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Elll American Romanticism and Dark Romanticism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" is written by

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

c)

Lil' Wayne

d)

Washington Irving

2.

The Dark Romantic literature in this period is also known as Gothic literature.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Romantic period is called such because all the literature in this time period is

a)

based on love triangles and characters' relationships with each other

b)

based on idealism or a sense of how things should be

c)

based on candlelight dinners and kind words

4.

Emily Dickinson wrote

a)

nonfiction literature based on her life experiences.

b)

poetry

c)

graphic novels

5.

Incapable, unable to perform expected duties, etc.

a)

Efface

b)

Spare

c)

Incompetent

d)

Compliment

6.

Destroy, delete, eliminate

a)

Faux

b)

Efface

c)

Spare

d)

Incompetent

7.

Fake, pretend, false

a)

Tact

b)

Incompetant

c)

Spare

d)

Faux

8.

A nice word said

a)

Compliment

b)

Spare

c)

Faux

d)

Efface

9.

Discretion, thoughtfulness

a)

Spare

b)

Compliment

c)

Tact

d)

Faux

10.

A standby; to protect

a)

Efface

b)

Spare

c)

Incompetent

d)

Compliment

11.

Which piece is an example of gothic or dark romanticism?

a)

"The Tide Rises..."

b)

"Tell the Truth, but Tell it Slant"

c)

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

d)

Fahrenheit 451

12.

The original dystopian, dark side of humanity stories that are so popular today originated with the dark romantics.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was written by

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Washington Irving

c)

Emily Dickinson

d)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

14.

The Scarlet Letter by, Nathaniel Hawthorne was written during the romantic time period.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Ichabod Crane and Brom both desired the affections of

a)

Katerina Witt

b)

Catherine Von Trapp

c)

Katrina Van Tassel