Quiz 1, 2, 3, 4 review

Which of the following works is a corrido?

"Gregorio Cortez"

Which of the following stories reflects a frame narrative, or a story within a story?

"Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog"

William Dean Howells said realism is the "______"

"the harsh truths of life"

William Dean Howells said realism is the "_________________________ "

"truthful treatment of material."

The term "The Gilded Age," which was coined by Samuel L. Clemens, refers to the excess wealth and prosperity and frequent corruption during the period of realism

.True

Which amendment allowed the success of the women's suffrage movement?

19th amendment

According to the syllabus tests count _____% of the final grade?

40

Even though Mother Penn explains her devotion as a wife, her hard work in the home, her hardships and loss, and her extreme disappointment about waiting _______ years for a house, she enacts her plan when Father Penn ________

40 years; goes to vermont to Hiram's for a horse

Which cavalry participated in the tragic event known as the Wounded Knee Massacre?

7th Cavalry

According to Eastman's narrative, the soldier who belonged to the__________cavalry was known as a "buffalo soldier."

9th Cavalry

After Indian Little's offense added to the tension at Pine Ridge Reservation, who intervened and pleaded that it was useless to fight the soldiers?

American Horse

The incident known as the Wounded Knee massacre may have in part started because of ______________________________.

Black Coyote, allegedly deaf, fired his gun

In "Desiree's Baby," several characters represent people of miscegenation. From the following choices, who does?

Both a) Armand Aubigny and d) La Blanche

Even though Eastman was given the name Hakadah ("Pitiful Last") and Ohiyesa ("The Winner"), he is remembered for his efforts as "Name Giver," when he translated and standardized the family names of the the Sioux from Lakota to English. Another legacy is his part in starting the _______________movement, which is an organization for boys (still active today).

Boy Scouts

In the story Andrew Jackson was the name of ____.

Bull pup

Which city was known as the "White city"?

Chicago

American realism was a period of literature from 1861, the beginning of the ___ to 1914, te beginning of ____.

Civil War; World War 1

The World's Columbian Exposition or World's Fair was held to celebrate ______.

Columbus' discovery of America 400 years earlier.

_____ was an 1872 scandal involving Union Pacific in their building of the transcontinental railroad, and the promoters set up the construction company with a self payoff of big profits.

Credit Mobilier

Which of the following is not a work by Mark Twain?

Crime and Punishment

To further expand assimilation of Native American, which act was part of the government's policy reform? This dissolved tribal title to the land and allowed allotments per individual Natives.This resulted in the vast loss of land; however, it was repealed in 1934.

Dawes Act, or General Allotment Act of 1887

Which teacher at Pine Ridge Reservation later became Eastman's wife?

Elaine Goodale

According to Simon Wheeler, Jim Smiley's main vice was ____.

Gambling

Which reasons are logical for Armand's blaming Desiree about the baby's mixed race?

He has a long-valued name ampung Louisiana's aristocratic families, and Desiree's background is unknown. Because of this, it is socially emphatic that he retain his reputation.

Which of the following authors is known for his folktales/stories of plantation life?

Joel Chandler Harris

In the beginning of "Jim Smiley," the narrator records in a letter to Mr. A Ward that he called on SImon wheeler to inquire about _______.

Leonidas W. Smiley

The details about the big flume not being finished, the winter of '49 and the spring of '50 show that the setting was in the/ a/an______during the ______.

Mining camp, Gold Rush

Miscegenation is____ and is apparent in which story?

Mixing of different races, "Desiree's Baby".

After learning about the new barn, Mother Penn speaks to Nanny; she tells her that ______. This confirms the social dominance of the father figure during the 19th century.

Nanny hasn't been around enough "men-folk" and that she doesn't understand they are "women folks"

Which literary movement portrays people caught within forces of nature or science? It was an outgrowth of Realsim and responded to theories in science, psychology, human behavior, and social thought in the late 19th centruy.

Naturalism

With literary movement portrays people caught within forces of nature or science? It was an outgrowth of Realism and responded to theories in science, psychology, human behavior, and social thought in the late 19th century.

Naturalism

Which city's population increased to almost 3.5 million people?

New York

Which city's population increased to almost 3.5 million people?

New york

According to the video on "Realism," _______ showed the stark reality of life during the time period

Photography

What was Eastman's job at the Pine Ridge Agency (Reservation)?

Physician at the agency (reservation)

Which explanation of Désirée's parentage does Madam Valmondé finally accept?

Providence had bequeathed Desiree to her, for she was childless.

When Smiley said, "Why blame my cats if he don't weigh 5 pound" he discovered that Dan'l Webster had been filled with

Quail shot

Which literary movement arose in the 19th century; it represents true to life and truthful material to describe the common, the average and the everyday.

Realism

Which literary movement was a reaction to romanticism?

Realism

With literary movement arose in the 19th century; it represents true to life and truthful material to describe the common, the average and the everyday

Realism

"The Revolt of Mother" with its New England setting and rural New England dialect best reflects _____

Regionalism

Mark Twain's use of the dialect of a specific area is called

Regionalism

Which literary movement focuses on special area or "local color" ? It includes the dialect, customs, and appearance of the characters.

Regionalism

According to the syllabus, where can you find critical articles, MLA guidelines, and writing resources

SWTJC Library, SWTJC Databases, and OWL, Purdue writing lab

According to various criticisms (and implied in the story),_____ is seen as a coconspirator with his father; however by the end of the story he seems to support his mother's notions.

Sammy

Who else knows about Father building the new barn yet remains silent?

Sammy

Which women's organization was held in 1848?

Seneca Falls

According to the intro, the women's rights movement began at which pivotal point?

Seneca Falls Convention of 1848

In "Desiree's Baby", Desiree Valmonde's background is in question because____

She was found at the gate to the Valmonde plantation after a wagon train passed through on their way to Texas.

To add to the increasing tension in and around the Badlands area and at the agency, word was received from Fort Yates that ______________(Eastman's Chp. VII)

Sitting Bull had been killed while resisting arrest

Which are the best known monopolies or trusts of the late 19th century?

Standard Oil and United States Steel

Considered her masterpiece, ____________________ revealed the story of a woman involved in inappropriate behavior (based on the 19th Century's values).

The Awakening

Which of the following does not happen in "The Revolt of Mother"?

The farm raises registered horses as well as feed and grain for the Plains region

Which disaster in 1910 resulted in the loss of 146 women?

Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire

The day after the Wounded Knee massacre there was a blizzard; Charles A. Eastman and several Indian police were sent to look for a wounded policeman.

True

The term "The Gilded Age," which was coined by Samuel L. Clemens, refers to the excess wealth and prosperity and frequent corruption during the period of realism.

True

According to Mrs. Firth's video ____focused more on regionalism while ____ focused on psychological realism

Twain and Gilman

Which infamous gangster plundered New York City's coffers?

WIlliam "Boss" Tweed

Who was the Paiute prophet who started the Ghost Dance religion, which later contributed to the growing tension between Native Americans and Americans?

Wovoka

Uncle Remus is ________.

a black character who tells slave stories in Joel C. Harris' tales

In the "Revolt of Mother" Sarah Penn appears as _____

a subjective wife who honors, respects her husband for several decades but becomes frustrated when she realizes he is oblivious to her needs.

In an internet class, each missed assignment equals ______.

an absence

According to the corrido Kansas I, what did not occur?

at the end of the trail in Kansas, the cowboys and vaqueros bought good hats

According to the corrido "Gregorio Cortez," he agreed to surrender to the Texas Rangers when he heard that _________________. But he refused to give up his _______until he was in a cell.

because of him many people had been killed; pistol

In addition to whirlwinds, earthquakes, cleansing of the earth, and removal of whites, what did Wovoka's prophecy indicate would return to claim the land ?

buffalo

A fast paced narrative ballad is called a

corrido

The following are examples of which literary element? "thish yer, " "dat's all de far de tale goes," "what on airth does"

dialect

______ is the way of speaking and writing that is particular to a specific region of the country.

dialect

A ______is common on the american frontier; it uses realistic detail, literal manner, and common speech to convey the extravagantly impossible events

folktale

Which is a narrative handed down through oral tradition (often oral and later written / recorded).

folktales which include all of the various types

Which is a narrative handed down through oral tradition?

folktales which include all of these forms

Which is a narrative handed down through oral tradition (often oral and later written / recorded).(Choose the best answer)

folktales which include all of these mentioned

When Sarah Penn first asks what Father Penn what the men are digging in the field, he says __________

for her to go into the house and tend to her own affairs

The passage on the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 allowed

freedom for slaves

In the exposition, the reader learns while several thousands of "friendlies" (as ordered) were camped close by the agency, the ___________ were located on Medicine Root Creek, on the edge of the ______________.

ghost dancers; Bad Lands

When Mr. Penn had to leave the farm for a few days, Sarah stopped the hired hand from putting hay in the new barn. Then she packed the dishes in the clothes basket and had the children pack their things. Then they proceeded to move into the new barn. Using the boxed stalls and space for rooms, Sarah states they were way nicer than the old house. For her dream kitchen, she uses the _______

harness room

What is the relationship implied between Armand and LaBlanche?

it is implied he is having an affair with LaBlanche

According to the video on "realism," the realism movement in literature turned away from grandiose subjects and focused on ______.

lower / middle class, daily life, and gritty details of life

Which of the following are taboo topics on Kate Chopin's fiction?

miscegenation, female sexuality, and independence, gender roles.

Naturalism includes all of the following elements of realism plus the impact of natural forces including, ____, ____, and _____.

people, weather, and heredity

The sentimental writing about life on the Southern plantation is referred to as

plantation literature

In Twain's story "Jim Smiley and his jumping frog' the time of 1849, boomerang and the barroom represent ______?

realistic details

The term "mark twain" means?

safe passage for a riverboat

Why, according to the definition of Naturalism, is Desiree caught in the forces of "society"?

she is a "woman" of the 19th century who is caught in a structured male dominated society, She is a nameless woman, She has an affair which results in a baby of color. (a,b, and c.)

After Desiree left Armand and her home, she and the baby __

started walking toward the Bayou

A __________ is common on the American frontier; it uses realistic detail, literal manner and common speech to convey the extravagantly impossible events.

tall tale

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman can be considered a regional writer because of her association with ____

the New England area and the middle class

According to the corrido Gregorio Cortez, Cortez is accused of killing _____.

the sheriff of El Carmen County

According to Munro's critical article, Sarah Penn, who is a long suffering wife, asserts her own moral decisions and challenges _______.

the status quo

At the end of " Desiree's Baby," where does Desiree go?

to the swamp or bayou

According to the notes, "verisimilitude" means

true to life, realistic

According to the intro due to the expanding population and economy, women were included in the work force; middle and lower/middle class women were often clerks, telegraph/telephone operators and ______. Dressing in slim style skirts, they were the "____".

typewriters; new women

Which of the following is NOT an example of realism from this account in Chapter VII by Eastman?(true to life, verisimilitude)

when the tension increased, American Horse was the negotiator between the U.S. Army officers and the rebel ghost dancers

According to the Syllabus, if you do not have Internet service, you will _____________________and you _______________be excused from deadlines or missed or not submitted work.

will need to find an alternative Internet source; will not

According to the class syllabus, students are required to come to a SWTJC testing site for two exams, if a student fails to register, he/ she _______.

will receive a 0 for the exam grade - No exception