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"life as it is, not as it should be"
How does William Dean Howells describe realism?
"nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material"
This was the goal of art during the Realistic period of American literature.
portray the nuances of human behavior
provide a concrete representation of an abstract idea
evoke emotion
teach the proper way for man to live
Editha finds herself caught up with the war fever stirred up by what societal
institution?
newspapers
church
schools
war office
"the idealistic representation of visible forms"
“a powerful impulse to mirror the unmitigated realities of life”
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Which of the following best describes William Dean Howells's
brand of realism?
realistic portraits of the domestic manners of middle-class, non-
heroic characters
Which of the following best describes Henry James's brand of
realism?
portrayals of the domestic manners of middle-class, non- heroic
characters
earnest dramas of everyday life in urban cities and industrial
environments
humorous tales of common people in rural areas
psychological studies of high society characters with a focus on their
How does Daisy die?
liver disease
Giovanelli poisons her
malaria
drowns in Lake Geneva
internal lives, motivations, desires, and failures
polemical dramas of everyday life in highly industrialized urban areas
their internal lives, motivations, desires, and failures
she does not understand it at all
she was born and raised into it
she married into it
humorous tales of common people in rural areas
psychological studies of middle to upper-class characters with a
focus on
greatly concerned with large conflicts—good versus evil, morality
versus depravity, truth versus deceit
a backlash to the Enlightenment
mirrored the internal existence of one human being, not realistically
but symbolically
elevated society and community over nature and the individual
What best describes Mrs. Miller’s relationship to polite society?
she understands its strict social code
Which of the following does not describe the literary period before the Civil
War?
Which of the following stories contrasts a romantic view of war with a realistic
one?
"Editha"
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"Daisy Miller"
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
"A New England Nun"
In “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” what does the
narrator believe about his experience with Simon Wheeler?
it was a friend’s joke at his expense
it was ultimately fulfilling
it had to be fated
it was the "stuff of life"
The explorers and conquerors of the New World justified their conquest
on all but which of the following?
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Which of the following does not describe the Age of
Expansion? America became a global influence.
America became more prosperous than ever before.
American literature shifts from romanticism to realism.
Many Americans return to their Puritan roots.
the technological and political threat of the Natives to European
powers
the duty to bring Christianity to the heathen
This object symbolizes Editha's overly romanticized view of war.
Package tied with red, white, and blue ribbons
Editha's American flag pin
Editha's framed copy of her fiance's draft notice
George's captain's uniform
an obligation and ability to make better use of the land and its resources
the physical and mental inferiority of the conquered
This story depicts the changing attitude of late nineteenth-century America,
contrasting through its characters the traditional East Coast values with the
newly emerging western frontier values and allowing the character
representing the western values to outsmart the East Coast one.
"Daisy Miller"
"A New England Nun"
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
"Editha"
Which of the following best explains the shift from romanticism to realism in
American aesthetics?
the ratification of the Declaration of Independence
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the devastation of the Civil War
economic collapse during the Age of Expansion
the Great Awakening revivals
individualism
social engagement versus historical isolation
the thematics of innocence coupled with an obsession with figurations of
death and hell
the perpetuation of transcendent and unambiguous moral clarity
According to the material in Module 1, from the first European explorers to set
foot in this New World during the fifteenth century, America has been defined
by
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hard work
Who absolves Editha of guilt over George's death?
the painter
George's mother
her father
her pastor
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According to Toni Morrison, the major themes of American literature
include all but which of the following?
freedo
m
struggle
passion
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Alexis de Tocqueville, a nineteenth-century French historian and
author, identified a striving for _______ as the defining trait of the American
people.
Politicians hold an inauspicious position in this story, being mocked through
their names applied to lowly animals.
"Editha"
"Daisy Miller"
"The Goophered Grapevine"
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
Editha's encounter with George's mother serves what function in Howells'
story's plot?
Forces Editha to face the consequences of her manipulation of George into
volunteering
Allows Editha to mourn George's loss with someone who loves George as
much as she does
Encourages Editha to realize that George, in fact, was as courageous as she
had hoped he would be
Unmasks George's mother's hypocrisies about war
God
Realism was a literary reaction to
Which of the following was not one of the examples Twain's mining-camp
storyteller gives to illustrate Jim's excessive betting habit?
how many pounds of gold would be brought into camp each day
which bug would get to Mexico first
The period in which American culture saw a "flowering of American literature"
is known as
independence
equality
creativity
Colonial literature
Puritan sermons
Romantic period
War poetry
the American Renaissance
the Age of Expansion
the American
Enlightenment the
Transcendental Period
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which bird would fly off the fence first
whether the parson's wife would get better
Why does Miss Costello reject Daisy as a suitable companion for her
nephew?
the Millers are “horribly common”
the brother’s teeth and bad manner
Daisy’s youth
What about Editha's encounter with George's mother does the portrait painter
find "vulgar"?
The anger George's mother felt toward Editha
The profanity that George's mother used
The insistence George's mother had about keeping George's ashes
George's mother forcing Editha to read her husband's journals
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In literary realism, characters are often portrayed as
basically good
having an innate moral sense
irredeemable
flawed
Mark Twain
John Winthrop
Henry James
William Dean Howells
Mrs. Miller’s dress is “scandalous”
Winterbourne's successful rescue of Daisy at the Roman Colosseum
Which of the following best describes Mark Twain's brand of realism?
psychological studies of middle to upper-class characters with a focus on their
internal lives, motivations, desires, and failures
earnest dramas of everyday life in urban cities and industrial environments
humorous tales of common people in rural areas
portrayals of domestic manners of middle-class, non-heroic characters
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Daisy's individuality and ability to make free choices
Which of the following is not a characteristic of realism seen in
"Daisy Miller"?
Daisy's death
Winterbourne and Daisy's unfulfilled romantic relationship
Which of the following American realists is best known for his comic
experiments in regional vernacular?
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