c) be killed by the crew.
d) never again see his family.
17) It is clear from Equiano’s reactions to his experiences that he has come from a country that is
a) inland.
b) uncivilized.
c) near the sea.
d) chiefly agricultural
18) The crew reacts to Equiano’s refusal to eat by
a) beating him.
b) confining him below deck.
c) throwing his food overboard.
d) having another slave feed him.
19) Equiano is allowed to spend time on the deck because he is
a) weary.
b) sickly.
c) desperately unhappy.
d) respected for his social standing.
20) Equiano’s justification for owning slaves is
a) that he offers them comfort and a better life
b) that it’s only fair as he was a slave himself
c) That slavery was going to exist anyway
d) That he was helping them to escape
Vocabulary: Choose the vocabulary word that best fits the sentence..
21) Equiano couldn’t abide the smell in the cargo hold.
A. pestilential
B. copious
C. countenance
D. consternation
22) People were donating food and clothing in ____________________ amounts, bringing things in by the truck load.
A. pestilential
B. copious
C. countenance
D. consternation
23) Pochahontas made a/an to her father to save John Smith’s life.
A. entreaty
B. mollify
C. interim
D. industry
24) The tribe decided to the chief after they found him to be dishonest.
A. entreaty
B. mollify
C. interim
D. depose
25) Dennis felt when he noticed that his gas tank was past empty.
A. mollified
B. entreaty
C. consternation
D. countenance
26) You could tell by his _______________________ that he was scared to death; his eyes got big and his lips quivered.
A. mollified
B. entreaty
C. consternation
D. countenance
27) She was only a ____________________ friend of mine; she told me she was my friend, but then she talked about me behind my back.
A. pestilential
B. copious
C. scruple
D. nominal
28) The crooked politician was completely lacking any .
A. avarice
B. scruple
C. countenance
D. consternation
29) The mother used a lollipop to her screaming two-year-old.
A. depose
B. entreaty
C. mollify
D. scruple
30) Because he was so stingy with his money, Ebeneezer Scrooge could be described as having great .
A. scruple
B. countenance
C. avarice
D. consternation
This literary device is demonstrated in this line from Beowulf:
Then as dawn brightened and the day broke
What is alliteration?