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Mrs. Desmond - LA 11
Realism and Naturalism Quiz |
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.
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