Naturalism in Literature: Authors and Characteristics

All of the following are elements of naturalism, EXCEPT _____.

• determinism

• social Darwinism

• indifferent natural world

• free will

• objectivity

Which of the following authors is NOT a naturalist?

• Edith Wharton

• Jack London

• Charles Dickens

• Frank Norris

Which author coined the phrase 'The Human Beast'?

• Theodore Dreiser

• Emile Zola

• Charles Darwin

• Stephen Crane

All of the following are naturalist works, EXCEPT _____.

• 'The Call of the Wild'

• 'The Red Badge of Courage'

• 'Sister Carrie'

• 'The Count of Monte Cristo'

Naturalist authors were heavily influenced by the work of which one, and why?

• Ralph Waldo Emerson, because he wrote about trees and flowers.

• Charles Darwin, because he wrote about how animals and humans react.

• Immanuel Kant, because he wrote about the human mind which is the core of how humans behave: nature vs. nurture.

• Benjamin Franklin, because he wrote about how to behave in a natural fashion.