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Literary Movements Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. What themes and ideas are present in the readings and how do they relate to modern society?
2. True or False:The tone of Puritan writings was very serious.
3. The story "A rose for Emily" belongs to the ..... period.
4. Who is believed to have written down the story of Beowulf?
5. What is the significance of the Harlem Renaissance in African American culture?
6. Which of the following is an element of both realism and modernism?
7. True or False:The Puritans valued hard work.
8. ..... is the belief that one can arrive at truth using reason.
9. The Rationalism period was also known as "The Age of ..... "
10. What is the main purpose of Gothic literature?
11. Was a worldwide movement that seeked a change
12. American Rationalism was birthed out of:
13. Which smaller movements are focused more on the 1950's and up? Select more than one.
14. Which of the following was an influence on the Romantic period?
15. Did not believe in the innate goodness of people. Explored the human capacity for evil. Probed the inner life of characters. Explored characters' motivations. Emphasis on emotion, nature, and the individual. Included elements of fantasy and the supernatural in their works. What literary movement does this describe?
16. Who were some of the major female writers during the Victorian Period?
17. Identify the movement this is from: "She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought."
18. Emphasis on freedom and self-expression
19. What are the characteristics of the "lost generation" as a disillusioned postwar generation?
20. Often referred to as the movement between the wars
21. The characters in the stories of Realism were more important than
22. Realist writing subjects included .....
23. In Realism, writers began to look at .....
24. What is the central premise of Rationalism?
25. Realists accepted symbolism in the subjects of their writing.
26. What is the significance of the term "lost generation" in relation to post-World War I writers?
27. How did industrialism impact Victorian society?
28. Identify the movement this is from: "There was another interesting set of statistics that a person might have gathered in Packingtown-those of the various afflictions of the workers. When Jurgis had first inspected the packing plants with Szedvilas, he had marveled while he listened to the tale of all the things that were made out of the carcasses of animals ..... "
29. In which century did the American Renaissance its literary movements take place?
30. Which literary work uses the technique "Stream of consciusness" ?
31. This literary movement's description is as follows:The South this time had to rise above what was occurring after WWII and during the Civil Rights movement. The writers of this time were proving that Southern literature should be respected. There were also authors who started in the first renaissance and continued into the second.
32. Which of the following writers is NOT considered part of the "lost generation" ?
33. This literary movement was about art as inspiration, the spiritual and BEAUTY of nature
34. Writers and philosophers believed in the power of emptions, imagination, and connection to the natural world
35. This realism sub-genre is also know on as The Ugly Truth because of its harsh literature.
36. What literary period emerged as a reaction of the Civil War?
37. Which period often portrayed animals with human characteristics?
38. During which time period did American writers pull away from biblical passages and rely more on science and reason?
39. What was the impact of the train on Victorian society?
40. Order, rule, proportion criteria are important and satire is the key element in literature.
41. What is the main characteristic of Romantic literature?
42. What was celebrated during the Romantic period?
43. Realism emphasizes.....
44. For the Romantics, the development of "the self" became a major theme and self-awareness was a primary method.
45. Which type of Colonial Literature is composed of myths, fables, and folktales?
46. Transcendentalism is all of the following EXCEPT:
47. A Rose for Emily, Nana and to Build a Fire are titles that belong to:
48. Economy of the language is important the words should be intense and few in number.
49. It had a great impact because it positively affected the feelings of the people
50. The Harlem Renaissance occurred during which literary movement period?
51. At its basic level, realism was grounded in
52. A characteristic of the Period Harlem Renaisssance is .....
53. Brahmins and Trascendentalists took part in .....
54. What is the order of the movements we studied?
55. American Romantic heroes usually didn't like
56. Writers seek to include multiple perspectives on a single situation
57. Jack London, Stephen Crane, and Edith Wharton are considered ..... writers.
58. ..... believed in living simply and standing up for your beliefs.
59. The Salem Witch Trials took place during this literary movement.
60. What is the role of the hero in an epic poem?
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