Realism and Naturalism Review

Which of the following authors was NOT an author during the era of Realism?

• Mark Twain
• Kate chopin
• Fredrick Douglass
• Edward Taylor

Realism defines the time period from the beginning of  ________ until WWI.

• the Civil War
• the Korean War
• the Revolutionary War
• the Boston Tea Party

American Realism authors did not want their writing to contain which of the following characteristics

• show truth
• keep things as real as they could
• contain real emotions
• show things as they were

Which of the following groups did Realists like to write about?

• middle class
• upper class
• famous people
• indians

The tone of many of the writings of the Realism era was often

• formal
• matter-of-fact
• evil
• sarcastic

The diction in Realism stories is ______.

• snooty
• formal
• ghetto
• common vernacular

Naturalist stories are always very  ______

• funny
• somber
• confusing
• scary

Naturalism expands on the base of Realism, but they add the idea that people and their lives are deeply affeceted by _______

• natural forces
• environment
• heredity
• all of the above

What activity opens the story "An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge."

• a Southern spy is put on trial
• A man is about to be hanged.
• Troops are laying railroad tracks
• Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.

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What activity opens the story "An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge."

• a Southern spy is put on trial
• A man is about to be hanged.
• Troops are laying railroad tracks
• Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4