Realism Authors 1

Question 1

This author was severely wounded in the Civil War and cited for bravery no fewer then 15 times.

Answer 1

Ambrose Beirce

Question 2

He worked diligently and thoughtfully to prepare messages that would have the effect that he desired.

Answer 2

Abe Lincoln

Question 3

This author founded the newspaper North Star.

Answer 3

Fredrick Douglass

Question 4

A growing reputation as a muckraker brought this author the editorship of the San Francisco News Letter

Answer 4

Ambrose Bierce

Question 4

This author’s novel “The Red Badge of Courage” turned him into a celebrity and national expert on war.

Answer 4

Stephen Crane

Question 5

He made Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Answer 5

Abe Lincoln

Question 6

This author’s first significant fiction was based on his explorations of New York City’s slums and saloons.

Answer 6

Stephen Crane

Question 7

He left to report on the Mexican civil war and was never heard from again.

Answer 7

Ambrose Bierce

Question 8

This author helped recruit African American soliders to fight in the Civil War.

Answer 8

Fredrick Douglass

Question 9

He was killed by and assassin’s bullet in 1865 while attending the theater with his wife

Answer 9

Abe Lincoln

Question 10

This author is considered a pioneer of naturalism

Answer 10

Stephen Crane

Question 11

Elected as the 16th president of the US

Answer 11

Abe Lincoln

Question 12

This author died of tuberculosis when he was only 28 years old.

Answer 12

Stephen Crane

Question 12

Fought to reunite a nation torn apart by war.

Answer 12

Abe Lincoln

Question 13

Born into slavery and separated from their mother soon after birth.

Answer 13

Fredrick Douglass

Question 14

Received no formal education, but learned to read with the help of the members of the household he served.

Answer 14

Fredrick Douglass

Question 15

Grew up in a log cabin in Meigs County, Ohio.

Answer 15

Ambrose Beirce

Question 15

His dark vision of life centers on warfare and the cruel joke it plays on humanity.

Answer 15

Ambrose Bierce

Question 16

His courage, strength, and dedication in the face of an overwhelming national crisis have made him one of the most admired and respected American Presidents.

Answer 16

Abe Lincoln

Question 17

This author was the youngest of 14 children

Answer 17

Stephen Crane

Question 18

Served in the Illinois legislature and the US Congress

Answer 18

Abe Lincoln

Question 19

At the age of 21, this author went to Mass, got married, and began to make speeches supporting abolition.

Answer 19

Fredrick Douglass

Question 20

His heated debated with Stephen Douglas brought him national recognition

Answer 20

Abe Lincoln

Question 21

He was the captain of the baseball team for Syracuse University

Answer 21

Stephen Crane

Question 22

In 1845 this author went to England, where he became independent

Answer 22

Fredrick Douglass