Southern Gothic & William Faulkner

Southern Gothic literature began to become popular around the end of which American war?

• World War I

• World War II

• Civil War

• Vietnam War

Southern Gothic characters are often primarily obsessed with

• The past

• Their own failings

• The obvious faults in their parenting

• Civil Rights

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Grotesques are characterized by being

• Monstrous

• Sympathetic

• Complicated

• All of the above

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What type of characters would expect to see in a Southern Gothic story?

• A "kooky" off-kilter character
• A character wiht a broken body
• An outsider
• All of the above

What do we find a great deal of in Southern Gothic literature?

• Comedy
• Satire
• The Grotesque
• Romance

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Southern Gothic literature is a genre of Southern writing that:

• Focuses on the grotesque
• May have supernatural elements
• Contains damaged characters
• All are correct

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 What do the flaws of characters in Southern Gothic novels help the author imply in their story?

• he nastiness of Southerners' personalities
• the negative aspects of Southern culture, such as racism, violence and other social issues
• the decline of America after the Civil War
• the postive aspects of Southern culture, such as music and holiday celebrations

Southern Gothic literature does which of the following?

• explores religious issues and reveals the political character of the American South

• explores political issues and reveals the traditional character of the American South

• explores social issues and reveals the cultural character of the American South

• explores economic issues and reveals the state of the economy of the American South

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Southern Gothic novels and stories have characters who do not conform to the established culture or society.

• True

• False

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This theme is also found in Southern Gothic stories

• imprisonment

• happiness

• American greed

• heartbreak

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