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1
The first true American Picture book was
A)A Pretty Little Pocket Book by John Newbery
B)Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
C)Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
D)Clever Bill by William Nicholson
2
The first literature specifically directed to Western children was intended to
A)Entertain
B)Instruct
C)Help children sleep
D)Keep children occupied
3
World literature is a term given to
A)Literature from nonwestern countries outside the United States
B)Literature written by members of a parallel culture that represents their unique experiences as members of that culture
C)Literature about relations between cultural groups or by authors writing about a cultural group other than their own
D)Multicultural literature
4
A form of underground literature of enjoyment in the fifteenth century
A)Hornbooks
B)Chapbooks
C)Dime novels
D)Basal readers
5
These were used to teach beginning reading in the fifteenth century
A)Hornbooks
B)Chapbooks
C)Dime novels
D)Basal readers
6
Cross-cultural literature is the term used to describe
A)Literature from nonwestern countries outside the United States
B)Literature written by members of a parallel culture that represents their unique experiences as members of that culture
C)Literature about relations between cultural groups or by authors writing about a cultural group other than their own
D)Multicultural literature
7
Literature written for children is always influenced by
A)The author's political beliefs
B)Society's attitude toward children
C)Popular media
D)The CEO of the publishing company
8
Prejudice was openly discussed in children's literature for the first time during the
A)1940s
B)1960s
C)1890s
D)1920s
9
New Realism in children's literature refers to
A)More realistic illustrations
B)The breaking of long-standing taboos in children's literature
C)A movement to ban fantasy books for children
D)Moralistic children's literature
10
One of the first books to include previously untouchable topics in children's literature, such as sex, death, and addictions, was
A)Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
B)The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
C)A Pretty Little Pocket-Book by John Newbery
D)Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera and Bill Cleaver
11
Which of the following is not the name of a well-known illustrator of the nineteenth century.
A)Randolph Caldecott
B)Kate Greenaway
C)Walter Crane
D)Theodor S. Geisel
12
The Newbery award was first given in
A)1922
B)1911
C)1938
D)1928
13
Which of the following was an indicator of the growing field of children's literature
A)The establishment of awards to recognize excellence in children's books
B)The institution of children's rooms in public libraries
C)Review journals for children's books
D)All of the above
14
During the first half of the twentieth century, stories written about minority cultures
A)Became more popular
B)Were widely available
C)Were written by minority authors
D)Often reflected stereotypes about the culture
15
International children's literature
A)Is of little use to today's teachers because of language barriers
B)Is recognized by the Mildred L. Batchelder Awards
C)Is not available to American children
D)Consists primarily of works of fantasy literature





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