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Background & Main features of American Romantic Literature

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Romanticism mainly valued the individual, the subjective, a person’s emotional experience, the wildness of nature.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No information.

2.

When did the Romanticism period happen?

a)

1770-1830

b)

1830-1870

c)

1830-1883

d)

1870-1910

3.

The Romantic movement saw a rise in women authors and readers.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No information.

4.

Where did Romanticism originate?

a)

England

b)

America

c)

France

d)

Germany

5.

The French Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1788

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No information

6.

The motto of the French revolution is ….

a)

“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

b)

“Liberty, Honesty, Equality”

c)

“Honesty, Fraternity, Equality”

7.

The Romantic spirit seemed particularly suited to American democracy

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No information.

8.

The American Romantics looked to __for inspiration, for escape from society, echoes the love of __we'll find in Romantic literature in Europe

a)

individuals

b)

aesthetic and ethical value

c)

nature

9.

What idea fueled American expansion in the Western frontier?

a)

Individualism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Calvinism

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the branches of Romanticism?

a)

Realism

b)

Transcendentalism

c)

Sentimentalism

11.

Which genre/subgenre was the most dominant in American Romantic Literature?

a)

A. novel

b)

B. poetry

c)

C. drama

d)

D. essay

12.

When did Sentimentalism emerge? 

a)

17th century

b)

18th century

c)

19th century

13.

Dark/Gothic Romanticism is NOT characterized by elements of?

a)

hope, love for nature, & individuals

b)

gloom, mystery, & terror

c)

supernatural elements

14.

Which movement did Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) follow?

a)

The Transcendentalism Movement

b)

The Dark Romantic Movement

c)

No information