American Literary Timeline

Question 1

Which one is a characteristic of Romantic literature?

Accepted Answer

very flowery language

Question 2

What is one difference between Regionalism and other Realism genres?

Accepted Answer

Regionalism focuses on "local color" (dialect, characters, customs, etc.)

Question 3

Which was NOT a factor in The Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

Black citizens couldn't serve in the military so they took factory jobs

Question 4

Which one is a theme of Transcendental literature?

Accepted Answer

carpe diem (seize the day)

Question 5

What is the name of the phenomenon that caused huge population shifts between 1910-1930?

Accepted Answer

The Great Migration

Question 6

Which movement comes immediately after Jazz Age & Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 7

What literary period comes before the Puritans?

Accepted Answer

Natvie American/Indigenous

Question 8

Which of the following literary periods happen around the same time as Jazz Age/Lost Generation?

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance

Question 9

Harlem Renaissance artists and writers were:

Accepted Answer

skeptical and disillusioned

Question 10

What literary period is The Great Gatsby a part of?

Accepted Answer

Jazz Age/Lost Generation

Question 11

Which movement is characterized by shorter works with a goal of personal and societal freedom?

Accepted Answer

Enlightenment/Age of Reason

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true of the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

There was no talk of how politics intersected with the art of the time

Question 13

Which was NOT a common theme of the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

the problem of writing for the comman man

Question 14

What is one difference between Naturalism and other Realism genres?

Accepted Answer

Naturalism focuses on the lack of care that nature has for humanity

Question 15

Which one is a characteristic of Indigenous literature?

Accepted Answer

oral tradition

Question 16

Which of the following authors did NOT write American Gothic literature?

Accepted Answer

Herman Melville

Question 17

Which of the following literary periods happen around the same time as Realism?

Accepted Answer

Naturalism

Question 18

What literary period happens around the same time as American Gothic?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 19

Which one is a characteristic of Indigenous literature?

Accepted Answer

oral tradition

Question 20

What literary period comes after Romanticism & American Gothic?

Accepted Answer

Transcendentalism

Question 21

The Harlem Renaissance was known for:

Accepted Answer

The Blues, Big Band, Jazz, Swing

Question 22

What is one legacy of the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A perplexing sense of optimision in Harlem Renaissance art, art as a release of and contributor to tensions, Black Pride & The Civil Rights Movement, Rock & Rock, Motown, Hip-Hop, & Rap

Question 23

What are the historical event "landmarks" that mark the beginning and end of the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The end of WWI to the beginning of The Great Depression

Question 24

What is one difference between Naturalism and other Realism genres?

Accepted Answer

Naturalism focuses on the lack of care that nature has for humanity

Question 25

Which one is a characteristic of Puritan literature?

Accepted Answer

mostly religious and historical documents

American Literary Timeline

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American Literary Timeline

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