Duplicate of American Literary Periods Review

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Rationalism

Question 2

Which literary period occurs during the Roaring 20s?

Accepted Answer

Modernism

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 4

Transcendentalism is part of which American literary period?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 5

Regionalism consisted of literary written about

Accepted Answer

people of a certain area

Question 6

During what literary period does The Crucible take place?

Accepted Answer

Puritanism

Question 7

Postmodern writers usually explore themes through the use of:

Accepted Answer

Satire

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Puritanism

Question 9

As a result of the Harlem Renaissance, mainstream America developed--

Accepted Answer

a new respect for African art and culture

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 11

Naturalism is the belief that forces beyond our control shape our destiny. What forces?

Accepted Answer

Heredity and nature

Question 12

Which American lit period occurred during and in response to the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Rationalism

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 14

Which literary period stressed that you could find truth through emotion and intuition?

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Rationalism

Question 16

Which is the correct order of American Literary Periods?

Accepted Answer

Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism

Question 17

Which themes are often found in Puritan writing?

Accepted Answer

Religion and family

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Romanticism

Question 19

Postmodern literature is a response to this type of advance:

Accepted Answer

Technology

Questions 19