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Review of the Literary Movements

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Rationalism period was also known as "The Age of..."

a)

Thinking

b)

Reason

c)

Logic

d)

Truth

2.

True or False: The Puritans fit well within the Age of Reason.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Reason and logic were valued over faith and ... when it came to discovering the truth.

a)

Truth

b)

Puritanism

c)

Reason

d)

Religion

4.

The Rationalists believed that people were able to ...

a)

Pray alone

b)

Perfect themselves

c)

Get a job

d)

Ruin a society

5.

True or False: The tone of Puritan writings was very serious.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: The Puritans valued hard work.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In Realism, writers began to look at...

a)

Local manners of everyday people

b)

Global issues

c)

Rational thought

d)

In-depth emotions of the elite

8.

Realist writing subjects included...

a)

American entrepreneuers

b)

European monarchs

c)

Animals in the jungle

d)

Shop girls, factory workers, corrupt politicians

9.

Realism brought an emphasis on ... to America

a)

Emotion and imagination

b)

Human and animal behavior

c)

Logic and reason

d)

Faith and religion

10.

Realism emphasizes...

a)

Learning lessons from the past

b)

Contemplating what could be

c)

Representing things as they actually are

11.

Where did the Romantics believe that you could best find God?

a)

Nature

b)

Church

c)

In books

12.

Which of the following is NOT a value of the Romantic period?

a)

Imagination

b)

Reason

c)

The Senses

d)

Intuition

13.

Which of the following was an influence on the Rationalist period?

a)

The Civil War

b)

WWI

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

Industrial Revolution

14.

Which of the following was an influence on the Realist period?

a)

The Civil War

b)

WWI

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

Industrial Revolution

15.

True or False: The Romantics were inspired by supernatural tales and myths.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What did the Romantics value more?

a)

Well-read, educated, sophistication

b)

Youthful, innocent, intuitive

17.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of Romanticism?

a)

Gothic literature

b)

Transcendentalism

c)

Naturalism

d)

The Fireside Poets

18.

Which of the following was an influence on the Romantic period?

a)

The Civil War

b)

WWI

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

Industrial Revolution

19.

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.”

a)

Puritanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

20.

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."

a)

Puritanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

21.

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."

a)

Puritanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

22.

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."

a)

Puritanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

23.

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."

a)

Puritanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

24.

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..."

a)

Puritanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

25.

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..."

a)

Puritanism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

26.

Rationalist writings were:

a)

Heavily influenced by religion

b)

About the common man

c)

Very political

d)

About dark and mystical encounters

27.

The Romantics viewed nature as

a)

Inherently good

b)

Something sacred to go to to purify yourself

c)

Complex and not easily understood

d)

Hateful and spiteful against humanity

28.

What is the central premise of Rationalism?

a)

There is no God

b)

Classical Christianity is superstitious

c)

Human reason will facilitate American independence

d)

The Enlightenment brought about great misunderstanding

29.

What did Thomas Paine argue in Common Sense?

a)

Common sense was required to understand who God was.

b)

The Enlightenment thinkers all had common sense.

c)

Common sense is critical to living a successful life.

d)

It was common sense that the American Colonies should be independent of Great Britain.

30.

Romanticism is...

a)

Desolate, remote settings and violent stories.

b)

An attitude toward nature, humanity, and society emphasizing freedom and individuality.

c)

A philosophy that says that truth is reached through love over reason.

d)

Events and social conditions that are presented as they really are, with no idealization.

31.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Dark Romanticism (aka Gothic)

a)

Nature is dark and mysterious

b)

Supernatural elements

c)

Emotion speaks real truth

d)

Optimism about human potential

32.

What is the order of the movements we studied?

a)

Rationalism, Puritanism, Realism, Romanticism

b)

Romanticism, Realism, Puritanism, Rationalism

c)

Puritanism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism

d)

Realism, Rationalism, Romanticism, Puritianism

33.

Realists accepted symbolism in the subjects of their writing.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The purpose of writing during Realism was to

a)

Instruct and publish

b)

Entertain and argue

c)

Instruct and entertain

d)

Entertain and persuade

35.

The characters in the stories of Realism were more important than

a)

The plot

b)

The setting

c)

The conflict