Question

harriet beecher stowes uncle toms cabin
select one:
a. can be described as a conscious promotion of immediate abolitionism
b. was used to support an anti - american perspective in the international
community
c. was especially popular in the south
d. was considered a literary classic even though its sales were mediocre

who was america’s first great american novelist?
select one:
a. nathaniel hawthorne
b. james fenimore cooper
c. washington irving
d. benjamin franklin

Explanation:

Question 12 (Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin)

• Option a: Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a key work promoting immediate abolitionism, highlighting the evils of slavery.
• Option b: It was not anti - American; it critiqued slavery in the US, and international support was for abolition, not anti - US.
• Option c: It was unpopular in the South (pro - slavery region).
• Option d: It was a best - seller, not with mediocre sales.

• Option a: Nathaniel Hawthorne is important but not the first great novelist.
• Option b: James Fenimore Cooper is considered America’s first great novelist, known for works like The Last of the Mohicans.
• Option c: Washington Irving is a prominent author but more known for short stories/essays.
• Option d: Benjamin Franklin was a statesman, inventor, etc., not a novelist.

Answer:

a. Can be described as a conscious promotion of immediate abolitionism

Question 13 (America’s first great American novelist)