Desmond - La 11 - Realism And Naturalism Quiz

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Mrs. Desmond - LA 11
Realism and Naturalism Quiz

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Please review all relevant notes, study guides, and text readings.

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A realist has to be acutely observant and deal honestly with her/her characters.
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TRUE

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A realist writer has to find meaning and entertaining elements in the commonplace. T/F

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TRUE

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Naturalists did not have their universe defined and questioned fate.
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FALSE
(To be true, you have to write, what ___________, please check your text.)

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Frank Norris was an author who used local color and regionalism.
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FALSE
(To be true, you have to write, what_________, please check your text.)

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Bret Harte wrote "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." T/F

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FALSE
(To be true, you have to write Mark Twain).

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Local color is a part of regionalism.
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TRUE

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Regionalism in literature is the tendency among certain authors to write about specific geographic areas. T/F

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TRUE

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Willa Cather wrote The Awakening.
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FALSE
(To be true, you have to write Kate Chopin).

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Dialect is a part of local color.
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TRUE

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Local color is the use in a lierary work of characters and details unique to a particular area. Local color can only be created by dialect and customs. T/F

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FALSE

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List two REALIST and two NATURALIST authors along with their works.

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Please review this essay question, and prepare a response based on your class notes and text.

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Define and discuss the differences between REALISM and NATURALISM.

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Please review this essay question, and prepare a response based on your class notes and text.

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The Naturalists believed that a person's fate was controlled by what?

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environment, heredity, and chance

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Realism emerged as a reaction against __________ after being disillusioned by _________________.

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Romanticism, the Civil War

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Who originated the philosphy of Naturalism?

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Emile Zola

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Characters in naturalist works usually conduct themselves with what?

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strength and dignity in the face of struggle

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Who was the leading realist author during this era?

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William Dean Howells

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How did Samuel Langhorne Clemens' pen name originate?

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the verbal "call" made announcing safety in steamboat travel.

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What is the name of the technique where the reader observes thoughts of the character, directly as coming from his/her mind?

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stream of consciousness

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What is the name of the point of view that is third person, but only reveals the thoughts and feelings of only one character?

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limited

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What type of irony is used when mrs. Mallard suddenly dies?

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situational

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What type of irony is used when we know Mrs. Mallard feels freedom and the characters have no idea of her revelation?

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dramatic

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What is Twain's source of inspiration for his work?

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boyhood experiences

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What is Kate Chopin's theme of choice that ran through many of her works?

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feminism or Louisiana

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This author was last seen in Mexico, and still today his death remains a mystery?

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Ambrose Beirce

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What is another name for Union soldiers or the Union side during the Civil War?

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Federal or Yankee

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What type of literature is known as "slice of life?"

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Realism

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Which naturalist novel earned over one million dollars for its author?

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The Call of the Wild

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What type of writing is meant to evoke laughter?

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humor

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What literary technique or term is used to describe exaggeration on purpose for its effect?

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hyperbole

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The following is an example of what type of technique? "I said nuthin', feller,"

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dialect

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What type of narrator shows no emotion during his/her storytelling?

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deadpan

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Chose 2 of 3 essay questions: For example,

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Discuss man's relationship in "To Build a Fire," with nature, analyzing how the short story follows naturalist theory.

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Another example, for an essay question as follows:

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Present two theme presented in "The Story of an Hour," and discuss the significance of these themes to the reader by providing clear examples.

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Study the elements of a good essay....

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and incorporate that into your responses to the essay questions.

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For a bonus, find five literary eras covered in this class so far.

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List at least five, as the teacher has covered more than five this semester.