American Literature Quiz

10 Questions

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Ralph Waldo Emerson = American Scholar Frederick Douglass = My Bondage and My Freedom Harriet Jacobs = Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Walt Whitman = I Sing America

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Edgar Allan Poe = The Fall of the House of Usher Frederick Douglass = Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Harriet Jacobs = The Life of a Slave Girl Ralph Waldo Emerson = Self-Reliance

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Walt Whitman = I Sing the Body Electric Edgar Allan Poe = The Raven Harriet Jacobs = Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Ralph Waldo Emerson = The American Scholar

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Frederick Douglass = My Bondage and My Freedom Ralph Waldo Emerson = Nature Walt Whitman = Leaves of Grass Edgar Allan Poe = The Tell-Tale Heart

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Harriet Jacobs = Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Edgar Allan Poe = The Fall of the House of Usher Walt Whitman = I Hear America Singing Frederick Douglass = Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Emerson = American Scholar Douglass = My Bondage and My Freedom Whitman = I Sing Dickinson = A Little Madness in Spring

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Allen Poe = Usher Stephen Crane = Maggie T.S. Eliot = The Hollow Men Ernest Hemingway = Old Man at the Bridge

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Mark Twain = Jumping Frog William Faulkner = Man Will Prevail Langston Hughes = Theme for English B Allen Ginsberg = America

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Sylvia Plath = Lady Lazarus Audre Lorde = Poetry is Not a Luxury Maxine Hong Kingston = No Name Woman Frederick Douglass = My Bondage and My Freedom

Match the following authors with their notable works:

Harriet Jacobs = Incidents in the Life of a Slave Whitman = I Hear America Singing Emily Dickinson = The Soul Selects Its Own Society

Study Notes

American Literary Figures

The scholars mentioned include Emerson, Douglass, Jacobs, Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Crane, Eliot, Hemingway, Faulkner, Hughes, Ginsberg, Plath, and Lorde.
These authors were prominent figures in American literature, contributing to the country's rich literary heritage.

Major Works

Emerson's work is not specified, but he is known for his essays on transcendentalism.
Frederick Douglass wrote "My Bondage and My Freedom", a narrative about his life as a slave.
Harriet Jacobs wrote "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", a powerful account of her experiences as a slave.
Edgar Allan Poe is associated with the mystery and horror genres.
Walt Whitman wrote "I Sing" and "I Hear America Singing", poetry collections that celebrate American spirit and democracy.
Emily Dickinson's poetry is known for its unique style, as seen in poems like "The Soul Selects Its Own Society".
Mark Twain's "Jumping Frog" is a classic American short story.
Stephen Crane wrote "Maggie, a Girl of the Streets", a novella about a young woman's struggles in New York City.
T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men" is a modernist masterpiece, a poem of disillusionment and spiritual decay.
Ernest Hemingway wrote "Old Man at the Bridge", a short story about the Spanish Civil War.
William Faulkner's work, such as "Man Will Prevail", explores the complexities of human nature.
Langston Hughes wrote "Theme for English B", a poem about identity and belonging.
Allen Ginsberg's "America" is a beat poem that critiques American society.
Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" is a powerful and haunting poem about mortality and the self.
Audre Lorde's "Poetry Is Not a Luxury" is an essay that explores the role of poetry in women's lives.
Maxine Hong Kingston wrote "No Name Woman", a memoir about her Chinese-American experience.