Minor Romantics Test Review

In which work would you find the following quote: "The Kaatskill mountains...are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country"?

• Deerslayer

• Mezzo Cammin

• Rip Van Winkle

• To a Waterfowl

When was the American Romantic period?

Which of the following are characteristics of Romantic literature?

• Didacticism

• Individualism

• Nature

• Simplicity

• Traditional forms

In which work would you find the following quote: “My gifts are white...”?

• Deerslayer

• Ichabod

• Mezzo Cammin

• Rip Van Winkle

Who was the foremost voice in the literary war against slavery?

• Irving

• Cooper

• Bryant

• Longfellow

• Whittier

In which work would you find the following quote: “There is a Power whose care/ Teaches thy way along that path less coast”?

• To a Waterfowl

• Mezzo Cammin

• Ichabod

• The Chambered Nautilus

What term does Cooper use to refer to racial differences?

What two American genres developed during this time?

• Biography

• Epic

• Novel

• Short story

• Sonnet

Which authors helped develop the American novel?

• Emerson

• Hawthorne

• Irving

• Melville

• Poe

Which event is associated with the beginning of American Romanticism?

• End of the Revolutionary War

• Passing of international copyright laws

• Publication of The Sketchbook

• Start of the Civil War