10 free sample questions with answers and explanations. See how you'd score on the real CLEP exam.
Which literary movement is exemplified in the following passage?
Explanation
The passage exemplifies Puritan literature due to its emphasis on the presence of God, the fragile nature of human existence, and the search for spiritual peace. The plain and simple style of the passage, as well as its focus on the individual's emotional and spiritual experience, are also characteristic of Puritan literature. The correct answer is Puritan Literature. The other options are incorrect because Enlightenment Prose typically focuses on reason and intellectual pursuits, Romanticism emphasizes emotion and the beauty of nature, American Realism concentrates on the everyday lives of ordinary people, and Transcendentalism stresses the importance of individualism and the spiritual connection to nature. The distractors target common misconceptions about literary movements, such as confusing Puritan literature with other movements that also emphasize spirituality or the natural world.
The story of which character is explored in The Bluest Eye?
Explanation
Pecola Breedlove's is correct because Pecola Breedlove's story is explored in The Bluest Eye.
Which character is at the center of The Bluest Eye?
Explanation
Pecola Breedlove is correct because Pecola Breedlove is the central character in The Bluest Eye.
The Bluest Eye features which character's struggle?
Explanation
Pecola Breedlove's is correct because Pecola Breedlove's struggle is central to The Bluest Eye.
Which novel tells the story of Pecola Breedlove?
Explanation
The Bluest Eye is correct because The Bluest Eye features Pecola Breedlove's story.
The purpose of slave narratives like Douglass's and Jacobs's was to
Explanation
Expose the brutality of slavery is correct because exposing brutality was a primary purpose.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was published in
Explanation
1861 is correct because Incidents was published in 1861.
Frederick Douglass's narrative was first published in
Explanation
1845 is correct because Douglass's narrative was first published in 1845.
Which of the following is a major theme in slave narratives?
Explanation
The struggle for freedom is correct because freedom was a central theme.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an example of a
Explanation
Slave narrative is correct because Douglass's narrative is a slave narrative.