Literary Movements Review

Question 1

What was the primary purpose of Puritan writing?

Accepted Answer

To understand the Bible

Question 2

Abraham Lincoln is a famous "author" of which movement?

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Realism

Question 3

Which literary form was pioneered during the Romantic movement?

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Short Stories

Question 4

Regionalism is considered a sub-movement of ...

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Realism

Question 5

Which of the following is an element commonly found in a Native American Trickster Tale?

Accepted Answer

A trickster who shows contradictory traits

Question 6

Which of the following is not a part of a Declaration?

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Primary Concessions

Question 7

Who made Transcendentalism a significant movement?

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Emerson

Question 8

Romantics disagreed with the Rationalist focus on

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Reason

Question 9

Transcendentalism is a part of what larger literary movement?

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Romanticism

Question 10

Native Americans preserved their stories and histories through the use of ...

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The Oral Tradition

Question 11

Dickinson's poetry focused on ...

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Universal Themes

Question 12

Which individual's theories greatly influenced Naturalist literature?

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Darwin

Question 13

The literature from which movement was often referred to as "local color"?

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Regionalism

Question 14

Native American stories that explain how the world came into being are known as ...

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Creation Stories

Question 15

Who was the primary group of people that Rationalists advocated for?

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Colonists

Question 16

Dark Romantics are considered to be anti -

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Transcendentalists

Question 17

Which movement was known for its use of primary sources?

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Early American

Question 18

Naturalists viewed the world as ...

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Harsh

Question 19

Who is the master of Gothic literature?

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Edgar Allan Poe

Question 20

Puritans did not view God as ...

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Kind

Question 21

Which of the following is true of slave narratives written during the Early American Movement?

Accepted Answer

They criticized slave traders.

Question 22

Which of the following is not true of Early American writers?

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They composed fiction and poetry.

Question 23

The Founding Fathers contributed to which literary movement?

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Rationalist

Question 24

Frederick Douglas, a former slave, was a famous author during which literary movement?

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Realism

Question 25

Herman Melville is a famous author from which literary movement?

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Dark Romanticism

Question 26

Stories of life on the frontier were popular during which literary movement?

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Regionalism

Question 27

Which of the following events occurred during the Transitional Poetry Movement?

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The Civil War

Question 28

Naturalists viewed humans as ...

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Victims

Question 29

Rationalist literature focused on ....

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Reason

Question 30

Which author gained fame during the Regionalist movement?

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Willa Cather

Question 31

Why did Puritans migrate to America?

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To escape religious persecution.

Question 32

Which was the most popular form of literature during the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Poetry

Question 33

Which key historical event influenced the Transcendentalist movement?

Accepted Answer

The Mexican-American War

Question 34

Transitional Poets display characteristics of Romanticism and ...

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 35

Transcendentalists believed that one found "truth" through?

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Thinking

Question 36

Realists believed in the importance of writing about ...

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Everyday Occurrences

Question 37

Who is the most famous author of the Regionalist period?

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Mark Twain

Question 38

Realism portrayed a loss of idealism that was predominant during which era?

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Romantic

Question 39

Which literary form gains dominance during the Regionalist era?

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The Novel

Question 40

Whitman's poetry focused on ...

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