1. Test American Renaissance and Edgar Allan Poe
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Group: 11. ___
Date: December 9,2013

2. Write the letter that has the correct answer

3. 1. The inventions in the 19th century that improved the agriculture were: a. typewriter and elevator b. iron typed plow and the reaper c. steamboat and skates

4. 2. Which 2 inventions improved the transportation. a
2. Which 2 inventions improved the transportation? a. Steamboat and railroads b. elevator and reaper c. Morse code and plow

5. 3. Which of the inventions helped the literature area. a. Morse code b
3. Which of the inventions helped the literature area? a. Morse code b. telegraph c. typewriter

6. 4. Which one of this IS NOT a consequence of the new technology. a
4. Which one of this IS NOT a consequence of the new technology? a. The Civil War b. Bigger cities c. More factories

7. 5. What is the best example of the democracy growth in the 19th century? A. Women were allowed to vote b. Common man can reach positions of power c. The Civil War

8. 6. The spread of the democracy did not include this groups: a
6. The spread of the democracy did not include this groups: a. wealthy people and immigrants b. slaves and Native Americans c. women and people with no properties

9. 7. The slavery divided the country because: a
7. The slavery divided the country because: a. A lot of slaves escaped b. They were needed to do the work c. Southern states wanted to keep the system like that.

10. 8. The two British writers that were popular in the Renaissance period were a. Harriet Beeches Stowe and Edgar Allan Poe b. Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson c. Charles Dickens and Walter Scott

11. 9. Popular American writers of the Renaissance period were a
9. Popular American writers of the Renaissance period were a. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Longfellow b. Charles Dickens and Walter Scott c. Thomas Jefferson and Carl Lewis

12. 10. The American writers wanted to achieve a
10. The American writers wanted to achieve a. Publish as many books as they can b. show everything about America’s reality c. start publishing newspapers

13. 11. The American writers also wanted to achieve: a
11. The American writers also wanted to achieve: a. being better than the British writers b. improve the English language c. make possible to everyone to learn to read

14. 12. The “ romantic vision” in literature in the 19th century was a
12.The “ romantic vision” in literature in the 19th century was a. to change the political, economical and social systems in America b. to give importance to exploring the private self c. to see the real truths outside the sensory experience

15. 13. The real truths lay outside the sensory experience
13.The real truths lay outside the sensory experience. This is expressed by the a. Romanticism b. Socialism c.Transcendentalism

16. 14. The American writers that follow the “Transcendental vision” are a
14. The American writers that follow the “Transcendental vision” are a. Thomas Jefferson and Clark b. Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville c.Henry David and Ralph Waldo Emerson

17. 15. The author of The Scarlet Letter is a. Edgar Allan Poe b
15.The author of The Scarlet Letter is a. Edgar Allan Poe b. Nathaniel Hawthorne c. Emily Dickinson

18. 16. The author of Moby Dick is a. Herman Melville b. Walt Whitman c
16.The author of Moby Dick is a. Herman Melville b. Walt Whitman c. Harriet Beecher

19. 17. Frankenstein was published by a. Samuel Morse b
17. Frankenstein was published by a. Samuel Morse b. Mary Wallstonecraft c. Francis Scott

20. 18. Victor Hugo publishes in France a. Tamerlane b. Notre Dame c
18. Victor Hugo publishes in France a. Tamerlane b. Notre Dame c. Thanaptosis

21. 19. Francis Scott Key was the author of: a
19. Francis Scott Key was the author of: a. The Star – Spangled Banner b. Pride and Prejudice c.The House of Seven Gables

22. 20. In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowes publish her story: a
20.In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowes publish her story: a. Leaves of grass b. Uncle Tom’s cabin c. Men and Woman

23. 21. Edgar Allan Poe was born in a. England b. Boston, Massachusetts c
21. Edgar Allan Poe was born in a. England b. Boston, Massachusetts c. Baltimore, Virginia

24. 22. John Allan was a. a British rich merchant b. Poe’s stepdad c
22. John Allan was a. a British rich merchant b. Poe’s stepdad c. Poe’s source of happiness  

25. 23. After joining the ARMY, Poe a. start working as a merchant b
23. After joining the ARMY, Poe a. start working as a merchant b. published his first volume of poems c. was gambling

26. 24. Why was Poe expelled from West Point. a. gambling b. alcohol. c
24. Why was Poe expelled from West Point? a. gambling b. alcohol c. academic violations

27. 25. Poe’s only novel was published in a. 1829 b. 1827 c. 1838

28. 26. Poe’s only novel is a. Tal Aaraaf b. The Tall tale Heart c
26. Poe’s only novel is a. Tal Aaraaf b. The Tall tale Heart c. The narrative of Arthur Gordon  

29. II. Short answer questions 27. Who is Virginia. 28. Where did Poe died
II. Short answer questions 27. Who is Virginia? 28. Where did Poe died? 29.When did Poe publishes The Raven? 30. What was established in 1946? BP: Which of Poe’s story started a new movement in literature in America?