19th Century American Cultural Movements Quiz

Test your knowledge of 19th-century American literature with this quiz on cultural movements, authors, and literary works.

#1

Which literary movement emphasized emotion, imagination, and individualism?

Transcendentalism
Realism
Romanticism
Naturalism
#2

Who is considered the founder of the transcendentalist movement in America?

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Walt Whitman
#3

Who is known as the 'Father of American Poetry'?

Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allan Poe
#4

Which 19th-century literary figure is best known for her pioneering works in the field of horror fiction?

Emily Dickinson
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Louisa May Alcott
Mary Shelley
#5

Which 19th-century American author is known for his/her works on the frontier and the American West?

Louisa May Alcott
Frederick Douglass
Mark Twain
James Fenimore Cooper
#6

Who is the author of the poem 'Song of Myself'?

Emily Dickinson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan Poe
#7

Who authored the famous novel 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
#8

Which 19th-century cultural movement was primarily concerned with the spiritual and philosophical well-being of the individual?

Realism
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Naturalism
#9

Who wrote the novel 'Moby-Dick'?

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Herman Melville
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
#10

Who penned the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
Walt Whitman
#11

Which 19th-century American literary movement emphasized accurate depictions of ordinary life and people?

Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Realism
Naturalism
#12

Which 19th-century American author is associated with the term 'local color' in literature?

Kate Chopin
Washington Irving
Stephen Crane
Sarah Orne Jewett
#13

Who is the author of the novel 'Little Women'?

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Edith Wharton
Kate Chopin
Louisa May Alcott
#14

Who wrote the novel 'The Call of the Wild'?

Jack London
Stephen Crane
Henry James
Edgar Allan Poe
#15

Which 19th-century American cultural movement was influenced by scientific principles and sought to portray life as it was, often focusing on the harsh realities of society?

Transcendentalism
Realism
Romanticism
Naturalism
#16

Who wrote the novel 'The Scarlet Letter'?

Emily Dickinson
Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Walt Whitman
#17

Which 19th-century American poet is known for her reclusive lifestyle and unconventional punctuation and capitalization?

Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Robert Frost
#18

Who is known for the creation of the character 'Captain Ahab' in the novel 'Moby-Dick'?

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Herman Melville
Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Twain
#19

Which 19th-century American poet wrote 'Leaves of Grass'?

Emily Dickinson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Walt Whitman
Robert Frost

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