Close 9.3

What concept means a people’s way of life including writing, art, religion, music and architecture?

• way of life

• civilization

• culture

• language arts

Who wrote Rip Van Winkle and other humorous stories that make a point?

• Herman Melville

• JK Rowling

• Washington Irving

• Earnest Hemingway

What do we call writing that uses humor to make a point?

• humor

• satire

• fiction

• politics

Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans and other adventure stories?

• James Fenimore Cooper

• Catherine Maria Sedgwick

• Robert Livingston

• Walt Whitman

Who wrote A New England Tale and Hope Leslie?

• Samantha Rebecca Oliveira

• Catharine Maria Sedgwick

• James Fenimore Cooper

• Stephen King

What type of painting was becoming distinctly American in the early 1800s?

• portraits

• Dogs Playing Poker

• landscapes

• impressionism

What was the American music based upon Bible sing-alongs?

• jazz

• choruses

• folk music

• spirituals

What was the American music that often told a story or spoke to a topic?

• spirituals

• operas

• tall tales

• folk music

Upon what two cultures did Americans base their architecture to reflect the ideals of democracy and republicanism?

• Greek and Roman

• Russian and Chinese

• American and Canadian

• Italian and French

What did more states begin to fund in the early 1800s to ensure an enlightened people?

• religious meeting houses

• public schools

• musicals

• election awareness