In "The Crucible", who was the first character to be accused of witchcraft?
Elizabeth Proctor
Mary Warren
Tituba
Sarah Goode
Which author Was an accomplished wrestler and is honored in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Crane
Frederick Douglass
Ambrose Bierce
Who was freed by The Emancipation Proclamation?
all slaves in rebellious states
all slaves in southern states
all slaves in the United States
all slaves in border states
The NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens, are named in honor of this author.
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
Washington Irving
Frederick Douglass
Who wrote the poem, "The Noiseless Patient Spider"?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan Poe
Ambrose Bierce
Which of the following was NOT written by Edgar Allan Poe?
A Rose for Emily
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Raven
The Masque of the Red Death
What does "four score and seven years ago" mean?
27 years ago
87 years ago
7 years and 4 months ago
47 years ago
Who is the most photographed man of the 19th century - over 160 different portraits of this person exist?
Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Twain
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Which gothic story does NOT contain ill-fated romance?
The Raven
The Birthmark
The Masque of the Red Death
A Rose for Emily
As a riverboat term, what does the name "Mark Twain" mean?
drop anchor
4 miles
2 feet deep
2 fathoms
Which sentence is correct?
I turned my homework into the teacher.
I jumped into the pool.
Which gothic story involves someone being buried alive?
The Fall of the House of Usher
A Rose for Emily
An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Devil and Tom Walker
Which author is NOT a Transcendentalist?
Henry David Thoreau
Margaret Fuller
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Washington Irving
Which sentence is written in Progressive Tense?
I am cleaning my room now.
I have cleaned my room.
Before you arrived, I had cleaned my room.
I have been cleaning my room for an hour.
This author's great-great-grandfather was a leading judge of the Salem Witch Trials, so he changed the spelling of his last name to disassociate himself from this unfortunate family history.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Thomas Putnam
William Faulkner
Washington Irving
Which sentence contains a vague pronoun?
Molly was hungry, so she baked a pie.
Molly and Kate were hungry, so they baked a pie.
Molly and Kate were hungry, so she baked a pie.
How long was Lincoln's speech, "The Gettysburg Address"?
2 minutes
3 minutes
1 minute
5 minutes
What was the name of the boys' English teacher in the movie, "Dead Poets Society"?
Todd Anderson
Richard Cameron
John Keeting
Neil Perry
Which sentence uses a colon INCORRECTLY?
Bob is allergic to: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to the following: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to two things: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to these things: flowers and kittens.
Which character in "The Crucible" was crushed to death with rocks?
Thomas Putnam
John Proctor
Reverend Hale
Giles Corey
Finish the Mark Twain epigram: "Never let schooling interfere with your ___."
intelligence
life
education
love life
Henry David Thoreau spent 2 years living alone in the woods and then later wrote a book about his experience. What was the name of the woods and his book?
Usher Forest
Walden
Blackbird Pond
Whitman Woods
In what Missouri Town was Mark Twain born?
Columbia
Licking
Hannibal
Florida
Which word is the antecedent in this sentence? Chelsea cleaned her room and finished her homework before going to the movies.
before
cleaned
to
Chelsea
If there are 3 waitresses with notepads, which would be the correct possessive form?
the waitress' notebooks
the waitress's notebooks
the waitresses's notebooks
the waitresses' notebooks
What do you call the 12 sided shapes hanging from the ceiling? (Gothic Projects)
dodecahedron
Which sentence is correct?
Did you get any farther in to your book?
She ran farther down the path.
Which sentence is correct?
I am already to leave for school.
I already left for school.
What is Mark Twain's actual name?
Jim Smiley
Samuel Clemens
Orion Hicks
Horace Bixby
Which of the following was NOT one of Mark Twain's advice to youth?
Be very careful about lying; instead, tell the truth.
Always obey your parents, when they are present.
Go to bed early, get up early--this is wise.
Never handle firearms carelessly.