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How was Native American literature and history passed from tribe to tribe or generation to generation?
text messages
smoke signals
carrier pidgeons
oral tradition
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What is Naturalism?
A story about an everyday hero.
Story from one person's point of view.
A term to describe writing about a certain area.
A story where man is not in control of their life.
3
After WWI, American writers began to -
look to the past for inspiration
abandon art
grow cynical about traditions
urge the country to "build"
4
Who were the Fireside Poets?
Native Americas spreading the word about nature through their stories
A group of New England poets whose work was morally uplifting and relatable
Group of young French men that came from Paris to share poetry in America
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Native American stories are
cyclical
linear
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Which is NOT a characteristic of Transcendentalism?
Believing that is God in nature
Conforming to society
Enforcing the importance of human rights
Using intuition to solve problems
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creation myths, archetypes, cyclical patterns
Native-American
Puritan
Colonial
Romanticism
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What was the purpose of Puritan literature?
To Teach Christian values
To Teach a life lesson
To teach the Sciences
For Entertaiment
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Best-known of the Fireside Poets
Whittier
Irving
Longfellow
Holmes
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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of American Romantic literature?
Nature as a source of spirituality
a longing to live in cities
looking to the past for wisdom
imagination and individuality
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What distinction does Bradstreet have in American Literature?
"The Funniest Puritan Poet"
"America's First Poet"
"The World's Best Poet, Ever"
"The Poet Most Likely to Go to Heaven"
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Puritan literature?
written to provide spiritual insight
full of drama and fiction
focused on religion
written in plain style
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A Romantic poem would most likely
celebrate nature and the common man
emphasize the importance of wealth and maturity
discuss the various cures for the black plague
provide a detailed description of industrial progress
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The Founding Fathers were rationalist thinkers.
True
False
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In Puritan society, laws were often
focused on killing those who didn't follow them
about morality and keeping people focused on God
nonexistent
pretty relaxed
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What are some common themes in Native American stories?
Creation/Order
Creation/Trickery
Order/Respect
Creation/Truth
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Who were the Fathers of American Transcendentalism?
Emerson & Poe
Coleridge & Poe
Poe & Hawthorne
Emerson & Thoreau
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What drove Realism in literature
Readers seeking stories they could relate to, rather than fantasies
A need for more works of scientific literature
Readers seeking stories about reasoning and logic
Tyler, The Creator did not deserve the Grammy win
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A late 18th century revolt against Rationalism in literature and arts for better self awareness
Rationalism
Surrealism
Romanticism
Enlightenment
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All of the following are characteristics of Modernism EXCEPT
Rejects traditional themes and subjects
Features alienated individuals
Themes of impermanence and change
Linear, classic plot struture
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Gothic literature focuses on
the love between a maidens and knights
the architecture of ancient Rome
the innocence of children
the dark and supernatural side of the world
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According to Naturalism, humans have ______________ control over their own destinies.
some
enough
no
complete
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Fireside Poets, Poe, Hawthorne
Romanticism
Colonial
Puritan
Transcendentalism
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Why might a Puritan and a Rationalist not get along?
Rationalists stongly follow God, but Puritans follow reason.
Rationalists are corrupt because they do not believe in science.
Rationalists believe people are bad, unlike Puritans.
Puritans strongly follow God, but Rationalists follow reason.
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A group of popular poets during the Romantic period
Dark Romantics
Fireside Poets
Transcendentalists
Gothics
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Rationalist believed that people are
inherently evil
needing more Jesus
good by nature
born sinners
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Which author represents Modernism?
Mark Twain
William Faulkner
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allan Poe
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Which accurately describes Puritan government?
A theocracy ruled by the church
Only landowners could vote
Formed Mayflower Compact after establishing church
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What animal is typically seen as the trickster in Native American literature?
Rabbit
Armadillo
Coyote
Turtle
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This genre of literature came from the Romantic period.
Classical theatre, such as Greek tragedies
Essays on how to be practical and become wealthy
Horror novels
Biblical sermons
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Who was a large supporter of transcendentalism?
Abraham Lincoln
Brigham Young
Mark Twain
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Which of the following is
not
a characteristic found in Romantic literature?
Expression of strong emotion
Focus on nature
Interest in science and reason
Valuing the imagination
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What is Regionalism?
Prominent from 1865-1895
Focuses on characters, dialect specific to a certain region
Often called “local color.”
all of the above
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What is literary realism?
a literary movement that emphasizes observation and the scientific method
a genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people
an American single-camera sitcom television series that premiered on NBC
a literary movement that represents reality by showing everyday experiences
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Which best describes Puritan writing?
plain style
fictional
beautiful imagery
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Chronologically speaking, American Literature begins with:
Puritan Era
Native American Writings
Rationalism
Romanticism
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Which statement best describes the concept of Rationalism?
People can arrive at truth by using reason
People can arrive at truth by the grace of God
People can never really know truth
God gave select individuals the ability to find truth
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What is the Age of Reason in American Literature?
An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement in Europe.
Intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason over all else.
A movement where all Enlightenment Writers fought to have reason.
A reader-response theory that literature doesn't posses a fixed meaning.
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Realism stressed the _______ over the _______
Imagined, Actual
Good, evil
Evil, good
Actual, Imagined
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Characteristics of modernism
Pessimistic, "American Dream"
"Dark Romanticism", Sin, Pain , and Evil
" Local Color", Open Interpretation
Sermons, Personal Narratives
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In Native American culture, the cyclical nature of existence is reflected in
colors, shapes, and sizes
cars and houses
birth, death, and rebirth
books and magazines
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What influenced American Modernism?
The Great Depression
The Reign of Terror
The World Wars
The Civil War
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What was the Romantic writers' view towards the natural world?
the woods are the devil's home
humanity should control nature
humanity should live in harmony with nature
it's pretty
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Which is NOT a common type of Puritan literature?
journals
short stories
sermons
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What were the main inspiration sources in the Romantic period?
Reason, individualism and nature
Politics, individualism and reason
Emotions, nature and individualism
Individualism, nature and politics
