Why were American-born citizens concerned about the large influx of migrants from southern and eastern Europe?

White citizens thought America's racial & religious character would change.

What was the principal difference between Gilded Age literature and antebellum literature?

Gilded Age literature was more pragmatic and less romantic.

All of the following were changes undergone by the literary marketplace during the late 19th century EXCEPT...

there were fewer literary celebrities.

How was Darwin’s scientific theory of evolution used to justify the unfettered capitalistic system in the US?

Economic progress was a product of ruthless competition between businesses.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Spanish-American War of 1898?

Immigration in the US was reduced as migrants were sent to colonize Cuba.

Even though the Gilded Age ended over a century ago, why are new literary scholars revisiting it? Scholars have...

prior academic analysis narrowly defined 19th century literary movements.

Why did many writers of this era choose to employ dialect when writing dialogue for their characters?

Dialect showed social distances among characters or characters & audience.

What criticism did some detractors make against the realist movement espoused by literary critic William Dean Howells?

Critics complained that realism was dull & lacked dramatic storytelling.

Why did the late 19th century earn the name “the Gilded Age” in the United States? The name developed from...

Mark Twain’s novel; his characters sacrifice their principles for wealth.

How did the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 affect the Native American population in the United States? It...

dissolved tribal land holdings & gave smaller land parcels to individuals.

After the Civil War, Americans looked for renewal as they rebuilt the country. What united the sources of renewal?

a drive for material prosperity

Why were regional writers able to flourish at the end of the 19th century?

Urban audiences were interested in learning about other areas & cultures.

Why did women’s social clubs become popular in the late nineteenth century?

They allowed women to discuss important cultural & political issues.

Which of the following best describes differences between literary naturalist writing of the period and realist writing?

Naturalist writing stressed plot and engaged more with romance and myth.

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Period Introduction: 1865 to 1914

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1
Why were American-born citizens concerned about the large influx of migrants from southern and eastern Europe?
White citizens thought America's racial & religious character would change.
Citizens worried that English would be displaced as the national language.
Citizens had read propaganda that immigrants were carriers of disease.
Citizens thought immigrants would foment political unrest.
2
What was the principal difference between Gilded Age literature and antebellum literature?
Gilded Age literature had more dialogue and fewer descriptive passages.
Gilded Age literature focused more on poetry and fanciful imagery.
Gilded Age literature contained more upper-class characters.
Gilded Age literature was more pragmatic and less romantic.
3
All of the following were changes undergone by the literary marketplace during the late 19th century EXCEPT...
several classes of readers developed and increased across the nation.
the publishing industry relocated to New York City from New England.
there were fewer literary celebrities.
book reviewing became standardized and more widespread.
4
How was Darwin’s scientific theory of evolution used to justify the unfettered capitalistic system in the US?
People needed to be given aid by others in their environment to thrive.
People had to show an ability to generate wealth in an open economic system
Economic progress was a product of ruthless competition between businesses.
People evolved to be more concerned about personal economic conditions.
5
What is the period following the Civil War, during which federal troops occupied former states of the Confederacy?
Unification
Reconstruction
Occupation
Reconciliation
6
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Spanish-American War of 1898?
The US gained access to new markets to sell industrially manufactured goods
The US established itself as a legitimate rival to European imperial powers
The war gave US men a chance to prove themselves mentally & physically.
Immigration in the US was reduced as migrants were sent to colonize Cuba.
7
Even though the Gilded Age ended over a century ago, why are new literary scholars revisiting it? Scholars have...
prior academic analysis narrowly defined 19th century literary movements.
shown that the variety of perspectives previously studied was too broad.
determined that it should be read through feminist & psychoanalytic lenses.
uncovered a concerted effort to marginalize most 19th-century writers.
8
Why did many writers of this era choose to employ dialect when writing dialogue for their characters?
Dialect showed social distances among characters or characters & audience.
Dialect developed out of a desire to push traditional literary boundaries.
Dialect was used to mock America as a melting pot of culture & language.
Dialect in literature always amounted to a form of racism.
9
What criticism did some detractors make against the realist movement espoused by literary critic William Dean Howells?
Critics noted that realist writing contained too much plot.
Critics condemned realist writers for being too focused on their craft.
Critics complained that realism was dull & lacked dramatic storytelling.
Critics derided realism for making literature too inaccessible to readers.
10
Why did the late 19th century earn the name “the Gilded Age” in the United States? The name developed from...
European immigrants who believed that U.S. streets were “paved with gold.”
Mark Twain’s novel; his characters sacrifice their principles for wealth.
the Populist political movement that advocated for economic regulations.
new trends in fashion, art, & literature.
11
How did the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 affect the Native American population in the United States? It...
offered employment to Native Americans in factories of Midwestern cities.
dissolved tribal land holdings & gave smaller land parcels to individuals.
provided educational grants for Native American children to attend school.
offered an apology for the displacement of tribes to reservations.
12
After the Civil War, Americans looked for renewal as they rebuilt the country. What united the sources of renewal?
a drive for material prosperity
a return to what it meant to be an American previously.
increasing religiosity
expanded democracy
13
Why were regional writers able to flourish at the end of the 19th century?
Newspapers were nonexistent, so regional fiction taught about other areas.
Regional writers stopped using dialect, which had been all the rage earlier
Readers demanded novelty in literature, which regional writers provided.
Urban audiences were interested in learning about other areas & cultures.
14
Why did women’s social clubs become popular in the late nineteenth century?
They gave small business loans to women to become financially independent.
They allowed women to discuss important cultural & political issues.
They provided women with home-based employment and newly earned wages.
They were created for the care of children & the elderly.
15
Which of the following best describes differences between literary naturalist writing of the period and realist writing?
Naturalist writing stressed plot and engaged more with romance and myth.
Naturalist writing gave less attention to heredity and environment.
Naturalist writing was only set in the acquired territories of the US.
Realist writing focused on characters from the fringes of society.

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