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WorksheetsRealism/Naturalism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is an element of realism?
Larger than life protagonists
Emphasis on emotions
Focus on everyday life and characters
Complex plots with extreme action
Which is NOT an element of Naturalism
Focus on a deterministic universe
Characters affected by their free will/ choices
Emphasis on the struggle of life
Convoluted, intricate story lines
Which word BEST describes Realism?
Fantasy
Verisimilitude
Dialectic
Determinism
Which of the following writers is best described as a Realist.
Willa Cather
Stephen Crane
Jack London
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Which of the following describes Regionalism?
Often uses outside narrators
Often uses dialects
Often focuses on the landscape of the region
Extended use of exaggeration or hyperbole
Name the story: "She died of a joy that kills"?
"A Wagner Matinee"
"To Build a Fire"
"The Story of an Hour"
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
Which of the following is an element of tall tales?
Extended use of exaggeration
Foolish characters
Black humor
Use of dialect
Which of our selections is an example of a tall tale?
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
"A Wagner Matinee"
"The Story of an Hour"
"To Build a Fire"
Which of the following is an element of Realism?
Reaction to Romanticism
Rise of industrialization in America
A desire to show the world as it should be
Writers with an interest in rising sciences
Why does Aunt Georgiana not want to leave the concert hall?
She hates her husband
She has never seen such a performance before
She misses the life she left behind in Boston
We do not know
What is the name for the language commonly spoken by a group in a particular place called?
Dialogue
Dialectic
Dialect
Diatribe
Cather's treatment of the Nebraska frontier in "A Wagner Matinee" firmly places the story within the Realist movement. How do we know this to be correct?
Since realism aims to portray the world as it actually is.
The story is about everyday people.
A romantic treatment would attempt to elevate the Nebraskan frontier as something sublime and beautiful.
All of the above
In Stephen Crane's "An Episode of War" why is the soldier shot?
We are not sure
It is simply a random act
Because the universe is conspiring against him
The author is punishing his character to prove a moral point
Which of the following stories is the BEST example of Realism?
"The Minister's Black Veil"
"A Wagner Matinee"
"To Build A Fire"
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
In "The Story of an Hour" What type of irony is used?
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
All of the above
