CLEP American Lit: Realism/Naturalism/Romanticism

What is Young Goodman Brown's wife's name?

Henry James's Daisy Miller: A Study, is commonly referred to as a

Which of the following best states the theme of Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat”?

This short story by William Dean Howells, which focused on issues revolving around the Civil War, and war in general.

Which author is NOT commonly considered a regional writer?

Who is the narrator of this passage?

Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience," was written as the result of what crime he was jailed for?

Willa Cather's O! Pioneers, is a good example of

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and ,and Henry David Thoreau,were all part of what literary/philosphical movement

Not only does Charlotte Perkins Gilman's " The Yellow Wallpaper" verge on horror, its also a satire against 19th century

This definition of "heaven" is an example of what literary device?

The abundant use of dashes and capitalization are typical conventions of whose poetry?

Hawthorne's short stories "The Maypole at Merrymount" and "Young Goodman Brown" chiefly explore which type of people?

This was the school that Bronson Alcott founded and that Margaret Fuller was a teacher:

The King and the Duke in Mark Twain’sAdventures of Huckleberry Finn are

William Cullen Bryant's "Thanatopsis" concerns itself with

Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her work,

American Transcendentalism is said to have stemmed from which religion?

In Sister Carrie, what lucrative career did Caroline embark upon, after many failed attempts with common labor in NYC?

Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie, like many of his novels, is set in what major American city?

The preoccupation with self (and seeking divinity within) is predominantly inspired by which American movement?

"These men were born to drill and die" is an excellent example of what literary movement?

This author's writings had impact beyond his own genreation including both Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as Gandhi.

Which of the following was founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Edited by Margaret Fuller?

In many of Hawthorne's prefaces to novels like, The house of the Seven Gables, he explores the definition of what genre?

the following are all synonyms of "heave." Which best applies to the context of this poem?

Walt Whitman is commonly referred to as the father of

This Hawthorne story is commonly referred to as a(n)

William Dean Howells is most known for

Which of the following writers was particularlyimportant in the development of the short storyas a literary form?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "the Song of Hiawatha" is an epic poem that romanticizes WHAT group of people

This author was a prolific lecturer. One of their famous lectures took place at Harvard, where he also went to college.

Which of these writers, born into afamily of New England ministers, achieved popular success with an abolitionist novel?

Which Herman Melville novel was published posthumously?

Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Henry James are commonly described by literary historians as

Imagination over reason, fascination with the wild and uncivilized, and sensibility all are tenets of

"Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was written by:

Which of these is NOT a recurring theme of Rebecca Harding Davis' work?

In Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour," Mrs. Mallard dies of heart disease "of joy that kills." This is an example of :

Nattie Bumpo was a recurring character in a collection of his novels

Which of the following writers was particularlyimportant in the development of the short storyas a literary form?

Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" is set before an after which period of U.S. History?

The Son of the Wolf, The Call of the Wild, and The Sea Wolf are all written by

Who wrote:

These works claim humans aren't that different from animals-they merely respond to natural forces without understanding

Willa Cather's novels and stories are predominantly set in what American state?

Which of the following does NOT describe the possible themes of Longfellow's "My Lost Youth"?

A famous review of Hawthorne's Mosses from an Old Manse was called "Hawthorne and his Mosses" written by whom?

Which section is NOT included in Whitman's Leaves of Grass

What poetic device is NOT commonly found in Emily Dickinson's poetry?

This anti-slavery writer was actually a former slave..

This Kate Chopin novel follows Edna Pontellier as she navigates social conventions of her day, centered on her desires.

The previous excerpt was from which work of literature?

This writer was an educator and also for the New York Tribune. On their way back from Italy, their boat sank from fire.

Which of the folowing writers, born into a New England family, achieved success as a short story writer.

The name of the character from which the passage above come is

This passage comes from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. What does "this monstrous system" refer to?

Which of the following was NOT written by Ambrose Bierce?

Who wrote, Ragged Dick, a novel chronicling a young man's journey from poverty and obscurity to wealth and prominence.

The stanza above uses what metrical structure?

"Richard Cory" was written by

Which writer of essays & Utopian novels achieved recognition with her account of depression and mental breakdown?

What American literary movement would the year 1889 be a part of?

These works posit that humans are not that different from animals to the point they merely respond to their environment

Which of the following did NOT write a slavenarrative?

"Call me Ishmael" is the opening line of what Herman Melville novel?

This Stephen Crane poem is a literary example of

Which title is NOT an example of a slave narrative?

Which poem was NOT written by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Mark Twain is the pseudonym of

What dates represent the Romantic Period in American Literature

Where Emerson was more about the philosophical, Thoreau was more about ?

Scholars appropriately link William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to this group

Which novel is NOT part of James Fenimore Cooper's popular Leatherstocking Series?

Hester ORynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingsworth are all characters in which Hawthorne novel?

The title character of Henry Jame's Daisy Miller, finally

This city was the epicenter of American Transcendentalism

In the passage below, the images of thecemetery, prison, and rose-bush set the tone forwhich of the following works?

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s main philosophy was a fusion (or trio) of all of these but which one?

Which of the following literary genres most noted as the precursor to horror fiction?

All of the following are key points about Transcendentalism except one. Which is NOT a key point on Transcendentalism.

Type of irony found in "Desiree's Baby" when Armand discovers that it is he (and not his wife) who has black heritage.

The Scarlet Letter begins with an introduction by an anonymous narrator working whrere?

This passage is quoted from

A series of reflections on society and self, meant to provoke readers about their own existence and choices in life.

What American literary movement would the year 1889 be part of?

Which author is unique in his ability to tell stories of the Civil War because he actually served in it as a soldier.

In "Bartelby, the Scrivener," the conflict arises when his response to his lawyer boss's requests is

Which essay is NOT written by Ralph Waldo Emerson?

Which of the following best describes people portrayed in fiction of StephenCrane, Theodore Dreiser, and Frank Norris?

For whom does the speaker in the previous question morne?

He wrote : "there is a distinct limit, in regards to length, to all works of literary art-the limit of a single sitting"

The poem, "Song of Myself," is part of what larger collection of poems?

Who wrote -"When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods...in Concord, MA"?

In order to give the universe a voice, the previous poem utilizes what literary device?

The whiteness of the white whale in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is commonly seen as a symbol of

This opening stanza comes from what famous Whitman peom?

Which of the following does NOT appear in apoem by Emily Dickinson?