In the American Grain | Multiple Choice Test Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

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Multiple Choice - Introduction

1. At the beginning of the Introduction, Horace Gregory quotes William Carlos Williams as saying "History, history! We fools, what do we know or care?" What does Gregory think Williams means by this?
a) It is dangerous to get involved in history.
b) History is full of lies.
c) Most Americans know little of history.
d) History matters only to fools.

2. Which statement shows that Gregory believes that most people revere history without understanding it?
a) "History, like poetry, is an ancient trap laid for the credulous and narrow-minded."
b) "The serious historian of the ancient world is careful...
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