Midterm Review for ENGL 3334

In 1820 the _________________ was an attempt to balance free and slave states in the expanding country.

Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott were all associated with the literary circle in this town:

Immigrants from Ireland and other parts of Europe created a population boom in America during the early 19th century.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was known as

The impact of reform movements of the 19th century included:

In his review of Hawthorne’s work, Melville criticizes the blackness in his writing & imitating European authors

All of the following are true about Nathaniel Hawthorne except:

All of the following happen in Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” except:

Which of these is not part of Hawthorne’s story “The Minister’s Black Veil”?

What happens at the end of the story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?

Which of the following contributed to the western expansion that created the states of Texas, California, and Arizona?

The story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” contains all of the following except:

A legend is a type of story in folklore and is different than a myth.

Andrew Jackson was regarded as an archetype of the “American hero” figure despite:

What are 3 different translation modes that describe how a director adapts a literary text into a film?

The last name of Irving’s first famous fictional character who is part of NY folklore & residents with Dutch ancestors:

Few professional authors could exist solely from income made by their writing in the U.S. before the Civil War.

The term “renaissance” means:

In Hawthorne’s story “The Birthmark”:

Who was responsible for acquiring the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803?

Washington Irving was named after this person who he also wrote a biography of:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke at the first women’s rights convention held in 1848 in this state.