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2024-25 AmLit&Comp Review
2024-25 AmLit&Comp Review
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Is the title in MLA format bolded?
YES
NO
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Regionalist literature often includes the use of dialect
True
False
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Which literary period occurred around the same time period as the American Civil War?
Realism
Transcendentalism
Rationalism
Modernism
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The Dark Romantics
liked to listen to Gothic music
thought humans were equal to nature
believed humans were above all
thought all humans had a little evil in them
5
During what time period was realism the primary American literary form?
1910-1930
1877-1910
1945-1970
1865-1877
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How should an MLA formatted paper be spaced?
Double
At least
One Point Five
Single
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Puritan literature stressed:
Individualism
Original sin
Freedom from authority
Biblical authority
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Where does your name go in MLA format?
Top left of page 1
Top right of page 1
Top left of page one with last name top right of every page
bottom of page 1 centered, last name only
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Transition sentences are meant to...
Serve as an additional detail
Offer a conclusion to our essay
Move readers from one paragraph to the next.
Add information to the thesis
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MLA format includes all of the following EXCEPT
There is a # symbol before each page number
all sources on the WC page are cited on the paper
Works cited page is alphabetized
The paper is double spaced
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This literary time period included writers of the American Revolution.
Realism
Enlightenment
Harlem Renaissance
Naturalism
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What literary time period examines what it means to be American?
Transcendentalism
Romanticism
The Revolutionary Period
The Colonialism Period
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Which of the American Literary Time Periods examines the realities of life?
Regionalism
Realism
Romanticism
Naturalism
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Regionalism Literature focuses on...
The availability of work
Where the author is born
A particular region's culture
how much land is untouched
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American Realism emphasizes _____.
Emotion
Truth
Positive Feelings
Fantasy
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What tone did naturalism bring to American literature?
pessimistic
happy
conflicted
neutral
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Romantic Literature incorporates...
The influence of nature
Competitive sports
Fantasy and magic
Science and math
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What was the purpose revolutionary literature
To demonstrate rank in the colonies
To promote a monarchy government in the colonies
Invoke actions within the colonies to rise against Britain
To move the colonies back to Britain
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All of the following are examples of American Literary time periods EXCEPT
Romanticism
Rationalism
Old English
Puritanism
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Puritan Literature
Oral tradition; cyclical view of nature; Creation Myths
Founding fathers; historical documents
Thoreau; Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”
Religious; Edwards and Bradstreet
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What is the usual structure of an expository essay?
Hook, Body, Closing Remarks
Thesis, Arguments, Conclusion
Plot, Setting, Characters
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
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What years did the romantic period in literature occur?
1800-1890
1900-1960
1800-1860
1700-1800
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American Romantic literature examines romantic love.
False
True
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Which explains American Regionalism in literature?
Focuses on characters, dialect, specific to a certain region
all of the above
Prominent from 1865-1895
Often called “local color.”
25
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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American Transcendentalists believed in
Polygamy
God and the power of the hereafter
Unitarianism and rationalism
Individualism and nature
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Psychological Realism explores
social issues.
motivations and unconscious desires that shape characters’ perceptions.
psychic powers.
the power of nature and the environment.
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Who were the Fathers of American Transcendentalism?
Coleridge & Poe
Emerson & Thoreau
Poe & Hawthorne
Emerson & Poe
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Characteristics of Revolutionary Literature
Paine, Jefferson, Thoreau
has no end, nature, short stories and novels
Replaces God as our sovereignty, Intuition, usually not written down
United under a common cause, rationalism, call to write against Great Brtn
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A thesis statement includes your
convincing words
opinion and evidence
opinion and reasons
reasons and evidence
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What did American realism begin as?
A reaction and a rejection of Philosophies.
A reaction and a rejection of Deism.
A reaction and a rejection of colonial literature.
A reaction to and a rejection of Romanticism.
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A late 18th century revolt against Rationalism in literature and arts for better self awareness
Romanticism
Enlightenment
Rationalism
Surrealism
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Which is the correct order of American Literary Time Periods?
Puritanism, Modernism, Romanticism, Realism
Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism
Modernism, Romanticism, Realism, Puritanism
Romanticism, Realism, Puritanism, Modernism
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MLA format margins should be
1 inch
2 inches
1/2 inch
1.5 inches
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Romantic Literature emphasized…
God
Nihilism
Emotions
Rationalisty
36
Which of the American Literary Time Periods focuses on moral attitudes, historical events, and daily life?
Colonial Period
Naturalism
Romanticism
Revolutionary Period
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How should you cite a book in MLA format?
Year. Author's Last, First. Title. Publisher.
Publisher. Author's Last, First. Title, Year.
Author's Last, First. Title. Publisher, Year.
Title. Author's Last, First. Publisher, Year.
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Which of the American Literary Time Periods views life as a set of natural laws to be discovered?
Nationalism
Naturalism
Realism
Modernism
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Which literary movement influenced American Transcendentalism?
The Renaissance
European Romanticism
The Enlightenment
The Realist Movement
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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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MLA format should contain size ________________ font.
10
11
12
14
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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?
It shows the struggles of working people.
All of the above are differences.
It focuses more on life in the cities than nature.
It uses ordinary speech of common people.
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Transcendentalism is part of which American literary period?
Romanticism
Puritanism
Rationalism
Realism
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Which describes American realism?
Objective.
Idealistic.
None of the above.
Imaginary.
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How do you handle in-text citation in MLA format?
By inserting the entire reference after the quote
By using endnotes
By parenthetical reference with author's last name and page number
By using footnotes
47
Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Thomas Paine were rationalists in american literature
False
True
48
Choose the correct date for the Puritanism American literary time period.
1600s
1300s
1960s
1890s
49
The Dark Romantics can be described as pessimistic.
True
False
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What is the basic belief of American Naturalism?
Nature can bring you closer to God and your own self.
Nature is beautiful and is meant to be a benefit to humans.
Nature is the source of all enlightenment and spirituality.
Nature does not care about people and is going to win.
