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WorksheetsRealism Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Pick the incorrect answer:
Realism characters were often upper class.
Mark Twain is a Realist Author.
Naturalists believed the world is determined by heredity and environment, not choice.
Verisimilitude is the faithful representation of reality that produces a vision of life as it is.
What does Ms. Mallard realize looking out her window?
It's a particularly hot summer.
She sees her husband returning.
She realizes she is free to live the rest of her days as she chooses.
Eventually, she hopes to escape the nursery.
Select the true answer
Mr. Mallard is a cheat.
Ms. Mallard has a heart condition.
Josephine is Mr. Mallard's little sister.
Richards is Mrs.Mallards REAL love interest.
Dramatic irony is....
When the audience/ reader knows something the characters do not know.
When someone says one thing but means something else.
Drama unfolds quickly in front of the audience/ reader
Expectations versus reality.
Why does the Narrator write in secret?
She was in a traumatic accident and has become illiterate, her husband keeps her secret from her.
She never learned to write.
She despises writing, it frustrates her tired mind.
She is not allowed to write, she defies her husband and keeps a journal.
The yellow wallpaper symbolizes
an unhappy marriage.
the decay of the Narrator's mental state.
the atrocious taste of the previous tenants.
all women everywhere in the world.
"The Yellow Wallpaper" uses _____ narration.
Third Person
Omniscient
James Earl Jones
Stream of consciousnesses.
Identify the incorrect option
Mary takes cares for the baby.
John takes care of the Narrator.
Jennie takes cares for the homestead.
The Narrator cares for John.
The theme of "The Yellow Wallpaper" is...
Men are oppressive monsters.
A problem won't go away unless it is addressed directly.
It is imperative that individuals choose to do the right thing.
The rest cure is very effective and should be brought back.
Some people find that the marital felicity ends after the honeymoon.
The term is used correctly in the sentence.
The term is used incorrectly in the sentence.
Identify the incorrect sentence:
Margret spoke in a subdued voice to avoid waking the baby during nap time.
The man could no longer endure the derision of his coworkers, so he put in for a transfer.
The teacher knew right away that Edward was trying to cheat on his exam; he kept conspicuously looking down at the notes in his lap.
The flag was impertinence in the wind.
Identify the incorrect term and definition
impertinence: improper boldness; rudeness (noun)
querulous: easily seen or noticed; attracting attention by being unusual or remarkable (adjective)
perseverance: persistence in the face of difficulty; determination (noun)
Atrocious: shockingly bad or lacking in taste; awful (adjective)
He hoped the new prescription would be the _______ to his illness.
rest-cure
importunities
elixir
repress
Identify the incorrect sentence:
Being a teenager today can result in feeling overwhelmed by the often conflicting querulous of peers, teachers, and parents.
His actions were so base that I could barely stand to be in the same room as him.
The man could no longer endure the derision of his coworkers, so he put in for a transfer.
After the bee stung, Tim was left with a red and bulbous mark on his forehead.
querulous: given to complaining (adjective)
The above definition is false.
The above definition is true.
Identify the incorrect term and definition
skulk: persistence in the face of difficulty; determination (noun)
undulating: moving with a wavelike motion (adjective)
importunities: insistent or pressing demands (noun)
repress: to keep under control; check; to put down or quell (verb)
The devious daughter _______ into her room after her curfew.
shimmied
skulked
stomped
slinked
An example of LOGOS from The Gettysburg Address is:
“It is rather for us to be here…”
“That from these honored dead we take increased devotion…”
“Four score and seven years ago…”
“This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom…”
What was the purpose of The Gettysburg Address?
To end slavery
To condemn those standing in the way of freedom
To encourage Americans to continue the pursuit of liberty
To campaign for the upcoming election
The focus of American Realism is...
to write with verisimilitude.
to use satire to make a change in politics.
to tell the story of royalty.
to bore readers with real-life accounts of the day.
