American Literature II Final
Ezra Pounds' modernism mantra was
"Make It New"
"Fever 103" by Sylvia Plath focuses on
A hallucinogenic state of high fever
Welty's "A Worn Path" is an example of a hero's journey. A hero's journey involves
A hero that is changed by story's end
Which description most adequately captures the focus of Hurston's work?
A proud depiction of race and feminism
What word or phrase is used to describe how Louisa felt after her engagement is called off?
A queen
What would best describe the relationship between Della and Sykes in "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston?
Abusive
Christ is symboled for
African Americans who unjustly suffered
Which definition best fits the term simulacra?
An often inferior representative image devoid of the substance of the original
What is the tone of the "Christ in Alabama by Langston Hughes?
Angry
What is the speaker's attitude about the decision he made in Williams' "This is Just to Say"?
Apologetic but pleased
What divides the first and second half of American literary history?
Civil War
Writers of the Southern Renaissance (Second Wave), as well as their contemporaries-- the Postmodernists, rebelled against
Conformity
Phoenix imagines seeing a small boy with a cake. This is one of the first clues that she suffers from
Dementia
What does the grey hair found on the pillow next to Homer's corpse suggest?
Emily poisoned Homer years ago and slept with his corpse.
"The Jazz Age" of wealth and frivolity were captured by which Modernist writer?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who was NOT a writer of the Harlem Renaissance?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Free will plays a major role for the characters in works of Naturalism.
False
High Modernism is a form of Modernism poetry that experiments with form.
False
Hurston wrote about race in a political manner.
False
In Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" the grandmother wanted the family to travel to Florida.
False
Judging by her actions, Bailey's mother is the genteel southern lady she believes herself to be.
False
Marianne Moore strictly adhered to rhyme in her poetry.
False
Narrators in Naturalism are often sympathetic to the characters of which they speak.
False
Naturalism works are defined by region, taking place only in the American West.
False
Political critiques were uncommon, and often shunned, in Modernism.
False
The plot of "Mending Wall" centers around two hunters knocking over a wall.
False
Whitman and Dickinson did not use free verse, instead preferring more traditional modes of writing poetry.
False
Whitman strictly adhered to rhyme and meter in his poetry.
False
William Carlos Williams and e.e. cummings revered and utilized traditional forms of poetry.
False
Writers during Realism made emotional appeals to the reader's sentimentality.
False
The completion of what led to more widespread publishing and distribution of American Literary works?
First Transcontinental Railroad
Where is Dexter working when he meets Judy?
Golf course
Which is NOT a theme of "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison?
Greed
From a young age, whose death greatly affected Zora Neale Hurston?
Her mother
William Carlos Williams' poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" is considered to fit into what genre?
Imagism
Eudora Welty was born in
Jackson, Mississippi
Jack London was influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Charles Darwin, and
Karl Marx
Choose the best word to describe Southern Gothic Literature
Macabre
What does the tone of the narrator indicate about nature's feelings toward humankind?
Nature is indifferent
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman is best known for her short stories set in what American Region?
New England
Where do Roberta and Twyla from "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison first meet?
Orphanage
What is a major theme of Welty's "A Worn Path"?
Perseverence
How does Sykes plan to kill Delia?
Plant a snake in her washing basket
What word best describes Postmodernism?
Playful and experimental
What did the stranger use to sabotage Daniel Webster?
Quail shot
Of what nature are the symbols Langston Hughes uses?
Religious
Which words does NOT describe Faulkner's style of storytelling?
Romantic
The literary movement that emphasizes the freedom and originality of self expression is called
Romanticism
What realization does Bailey's mother come at to the end of the story?
She is a sinner
Who tells the story of Jim Smiley?
Simon Wheeler
Millay's "I Think I Should Have Loved You Presently" is written in what poetic form?
Sonnet
Which word best describes the narrator's neighbor?
Stubborn
What does the fire symbolize?
Survival
In an ironic twist of fate, who is killed?
Sykes
"Winter Dreams" uses a boat to represent luxury. What type of figurative language does this classify as?
Symbol
Which one of these famous novels was written by Mark Twain?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The title "Winter Dreams" is a play on what American concept?
The American Dream
The Harlem Renaissance had its roots in the journal of The National Association of American Colored People (NAACP). The journal was called
The Crisis
What does the yellow wallpaper symbolize?
The domestic entrapment of women
How is the plot of decline seen in "To Build a Fire"?
The man sits and waits for death
What makes the neighbors curious about the going ons in Emily's house?
The putrid smell
"Mending Wall" is written in iambic pentameter.
True
"The Jazz Age" was shortly followed by the stock market crash of 1929 along with The Great Depression and the "Dust Bowl", leaving America devastated.
True
A hallmark of local color is the use of regional dialect for its characters.
True
Charlotte Perkins Gilman is known as a groundbreaking feminist and social theorist.
True
Dexter, to his downfall, is fixated on status and wealth.
True
Edna St. Vincent Millay is one of the first American poets to write candidly about female sexuality.
True
F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous novel is "The Great Gatsby".
True
Hughes wrote both pridefully and politically about the experience of working class African Americans.
True
Jack London does not name the main character to further add to the idea that humankind is insignificant.
True
Langston Hughes, one of the most prolific writers of the Harlem Renaissance, aimed to bring light experiences to African Americans in a way no other writer has.
True
Literature across the nation was largely influenced by southern writers and professors of literature.
True
Local Color and Regionalism led to the emergence of Realism.
True
Many Naturalism writers, influenced by Darwin, consider humankind as part of the evolutionary landscape; therefore, they portray the human in animal terms.
True
Many of Faulkner's novels relied on multiple narrators, which was common in Modernism.
True
Marianne Moore's "Poetry" forgoes the song-like quality of Whitman and Dickinson in favor of a rhythm that more closely resembles spoken word.
True
Marianne Moore's "Poetry" is composed of a monologue.
True
Mark Twain is one of the earliest experimenters of metafiction.
True
Millay's "I Think I Should Have Loved You Presently" explores female desire absent of romantic love and commitment.
True
Mississippi native William Faulkner is the most important figure in the southern renaissance.
True
Modernism sought to reinvent the world.
True
Naturalists, generally, believe idealistic concepts like justice and morality are humankind's feeble attempt to elevate him/herself above other animals.
True
Postmodernism is a term used to describe works of art created in the decade following the 1950s
True
Postmodernism provides a more diverse depiction of American life and American literature than its predecessors.
True
Regionalism is often used to describe works of the late nineteenth century written by women.
True
Sylvia Plath committed suicide before becoming widely celebrated for her poetry.
True
The Harlem Renaissance is defined as a period of cultural activity by African American artists that began in Harlem, a New York City neighborhood in northern Manhattan, in the 1920s.
True
The Modernism Period led to the birth of the American playwright.
True
The decade and a half following the Second World War is often called the age of conformity.
True
The first wave of the Southern Renaissance invigorated literature in the south, rejecting the false veneer of southern culture and probing the reality of life in the region.
True
The influence of the Harlem Renaissance can be seen in the jazz, blues, Motown, rap, and hip hop that we know today.
True
The speaker believes the wall he is mending is unnecessary.
True
Theodore Roethke masterfully crafted contrasting images in his poetry.
True
Toni Morrison was the first African American to win a Nobel Prize for literature.
True
Welty's writing focuses on themes revolving around problems of the post-Reconstruction South.
True
Whitman's work celebrated the common person.
True
William Carlos Williams experimented with simplicity in his poetry.
True
e.e. cummings is known for his experimentation with punctuation and capitalization.
True
e.e. cummings uses longer spaces when the balloon man is mentioned to slow the pace of the poem.
True
Industrialization led to a great change in the nation.
Ture
Which word best describes Louisa's interactions with Joe?
Uncomfortable
In Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" what historical event prevents Dexter from selling his business and moving to New York?
WWI
The biggest driver to modernism was
WWI
Allen Ginsberg's "Supermarket in California" is a comparison of his generation to that of
Walt Whitman
Which poet wrote in Low Modernism?
William Carlos Williams
One of the most prolific writers of the southern renaissance, who one the Nobel Prize for literature in 1949, was
William Faulkner
What motif does Fitzgerald use to foreshadow the unhappiness Dexter will experience in adulthood?
Winter
Faulkner's fictional setting is called
Yoknapatawpha
Freeman's work can best be described as
a redefinition of women in the domestic sphere
The supermarket in Ginsberg's "Supermarket in California" is an extended metaphor for
america
Twain's jokes were often at the expense of
an outsider
Dickinson often wrote about themes of
death
Writers of Local Color, Regionalism, and Realism intended to
depart from British literary customs
Mark Twain was known for his use of regional humor, satire, and
dialect
Characters within Local Color, Regionalism, and Realism works can best be described as
down to earth
The sub-genre of southern literature called the southern grotesque deals specifically with
extreme violence and deviance
Toni Morrison combines ________ and _________ in her style of writing.
folklore and postmodernism
When compared to Realism, Naturalism tends to be more
grim and provocative
Local color is often meant to be
humerous
In Naturalism, nature is portrayed as
indifferent and hostile
According to Naturalism writers, humankind is
insignificant
Marianne Moore writing a poem about disliking poetry is an example of
irony
Flannery O'Connor and her father both suffered from (and consequently died of)
lupus
F. Scott Fitzgerald primarily wrote about unattainable love, individual identity, and
money
Characters in Naturalism are often
not given names
Regionalism is set apart from Realism and Local Color due to its use of
one main character's viewpoint
Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" is an example of
political realism
Allen Ginsberg's "Supermarket in California" is a critique of
post war America
A common motif during the first wave of the southern renaissance includes
racial inequality
One common theme in her writing that was influenced by her upbringing is
religion
Free verse is a type of poetry that lacks
rhyme and meter
Postmodernism allowed room for sub-genres such as ________ to emerge.
science fiction
During the Realism movement, American writers wrote about
social issues
Flannery O'Connor, a native of Savannah, Georgia, is famous for her _______ writing.
southern gothic
A common theme in Jack London's writing is
struggle
This period of American history was filled with social unrest due to ________ and ________, among other issues.
the Cold War and Jim Crow laws
"To Build a Fire" is set where
the Yukon
The theme of "Mending Wall" is
the annual cycle of decay and reconstruction
Robert Frost's poems reflected
the changing cultural landscape of America
The main characters of literary works during Realism were often
the common man
"My Papa's Waltz" centers around
the conflicting and abusive relationship between a father and son
Naturalism writers often employ the plot of decline, which involves
the steady decline of a character
Why must Phoenix make the long trip to town?
to get medicine for her grandson
During the early years of the 20th century. the U.S.'s largely agrarian society began to move
to urban areas
Toni Morrison deliberately conceals the race of "Recitatif"'s two main characters.
true
Metafiction involves
writing a story within a story
