Quiz on American Realism

What did the Realism movement reject?

• Scientific methods

• Economic changes

• Heroic, adventurous, or unfamiliar subjects

• Rational philosophy

What shattered the nation's idealism?

• Industrial Revolution

• Scientific methods

• Frontier life and the Civil War

• Rational philosophy

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What enabled economic, social, and political changes in post-war life?

• Romanticism

• Industrial Revolution

• Scientific methods

• Rational philosophy

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What allowed American Realism to succeed?

• Heroic subjects

• Romanticism

• Post-war changes

• Imagination

What was the main focus of the Realism literary movement?

• Imagined and fanciful elements

• The actual and reality

• Highly imaginative fiction

• Idealized human beings

When did the Realism movement develop?

• During the Renaissance

• Towards the end of the Civil War

• In the early 20th century

• During the Industrial Revolution

What did authors steer away from in the Realism movement?

• Historical events

• Highly imaginative fiction

• Political themes

• Romantic ideals

What kind of choices are often the subject in Realism?

• Simple choices

• Complex ethical choices

• Random choices

• Predictable choices

What did Realism stress as opposed to the imagined?

• Fantasy

• Reality

• Dreams

• Illusions

How did authors depict people in Naturalist writing?

• As mythical heroes

• As idealized figures

• As real people in real situations

• As supernatural beings