Literary Periods Exam Review

Question 1

What author was one of the founders of the Beats?

Accepted Answer

Jack Kerouac

Question 2

Characters in realist literature

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Often had more than one side to their personality

Question 3

Existentialists believe that

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individuals get to decide what to do with their own lives

Question 4

The public and academics viewed the Beats as

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Anti-intellectual and obscene

Question 5

In The Yellow Wallpaper, John's treatment of the narrator can be best described as

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Oppressive

Question 6

Ginsberg's The Howl is vital to society as it

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ended censorship of literature

Question 7

Modernists valued what quality

Accepted Answer

individualism

Question 8

What historical event inspired many Modernist writers?

Accepted Answer

the horrors of WWII

Question 9

The main goal of existentialism was to

Accepted Answer

find meaning in existence

Question 10

All of the following were writers in the Naturalist period except:

Accepted Answer

Allen Ginsberg

Question 11

The major focus of the Victorian era was on what?

Accepted Answer

The upheaval of society

Question 12

Realist writers were inspired by all of the following except:

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A focus on religion

Question 13

In the Perks of Being a Wallflower, a "wallflower" is best defined as

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An observant person who blends in with their surroundings

Question 14

In Jack London's To Build a Fire, the dog was used to

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Show nature's indifference to man.

Question 15

The problem of the narrator in Jack London's To Build a Fire was his

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Lack of experience

Question 16

Masters of War by Bob Dylan fit the Beats literary period because the piece:

Accepted Answer

Critiqued the Vietnam War and political corruption

Question 17

Which of the following authors wrote in the Modernist era?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Hemingway

Question 18

What was the primary conflict in Naturalist literature?

Accepted Answer

Person vs. nature

Question 19

All of the following were themes in the writing of the Beats except:

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The way human beings deal with difficulties in the world.

Question 20

Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote The Yellow Wallpaper to

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prevent other women from being victims of the rest cure

Question 21

Which of the following writers wrote in the Victorian era?

Accepted Answer

Lewis Carroll

Question 22

Existentialist author Kierkegaard focused on

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How people respond in times of crisis

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT an example of Victorian manners?

Accepted Answer

Men are required to wear crinoline

Question 24

One characteristic of realist literature was

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heavy focus on characterization

Question 25

All of the following were major themes in Victorian writing except:

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Focus on classic themes.

Question 26

What major historical event shaped the Victorian Era?

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution

Question 27

The ending of A Good Man is Hard to find, showcased what characteristic of realist writing?

Accepted Answer

lack of a happy ending

Question 28

All of the following are characteristics of Naturalist literature except:

Accepted Answer

Focus on inequality

Question 29

Realist writers typically focused on

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the lives of the less fortunate, the portrayal of everyday life/situations

Question 30

In the existentialist film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, one major theme was

Accepted Answer

finding one's place in life

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