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Literary Movements and Western Expansion Quiz

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What is the primary reason Twain used a frame story structure for 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'?

To show readers how ignorant people in remote Western towns are

To show unexpected similarities between educated and uneducated men

To help readers appreciate the story of the famous frog more fully

To satirize educated, but often prejudiced, men from the East (correct)

In the excerpt from 'A Call Loan', what action does Merwin attempt?

He tries to escape from his debt by jumping on a train

He shows cowardice by trying to take advantage of others

He attempts to violently attack Longley with two guns

He raises himself from behind a clump of chaparral and starts for the engine (correct)

What did the phrase "closing of the Western frontier" refer to?

The failure of American settlers to establish permanent communities in the Western territories.

The widespread belief that all available land between the East and West Coasts had been settled. (correct)

The completion of the transcontinental railroad, which connected the East and West Coasts.

The decision by the U.S. government to halt westward expansion due to conflicts with Native Americans.

What aspect of Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" exemplifies the literary movement of Regionalism?

Its focus on the everyday lives and speech patterns of ordinary, rural people. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the belief in the superiority of European American culture that underpinned the concept of "Manifest Destiny"?

It was rooted in the notion that European Americans were racially and culturally superior to other groups. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following scientific theories had the most significant influence on the literary movement of naturalism?

Darwinian evolution and the idea of natural selection. Signup and view all the answers

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Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"

The narrator is an Easterner, and the story uses overblown language to make him appear arrogant.
The story is written as a frame story to satirize educated, but often prejudiced, men from the East.

O.Henry's "A Call Loan"

The excerpt features strong characters dealing with trouble on their own, a characteristic of the Western genre.
Longley independently enforces law and order on his misguided friend, showcasing his strong character.

Naturalism

The literary movement of naturalism was most informed by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Darwin's book changed the way many American authors thought about the meaning and cause of events in human lives.

The "Closing" of the Western Frontier

The "closing" of the Western frontier refers to the settlement of most of the land between the East and West Coasts.
This idea was based on the belief that European American culture was superior to Native cultures.

Regionalism

Regionalism focuses on rural or small-town Americans and their everyday lives.
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a good example of Regionalism because its story is told mostly in dialect and focuses on local people and topics.

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Test your knowledge on how scientific theories influenced naturalism in literature and the concept of the closing of the Western frontier in America during the 19th century.