With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the scene,______became the major trend in the 70s and 80s of the 19th century.
A. sentimentalism
B. romanticism
C. realism
D. naturalism
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Henry James is mostly concerned with ______ in his fiction.
A. the inner life of human beings
B. small town life in backward regions
C. suffering of the aged
D. violent events in history
The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _____.
A. the Age of Romanticism
B. the Age of Realism
C. the Age of Modernism
D. the Age of Colonialism
The main theme of _______’s The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.
A. Mark Twain
B. Henry James
C. Theodore Dreiser
D. William Dean Howells
Which statement is NOT true of the American naturalist?
A. They ventured the forbidden subjects such as sex, death, and violence.
B. They stressed the possible triumph of human will.
C. They wrote in a daring, open, and direct manner.
D. They see human beings no more than a physical object.
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