WorksheetsReview of the Literary Movements
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
The Rationalism period was also known as "The Age of..."
Thinking
Reason
Logic
Truth
True or False: The Puritans fit well within the Age of Reason.
True
False
Reason and logic were valued over faith and ... when it came to discovering the truth.
Truth
Puritanism
Reason
Religion
The Rationalists believed that people were able to ...
Pray alone
Perfect themselves
Get a job
Ruin a society
True or False: The tone of Puritan writings was very serious.
True
False
True or False: The Puritans valued hard work.
True
False
In Realism, writers began to look at...
Local manners of everyday people
Global issues
Rational thought
In-depth emotions of the elite
Realist writing subjects included...
American entrepreneuers
European monarchs
Animals in the jungle
Shop girls, factory workers, corrupt politicians
Realism brought an emphasis on ... to America
Emotion and imagination
Human and animal behavior
Logic and reason
Faith and religion
Realism emphasizes...
Learning lessons from the past
Contemplating what could be
Representing things as they actually are
Where did the Romantics believe that you could best find God?
Nature
Church
In books
Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic period?
Imagination
Reason
The Senses
Intuition
Which of the following was an influence on the Rationalist period?
The Civil War
WWI
The Revolutionary War
Industrial Revolution
Which of the following was an influence on the Realist period?
The Civil War
WWI
The Revolutionary War
Industrial Revolution
True or False: The Romantics were inspired by supernatural tales and myths.
True
False
What did the Romantics value more?
Well-read, educated, sophistication
Youthful, innocent, intuitive
Which of the following is NOT a branch of Romanticism?
Gothic literature
Transcendentalism
Naturalism
The Fireside Poets
Which of the following was an influence on the Romantic period?
The Civil War
WWI
The Revolutionary War
Industrial Revolution
Identify the movement this is from: “Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore it if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.”
Puritanism
Rationalism
Romanticism
Realism
Identify the movement this is from: "She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought."
Puritanism
Rationalism
Romanticism
Realism
Identify the movement this is from: "A government of our own is our natural right, and when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become convinced that it is infinitely wiser and safer to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance."
Puritanism
Rationalism
Romanticism
Realism
Identify the movement this is from: "It was about this time I conceiv'd the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wish'd to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a task of more difficulty than I had imagined."
Puritanism
Rationalism
Romanticism
Realism
Identify the movement this is from: "Shaking off from my spirit what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building. Its principal feature seemed to be that of an excessive antiquity. The discoloration of ages had been great. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves. Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation."
Puritanism
Rationalism
Romanticism
Realism
Identify the movement this is from: "Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof..."
Puritanism
Rationalism
Romanticism
Realism
Identify the movement this is from: "There was another interesting set of statistics that a person might have gathered in Packingtown-those of the various afflictions of the workers. When Jurgis had first inspected the packing plants with Szedvilas, he had marveled while he listened to the tale of all the things that were made out of the carcasses of animals..."
Puritanism
Rationalism
Romanticism
Realism
Rationalist writings were:
Heavily influenced by religion
About the common man
Very political
About dark and mystical encounters
The Romantics viewed nature as
Inherently good
Something sacred to go to to purify yourself
Complex and not easily understood
Hateful and spiteful against humanity
What is the central premise of Rationalism?
There is no God
Classical Christianity is superstitious
Human reason will facilitate American independence
The Enlightenment brought about great misunderstanding
What did Thomas Paine argue in Common Sense?
Common sense was required to understand who God was.
The Enlightenment thinkers all had common sense.
Common sense is critical to living a successful life.
It was common sense that the American Colonies should be independent of Great Britain.
Romanticism is...
Desolate, remote settings and violent stories.
An attitude toward nature, humanity, and society emphasizing freedom and individuality.
A philosophy that says that truth is reached through love over reason.
Events and social conditions that are presented as they really are, with no idealization.
Which of the following is NOT an example of Dark Romanticism (aka Gothic)
Nature is dark and mysterious
Supernatural elements
Emotion speaks real truth
Optimism about human potential
What is the order of the movements we studied?
Rationalism, Puritanism, Realism, Romanticism
Romanticism, Realism, Puritanism, Rationalism
Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism
Realism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Puritianism
Realists accepted symbolism in the subjects of their writing.
True
False
The purpose of writing during Realism was to
Instruct and publish
Entertain and argue
Instruct and entertain
Entertain and persuade
The characters in the stories of Realism were more important than
The plot
The setting
The conflict
