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During what time period was realism the primary American literary form?
1945-1970
1910-1930
1865-1877
1877-1910
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Which literary movement influenced American Transcendentalism?
The Renaissance
The Realist Movement
The Enlightenment
European Romanticism
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Which literary period occurred around the same time period as the American Civil War?
Realism
Modernism
Rationalism
Transcendentalism
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What literary time period examines what it means to be American?
Transcendentalism
The Colonialism Period
Romanticism
The Revolutionary Period
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Transition sentences are meant to...
Add information to the thesis
Offer a conclusion to our essay
Serve as an additional detail
Move readers from one paragraph to the next.
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What was the purpose revolutionary literature
To move the colonies back to Britain
To promote a monarchy government in the colonies
To demonstrate rank in the colonies
Invoke actions within the colonies to rise against Britain
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Psychological Realism explores
social issues.
psychic powers.
motivations and unconscious desires that shape characters’ perceptions.
the power of nature and the environment.
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Regionalism Literature focuses on...
how much land is untouched
A particular region's culture
Where the author is born
The availability of work
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What tone did naturalism bring to American literature?
neutral
happy
pessimistic
conflicted
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Choose the correct date for the Puritanism American literary time period.
1960s
1300s
1890s
1600s
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All of the following are examples of American Literary time periods EXCEPT
Romanticism
Puritanism
Rationalism
Old English
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What years did the romantic period in literature occur?
1900-1960
1700-1800
1800-1890
1800-1860
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Transcendentalism is part of which American literary period?
Rationalism
Romanticism
Puritanism
Realism
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MLA format includes all of the following EXCEPT
Works cited page is alphabetized
There is a # symbol before each page number
all sources on the WC page are cited on the paper
The paper is double spaced
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Which describes American realism?
Idealistic.
Imaginary.
Objective.
None of the above.
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How should you cite a book in MLA format?
Publisher. Author's Last, First. Title, Year.
Author's Last, First. Title. Publisher, Year.
Title. Author's Last, First. Publisher, Year.
Year. Author's Last, First. Title. Publisher.
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Puritan Literature
Founding fathers; historical documents
Thoreau; Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”
Religious; Edwards and Bradstreet
Oral tradition; cyclical view of nature; Creation Myths
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How do you handle in-text citation in MLA format?
By parenthetical reference with author's last name and page number
By using endnotes
By using footnotes
By inserting the entire reference after the quote
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Which is NOT a common type of Puritan literature?
journals
short stories
sermons
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How is American Realism different from American Romanticism?
All of the above are differences.
It shows the struggles of working people.
It uses ordinary speech of common people.
It focuses more on life in the cities than nature.
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Where does your name go in MLA format?
Top left of page one with last name top right of every page
Top left of page 1
Top right of page 1
bottom of page 1 centered, last name only
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Romantic Literature incorporates...
Science and math
Competitive sports
Fantasy and magic
The influence of nature
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Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Thomas Paine were rationalists in american literature
True
False
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Psychological Realism
all of the above are correct
is highly character driven
Shows what characters do
explains why characters do what they do
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American Realism emphasizes _____.
Positive Feelings
Fantasy
Emotion
Truth
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Who were the Fathers of American Transcendentalism?
Poe & Hawthorne
Coleridge & Poe
Emerson & Thoreau
Emerson & Poe
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Which of the American Literary Time Periods views life as a set of natural laws to be discovered?
Modernism
Naturalism
Realism
Nationalism
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Which is the correct order of American Literary Time Periods?
Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism
Puritanism, Modernism, Romanticism, Realism
Modernism, Romanticism, Realism, Puritanism
Romanticism, Realism, Puritanism, Modernism
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How should an MLA formatted paper be spaced?
Single
One Point Five
Double
At least
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The Dark Romantics
believed humans were above all
thought all humans had a little evil in them
thought humans were equal to nature
liked to listen to Gothic music
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American Transcendentalists believed in
Individualism and nature
God and the power of the hereafter
Unitarianism and rationalism
Polygamy
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What did American realism begin as?
A reaction and a rejection of Philosophies.
A reaction to and a rejection of Romanticism.
A reaction and a rejection of colonial literature.
A reaction and a rejection of Deism.
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Characteristics of Revolutionary Literature
United under a common cause, rationalism, call to write against Great Brtn
has no end, nature, short stories and novels
Replaces God as our sovereignty, Intuition, usually not written down
Paine, Jefferson, Thoreau
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Is the title in MLA format bolded?
YES
NO
35
Which sentence correctly uses MLA format and punctuation?
"The plague killed 1.5 million people (Jones 7)".
"The plague killed 1.5 million people" (Jones 7).
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A thesis statement includes your
reasons and evidence
convincing words
opinion and reasons
opinion and evidence
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Puritan literature stressed:
Biblical authority
Original sin
Individualism
Freedom from authority
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MLA format should contain size ________________ font.
10
12
11
14
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Romantic Literature emphasized…
Emotions
Nihilism
God
Rationalisty
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MLA format margins should be
1 inch
1/2 inch
1.5 inches
2 inches
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What is the basic belief of American Naturalism?
Nature is beautiful and is meant to be a benefit to humans.
Nature does not care about people and is going to win.
Nature is the source of all enlightenment and spirituality.
Nature can bring you closer to God and your own self.
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Which of the American Literary Time Periods examines the realities of life?
Regionalism
Naturalism
Realism
Romanticism
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Regionalist literature often includes the use of dialect
True
False
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The Dark Romantics can be described as pessimistic.
False
True
45
Which explains American Regionalism in literature?
all of the above
Prominent from 1865-1895
Often called “local color.”
Focuses on characters, dialect, specific to a certain region
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American Romantic literature examines romantic love.
False
True
47
This literary time period included writers of the American Revolution.
Realism
Enlightenment
Naturalism
Harlem Renaissance
48
What is the usual structure of an expository essay?
Plot, Setting, Characters
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Hook, Body, Closing Remarks
Thesis, Arguments, Conclusion
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Which of the American Literary Time Periods focuses on moral attitudes, historical events, and daily life?
Romanticism
Naturalism
Colonial Period
Revolutionary Period
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A late 18th century revolt against Rationalism in literature and arts for better self awareness
Romanticism
Enlightenment
Rationalism
Surrealism
