American Literature Time Periods

Question 1

The people of this time period believed in predestination.

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Puritan

Question 2

The people of this time period were fear driven.

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Puritan

Question 3

Inspired by God

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Puritan

Question 4

These people believed in a theocracy.

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Puritan

Question 5

This movement was centralized in Harlem.

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 6

The literature of this time period gave African Americans a voice.

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 7

This time period is known for including trickster tales in it's stories.

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Realism

Question 8

The literature of this time period was known for sensational/supernatural details.

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Romanticism

Question 9

Inspired by Nature

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Transcendentalism

Question 10

"The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was written during this time period.

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Realism

Question 11

A notable author from this time period is Thomas Paine.

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Revolutionary

Question 12

"The World on a Turtle's Back" is a written work from which time period?

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Native American

Question 13

Much of the writing from this time period was political.

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Revolutionary

Question 14

These people were self-reliant and believed in nonconformity.

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Transcendentalism

Question 15

The people from this time period are fighting for freedom for African Americans.

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 16

For these people, religion is a way of life.

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Puritan

Question 17

Writing is entertainment for the first time.

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Romanticism

Question 18

Unofficial beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 19

Henry David Thoreau is a notable author from this time period.

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Transcendentalism

Question 20

The people of this time period were fighting for their freedom from Britain.

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Revolutionary

Question 21

Known for telling America's "real stories."

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Realism

Question 22

The literature of this time period was originally passed down through oral tradition.

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Native American

Question 23

Anne Bradstreet is an author from this time period.

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Puritanism

Question 24

Langston Hughes is a notable author from this time period.

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 25

These people are known for their creation myths.

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Native American

American Literature Time Periods

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American Literature Time Periods

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