American Literary Periods Review

Question 1

1800 - 1860

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 2

The Civil War coincides with this literary period:

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 3

'Prohibition' happened within the ________

Accepted Answer

Jazz Age, Roaring 20s, Harlem Renaissance

Question 4

Langston Hughes was a part of the Harlem Renaissance

Accepted Answer

true

Question 5

The work of this period can be categorized by feelings of 'disillusionment'

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 6

The power of the imagination became important in literature during ______

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 7

The 'Women's Suffrage' movement occurred during the ___________ period

Accepted Answer

Transcendental

Question 8

This literary period is the most influenced by media and technology

Accepted Answer

postmodern, contemporary

Question 9

1840 - 1860

Accepted Answer

Transcendentalism

Question 10

speeches and pamphlets were the majority of the written works during

Accepted Answer

"The Age Of Reason"

Question 11

The 'worth of the individual' became important during _________

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 12

1950 - present can be described as either the "contemporary" or "postmodern" period

Accepted Answer

true

Question 13

1920 - 1940

Accepted Answer

The Roaring 20s, The Jazz Age, The Harlem Renaissance

Question 14

The 'Modernism' and 'Contemporary' literary periods are the same

Accepted Answer

false

Question 15

Literary period that coincides with WWI and WWII

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 16

1900 - 1950

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 17

emphasis on self reliance and individualism over conformity to society / tradition

Accepted Answer

Transcendentalism

Question 18

1850 - 1900

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 19

Which literary period was dominated by written works by the Founding Fathers ?

Accepted Answer

"The Age Of Reason", Rationalism

Question 20

The Harlem Renaissance spanned from approx:

Accepted Answer

1920 - 1940

Question 21

Edgar Allan Poe's work is an example of

Accepted Answer

The Dark Romantics, Gothic Style

Question 22

Native American literature is categorized by

Accepted Answer

oral traditions

Question 23

loss of faith in the concept of the "American Dream" is a characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 24

1750 - 1800

Accepted Answer

"The Age Of Reason", The Englishtenment, Rationalism

Question 25

1600 - 1800

Accepted Answer

Puritanism

Question 26

Sandra Cisneros, Maya Angelou and James Baldwin wrote actively between:

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1950 - present

Question 27

The poetic rhythm of this period was heavily influenced by Jazz

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance

Question 28

______believed that everything in the world, including human beings, reflect the Divine Soul.

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Transcendentalists

Question 29

The first "American" colonies were established during the

Accepted Answer

Puritan period

Question 30

"stream of consciousness" writing style is a characteristic of

Accepted Answer

Modernism

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