American Literature & History: Regionalism and Realism (1880-1910) and Skill Lessons Quiz Review Guide

who was a realist we talked about in the excerpt we read in class

Kate Chopin, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Edith Wharton

what book in the excerpt was stated that Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote

Majors and Minors

what book in the excerpt was stated that Willa Cather wrote

O Pioneers!

who was a naturalist we talked about in the excerpt we read in class

Stephen Crane, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Jack London

after the Civil War, reformers such as ______________ realized that women would remain powerless until they could own property and vote

Susan B. Anthony

what book in the excerpt was stated that Mark Twain wrote

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

what book in the excerpt was stated that Kate Chopin wrote

The Awakening

who was a regionalist we talked about in the excerpt we read in class

Willa Cather, Mark Twain, and Bret Harte's

panorama

a full, inclusive view or presentation of something

pathos

a quality of an event or character that arouses pity

foible

a relatively small fault in a person's character

realists

attempted to portray people as they actually were

naturalism

believed that human beings are shaped by heredity and environment and dominated by economic, social, or natural forces

as the Great Plains and the West were being settled, cities in the East and Midwest were also

growing

by the early 1900s, Americans had transformed the United States into the world's leading

industrial nation

which event happened first... white hunters nearly complete the destruction of the buffalo herds larger numbers of settlers begin to move into the Great Plains the Nineteenth Amendment guarantees voting rights for women the United States becomes the world's leading industrial nation

larger numbers of settlers begin to move into the Great Plains

as used in the text, the terms Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism most likely refers to ________ literary movements book titles historical figures oratory styles

literary movements

who observed the following... "Realism is nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material"

novelist and critic William Dean Howells

this book gives a detailed ____________ of life in nineteenth century Spain

panorama

the __________ of the little boy looking for his dog moved us to tears.

pathos

as the horse pulled the plow, the _________ cut deep into the ground and turned over a long strip of sod

plowshare

writers known as Regionalists, or local color writers, created vivid portrayals of their own

regions

the men worked in the _____________, where they shipped chickens to the city's markets

stockyards

uniform

the same throughout in structure or composition

realism

writers of this period turned away from Romanticism and attempted to create the appearance of ordinary life. Known as Realists, these writers aimed not to transcend reality but to render the truth of everyday experience as they saw, heard, and felt it

according to the text, which of the following authors were Regionalists Edith Wharton Jack London both Edith Wharton and Jack London neither

neither

which of the following best describes the relationship between Realism and Romanticism realism was partially a response to Romanticism realism bears no relationship to Romanticism realism is considered superior to Romanticism realism led directly to Romanticism

realism was partially a response to Romanticism

which event happened fourth... white hunters nearly complete the destruction of the buffalo herds the Nineteenth Amendment guarantees voting rights for women the United States becomes the world's leading industrial nation larger numbers of settlers begin to move into the Great Plains

the Nineteenth Amendment guarantees voting rights for women

which event happened third... larger numbers of settlers begin to move into the Great Plains white hunters nearly complete the destruction of the buffalo herds the Nineteenth Amendment guarantees voting rights for women the United States becomes the world's leading industrial nation

the United States becomes the world's leading industrial nation

which event happened second... the United States becomes the world's leading industrial nation larger numbers of settlers begin to move into the Great Plains the Nineteenth Amendment guarantees voting rights for women white hunters nearly complete the destruction of the buffalo herds

white hunters nearly complete the destruction of the buffalo herds

which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to the question... "the main characters in Edwin Arlington Robinson's poems can best be described as" "His most famous poems are set in fictional Tilbury Town, which was modeled on his childhood hometown of Gardiner, Maine." "His early experiences made him sympathetic toward the working class and convinced him that capitalist society was brutal and repressive." "His tone is a blend of irony and compassion toward his characters, many of whose lives end in personal failure and despair." "They believed that human destiny was shaped by powerful forces, including heredity, social and economic pressures, and the natural environment."

"His tone is a blend of irony and compassion toward his characters, many of whose lives end in personal failure and despair."

which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to the question... "which of the following best describes the relationship between Realism and Romanticism" "Some of the most important writers of the time were considered Realists, including fiction writers Henry James, O. Henry, and William Dean Howells." "Before Realism appeared in America, it was already flourishing in Europe." "Romanticism's glorification of the imagination became unappealing to Realists, who wanted to explore the motivations, behaviors, and actions of real people." "The rise of Realism in the United States can be traced to disillusionment following the Civil War. "

"Romanticism's glorification of the imagination became unappealing to Realists, who wanted to explore the motivations, behaviors, and actions of real people."

with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association in

1869

what does the following passage from the first section mainly reveal about the Native Americans (paragraph 3) The Native Americans of the Great Plains had long depended on the herds of buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter. By the 1880s, the destruction of these herds by white hunters had doomed this way of life. After the Civil War, the policy of the U.S. government was to move Native Americans onto reservations, which were large tracts of land set aside for them. Resistance by some Native Americans led to armed clashes with U.S. troops Native Americans' interests were fairly balanced with those of white settlers Native Americans over-hunted the buffalo, leading to destruction of their primary food source Native Americans led unprovoked attacks on U.S. troops Native Americans were forcibly oppressed by the U.S. government

Native Americans were forcibly oppressed by the U.S. government

stockyard

enclosed areas where farm animals such as cattle are kept temporarily for slaughter, market, or shipping

the senator had various ____________, including a love of practical jokes

foibles

regionalism

following the Civil War, some American writers concentrated on the unique characteristics, or local color, of a particular region of the country. They attempted to portray the landscape, speech, customs, and other cultural details of their chosen region

plowshare

the curved, blade-like part of a plow that cuts into the soil

the main characters in Edwin Arlington Robinson's poems can best be described as ___________ unhappy exuberant uninformed vengeful

unhappy

flying over northern Minnesota, the forested land appeared a ____________ shade of green

uniform

based on the following passage, which statement best describes the establishment of women's suffrage (paragraph 7) After the Civil War, reformers such as Susan B. Anthony realized that women would remain powerless until they could own property and vote. With Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. Although the federal government balked at giving women the right to vote and own property, individual states in the West were more progressive. When Wyoming joined the union in 1890, it became the first state to give women the right to vote. By 1914, women could vote in fifteen states. It was not until 1920 that the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed voting rights for all American women women gained the right to vote only after a long process lasting for several decades the federal government was an early champion of female voting rights Wyoming repeatedly blocked women from gaining the right to vote Elizabeth Cady Stanton was quickly able to win the vote for women

women gained the right to vote only after a long process lasting for several decades

naturalists

writers were influenced by the theories of scientists such as Charles Darwin