GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

BEGUMPET, HYDERABAD
M. A. Final (2015-16)
Internal Assessment-I
Sem-III, Paper-I, Course-XI
American LiteratureI
Time: 30 minutes
Q.1. Leaves of Grass was first published in(A) 1850

(B) 1855

(C) 1845

101= 10+2+3=15 Marks

(D)1865

Q.2. In the book, "Art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman,
the term renaissance was coined by _____________________
Q.3. Which of the following poems of Whitman is an elegy on the death of
Abraham Lincoln?
(A)
Drum- Taps
(B)Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
(C) When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd (D)Song of the Open Road
Q.4. On Being Brought from Africa to America is written by______________
Q.5. American frontier settlements started at the(A) West

(B) East

(C) North

(D)South

Q.6. The AmericanIndian name of Long Island is _________________

Q.7. What are the three symbols used in the poem, "When Lilacs Last in the
Dooryard Bloomd
(A) Spring, Sea and Lilac

(B) Thrush, Ocean and Lilac

(C) Bird, Sea and Lilac (D) Bird,Star and Lilac

Q.8. The unique characteristic of Walt Whitman poem is(A) Free verse

(B) Alliteration

(C) Allusion (D) Blank verse

Q.9. The trio used in the poem, Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking are(A) Ocean,Bird and Sea
(C) Boy,Star and Season

(B) Sea,Bird and Boy

(D) Boy, Sea and Flower

Q.10. A poem dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, written by Walt Whitman is(A) When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd

(B) O Captain!My Captain!

(C) I Hear America Singing

(D) Adieu to a Solider

Q.11. What are the reason for the emergence of American

Transcendentalism?
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Q.12. Explain American Puritanism?

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