mid-term

Question 1

Herman Melville

Answer 1

Anti transcendentalism

Question 2

Dealt with the question of evil

Answer 2

Anti transcendentalism

Question 3

This group believed that the truths of existence are elusive

Answer 3

Anti Transcendentalism

Question 4

Characters are more important than the plot

Answer 4

Realism

Question 5

The concentration was on the middle class

Answer 5

Realism

Question 6

Henry James

Answer 6

Realism

Question 7

Mark Twain

Answer 7

Realism

Question 8

Transparents Eyeball

Answer 8

transcendentalism

Question 9

Developed out of Realism

Answer 9

naturalism

Question 10

Determinism

Answer 10

Naturalism

Question 11

Things happen to people like puppets

Answer 11

Naturalism

Question 12

Heavily influenced by Darwin

Answer 12

Naturalism

Question 13

Believes nature is indifferent

Answer 13

Anti transcendentalism

Question 14

Believes nature is often dark and uncaring

Answer 14

anti transcendentalism

Question 15

Deals with wrong and unpleasant experiences

Answer 15

anti transcendentalism

Question 16

Deals with wrong and unpleasant experiences

Answer 16

naturalism

Question 17

valued feelings over reasoning

Answer 17

transcendentalism

Question 18

Known for portrait of a lady

Answer 18

Henry James

Question 19

Changed the spelling of his last name to avoid guilt

Answer 19

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 20

Who wrote “The Open Boat”

Answer 20

Stephen Crane

Question 21

He endorsed grape juice

Answer 21

Jack London

Question 22

Wrote a thousands words a day

Answer 22

Jack London

Question 23

Who is credited with establishing naturalism

Answer 23

Stephen Crane

Question 24

Wrote The Red Badge of Courage

Answer 24

Stephen Crane

Question 25

Wrote Ethan Frome

Answer 25

Edith Wharton

Question 26

Was cited for bravery during the civil war 15 times

Answer 26

Ambrose Bierce

Question 27

Vanished in Mexico in 1913

Answer 27

Ambrose Bierce

Question 28

Who wrote Moby Dick

Answer 28

Herman Melville

Question 29

Who was an avid abolitionist

Answer 29

Ralph Emerson

Question 30

His famous quote is “To be great is to be misunderstood”

Answer 30

Ralph Emerson

Question 31

Was jailed because he wouldn’t pay taxes

Answer 31

Henry Thoreau

Question 32

Wrote Walden

Answer 32

Henry Thoreau

Question 33

Who was a follower of Emerson

Answer 33

Henry Thoreau

Question 34

Wrote “Billy Budd”

Answer 34

Herman Melville

Question 35

Wrote “The Scarlet Letter”

Answer 35

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 36

Whos real name was Samuel Clemens

Answer 36

Mark Twain

Question 37

Who died at 28

Answer 37

Stephen Crane