American Realism

Realism began in

• 1855
• 1865
• 1875
• 1895

A literary battle raged between realists and

• rationalists
• naturalists
• puritans
• romantics

Realists believed that humanities freedom of choices was limited by

• outside forces.
• the government.
• God.
• no one.

Seeing man as neither bad or good was a Realists trait.

• False
• True

American realists built their plots and characters around

• legends.
• ordinary life.
• mysteries.
• the supernatural.

At its basic level, realism was grounded in

• religion.
• rational thought.
• human thinking.
• the faithful reporting of everyday life.

Upon close examination, we realize that realism planted the seeds for many of America's core values.

• True
• False

Class is not important to the realist writer.

• False
• True

The Realists tone may be

• comic.
• bitter.
• religious.
• hopeful.

Mark Twain was born as

• William Brown.
• Saul Collins.
• Samuel Clemens.
• Robert Frost.