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American Lit Semester 2 Final Review
American Lit Semester 2 Final Review
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Review of the Literary Movements
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1
Whichof the following was
NOT
acharacteristic of the Modernist Movement?
rejection of traditional themes and forms
interestin the inner workings of the
boldexperimentation in style
connectingwith nature
2
Which movement are you likely to find characters conditioned/controlled by their environment?
Transcendentalism
Modernism
Naturalism
Realism
3
Which literary movement explores the relationship between Determinismand Free Will ?
Naturalism
Modernism
Realism
Romanticism
4
“They believe in a faithful representation ofreality"
best describes which literary movement?
Romanticism
Modernism
TheEnlightenment
Realism
5
Whichof the following was
NOT
a writerof the Modernist movement?
DorothyParker
NathanialHawthorne
F.Scott Fitzgerald
ErnestHemingway
6
The poem, "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant is an example of writing from which movement?
Realism
Romanticism
Naturalism
Transcendentaism
7
Which of the following literary movements believed that life was a pilgrimage to Heaven?
Romanticism
The Age of Faith
The Age of Reason
Realism
8
Whichof the following was
NOT
awriter of the American Romantic movement?
WilliamCullen Bryant
WilliamBradford
EmilyDickinson
WaltWhitman
9
Which literary movement was most influenced by Charles Darwin's theories?
Realism
Romanticism
Modernism
Naturalism
10
The Catcher in the Rye
is a novel from which of the following literary movements?
Modernism
Realism
Romanticism
Contemporary Literature
11
Theterm “Transcendentalism” comes from which of the following core beliefs of themovement?
The belief that man could find meaning in everything
Thebelief that man could transcend society to look past it
Thebelief that man could transcend the evils of nature
Thebelief that everyone had innate goodness
12
Whichtwo literary movements explored the unobtainability of the American Dream?
TheAge of Reason and Transcendentalism
Modernismand Naturalism
TheEnlightenment and Romanticism
TheAge of Faith and Realism
13
What is verisimilitude?
A stylistic choice in form that is linked to Modernism
Resembling reality as closely as possible
A deep connection to nature and the soul
The falseness of the American Dream
14
The Realism Movement was largely a reaction to which of the following historical events?
The Revolutionary War
The Vietnam War
World War I
The Civil War
15
What literary movement(s) gained popularity in the 1920's?
Modernism
Realism/Naturalism
The Enlightenments
Romanticism/Transcendentalism
16
Whichof the following Transcendentalists decided to “live deliberately” in the woods?
RalphWaldo Emerson
HenryDavid Thoreau
WilliamCullen Bryant
WaltWhitman
17
American Romanticism was a reaction to all of thefollowing EXCEPT:
The promise and excitement of a fledgling country
Thefear of impending war
Thecold logic of The Age of Reason
Manifest Destiny
18
Which literary movement(s) were most popular during 1800-1860?
Modernism
Realism/Naturalism
The Enlightenments
Romanticism/Transcendentalism
19
Whatwas the first literary movement considered to be a completely Americanmovement?
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Realism
Modernism
20
Which literary movement(s) were at their height in 1880-1910?
The Enlightenments (Age of Faith and Age of Reason)
Modernism
Realism/Naturalism
Romanticism/Transcendentalism
21
Which of the following is NOT one of the “5 I’s” associatedwith Romanticism?
Idealism
Interest
Imagination
Intutition
22
During which literary movement did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
Realism
Romanticism
The Enlightenment Age of Faith
The Enlightenment Age of Reason
23
Upton Sinclair's,
The Jungle
, is an example of writing from which of the following movements?
Modernism
Contemporary Literature
Realism
Naturalism
24
The Great Gatsby
is a piece of writing from which of the following movements?
Realism
Transcendentalism
Enlightenment Age of Reason
Modernism
25
Who saw literature as
as an object crafted by an artist usingparticular techniques?
Transcendentalists
Realists
Romanticists
Modernists
26
Modernismwas influenced by which of the following events?
Women’ssuffrage
Allof the above
Prohibition
WorldWar I
27
Whichof the following literary movements saw literature as
achieved with a connection to nature
Romanticism
Realism
Modernism
Naturalism
28
Which of the following movements relied on logic and science for answers?
Realism
The Enlightenment Age of Faith
Naturalism
The Enlightenment Age of Reason
29
Which literary movement came first chronologically speaking?
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
The Enlightenment Age of Faith
The Enlightenment Age of Reason
30
Whichof the following was
NOT
awriter of the Realist/Naturalist movement?
Upton Sinclair
JohnSteinbeck
LangstonHughes
MarkTwain