Duplicate of American Literary Periods

Question 1

Which American literature period did not happen before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 2

Which lit period stressed that we can find truth through emotion and intuition?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 3

Johnathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was written during which lit period?

Accepted Answer

Puritanism

Question 4

Which literary period occurred around the same time period as the American Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 5

Twain's Huck Finn uses dialect to discuss social issues. During which period was it written?

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 6

In Gatsby, a man is disillusioned about the American Dream. During which period was it written?

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 7

Which American lit period took place during American colonialism, after the Mayflower arrived?

Accepted Answer

Puritanism

Question 8

Which themes are often found in Puritan writing?

Accepted Answer

religion & conformity

Question 9

Which literary period tried to be brutally honest in its depictions of human life?

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 10

Transcendentalism is part of which American literary period?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 11

Which American lit period consisted of primarily political documents, speeches, and letters?

Accepted Answer

Revolutionary war

Question 12

Which is the correct order of American Literary Periods?

Accepted Answer

Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism

Question 13

In which American lit period is The Crucible set?

Accepted Answer

Puritanism

Question 14

Which period includes writers that were disappointed after World War I?

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 15

Which type of writing became more widely read during American Realism?

Accepted Answer

Novels

Question 16

Which lit period stressed the idea that we can find truth through reason rather than religion?

Accepted Answer

rationalism

Question 17

Which American lit period produced essays about how God can be found in nature?

Accepted Answer

Transcendentalism

Question 18

Which American lit period consisted of primarily journals, sermons, and letters?

Accepted Answer

Puritanism

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