American Lit (Goats Vs Sheeps) Round 1

Balboa

100

Balboa is famous for being one of the first Europeans to see what?
a) The Mississippi River 

b) The Pacific Ocean

c) The Amazon Rainforest 

d) The Rocky Mountains

B) The Pacific Ocean 

200

In the story, Balboa crosses which isthmus to reach the Pacific Ocean?
a) Suez 

b) Panama 

c) Kra 

d) Corinth

b) Panama 

300

What is the primary motivation behind Balboa's expedition?
 a) Scientific discovery 

b) Religious conversion 

c) The search for gold and glory 

d) Establishing trade routes

c) The search for gold and glory 

400

Who is the character that betrays Balboa, leading to his downfall?
a) Pizarro 

b) Cortés 

c) Pedrarias 

d) Magellan

c) Pedrarias 

500

Which of these themes is most explored through the narrative of "Balboa"?
a) The futility of war 

b) The clash between ambition and morality 

c) The importance of friendship 

d) The beauty of the natural world

b) The clash between ambition and morality

New Orleans

100

What city is the poem "New Orleans" about?
a) New York 

b) New Orleans 

c) Los Angeles 

d) Chicago

b) New Orleans

200

Which of these elements is prominently featured in Harjo's "New Orleans"?
 a) Mountains 

b) Jazz music 

c) Skyscrapers 

d) Deserts

b) Jazz music

300

The poem touches on what aspect of New Orleans' history?
a) The Gold Rush 

b) The Civil War 

c) Slavery and its aftermath 

d) The Industrial Revolution

c) Slavery and its aftermath

400

What kind of tone does Joy Harjo use in "New Orleans" to describe the city's spirit?
a) Defeated 

b) Hopeful 

c) Angry 

d) Indifferent

b) Hopeful

500

What does the poem suggest about the relationship between the past and present in New Orleans?
 a) The past is irrelevant to the present. 

b) The past haunts the present. 

c) The past and present are intertwined and influence each other. 

d) The past is idealized in the present.

c) The past and present are intertwined and influence each other.

A Desperate Trek Across America

100

Who is the main character in "A Desperate Trek Across America"?
a) Hernán Cortés 

b) Francisco Pizarro 

c) Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca 

d) Christopher Columbus

c) Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

200

The narrative describes the journey across which part of America?
a) The East Coast

b) The West Coast 

c) The Gulf Coast and Southwest 

d) The Great Lakes region

c) The Gulf Coast and Southwest

300

What was the original goal of the Narváez expedition?
a) To map the coastline 

b) To find a passage to Asia

c) To colonize Florida 

d) To search for the Fountain of Youth

c) To colonize Florida

400

What role did Cabeza de Vaca and his companions eventually assume among the Native American tribes?
a) Conquerors 

b) Traders 

c) Healers and mediators 

d) Slaves

c) Healers and mediators

500

Which of the following best describes a major theme in "A Desperate Trek Across America"?
a) The inevitability of cultural conflict 

b) The transformative power of suffering and adaptation 

c) The superiority of European civilization 

d) The futility of exploration

b) The transformative power of suffering and adaptation

The World on the Turtles Back

100

What animal helps the woman who fell from the sky by offering its back?
a) Beaver 

b) Turtle 

c) Eagle 

d) Wolf

b) Turtle 

200

What is the pregnant woman searching for when she falls through the hole in the sky?
a) Food 

b) A new home 

c) Medicinal roots 

d) Her husband

c) Medicinal roots

300

The twins born to the woman represent which of the following?
a) Day and night 

b) Sun and moon 

c) Good and evil 

d) Love and hate

c) Good and evil 

400

How does the right-handed twin create humans?
a) From clay 

b) From seeds 

c) From his own image 

d) From the earth

a) From clay

500

Which of these natural elements is NOT directly associated with the actions or creations of the twins?
 a) The sun 

b) The moon 

c) The oceans 

d) Mountains

c) The oceans 

Essay

100

What is the first sentence in your essay called?

A. The Introduction
B. The Thesis Statement
C. The Hook
D. The Opening Paragraph

C. The Hook

200

The first paragraph of an essay is called the:

A. Introductory paragraph
B. Body paragraph
C. Concluding paragraph
D. Thesis statement

A. Introductory paragraph

300

What is a thesis statement?

A) A sentence that summarizes the entire essay’s main idea
B) A supporting detail that explains a point
C) The first sentence of every paragraph
D) A question asked to introduce the topic

A) A sentence that summarizes the entire essay’s main idea

400

What is the main goal of an introduction in an essay?

A) To explain the main idea and get the reader interested
B) To give all the details of the essay
C) To repeat the conclusion
D) To list the essay’s sources

A) To explain the main idea and get the reader interested

500

What is the purpose of the conclusion in an essay?

A) To introduce new ideas
B) To summarize the main points and finish the essay
C) To start a new topic
D) To ask questions about the topic

B) To summarize the main points and finish the essay