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Which literary movement was Realism reacting to?
Puritan Literature
The Age of Reason
Modernism
Romanticism
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When did American literary Realism occur?
1850 - 1914
1850 - 1950
1730 - 1800
1800-1850
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The subset of Realism that is focused on small-town characters, typically from the south and west, is called...?
Naturalism
Regionalism
Pessimism
Romanticism
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What tenet of Realism focused on the fact that no one was going to save you according to the acronym TRUTH?
Truth-telling
Terrible realities
There are no good heroes
There are no good things
5
In the acronym TRUTH for the characteristics of Realism, what does the H stand for?
Human importance
Happiness
Hubris
Human insignificance
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What is NOT one of the views of Naturalism
Their stories have people winning against nature
There is no free will
The universe is completely indifferent to human life
Very pessimistic about life and humans in general
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In the acronym TRUTH for the characteristics of Realism, what does one of the Ts stand for?
The plight of the common man
The use of dialect
The disinterested universe
The optimistic worldview
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What type of people did Realism focus on, based on the tenets of Realism according to the acronym TRUTH?
Regular people
Real stories
Romantic
Regionality
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Regionalism focused on using dialect, which means...?
The books people normally read
The jobs that small-town people had
The way people actually spoke
The way people actually interacted with each other
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Which major event occurred during the time period of literary Realism?
The Civil War
The War of 1812
The American Revolution
World War II
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In the acronym TRUTH for the characteristics of Realism, what does the U stand for?
Universal
Un-romantic
Unrealistic
Unlivable
12
Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of urbanization?
Poor wages
Growing pest populations
Child labor
Pollution
13
Which of the following became true during the time period of literary Realism?
America won its independence
The Frontier no longer existed
The Frontier expanded
People began leaving cities to live in the country
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The subset of Realism that is based on Darwin's survival of the fittest is called...?
Pessimism
Romanticism
Regionalism
Naturalism
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Naturalism believed in determinism, which is...?
The belief that everyone has free will
The belief that we are all connected to nature
The belief that nature will destroy us
The belief that fate is already decided for everyone
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What is NOT one of the views of Regionalism?
Stories were focused on a region, usually the south and the west
Focused on small-town life and characters
All of these are views of Regionalism
Used dialect to show how people in the region actually talked
