Literatura Norte-Americana Formação - TESTE DE CONHECIMENTOS ESTÁCIO

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Benjamin Franklin embodied the American ideal of the ¿self-made man¿. Choose the option that correctly explains why the latter sentence holds true:
Anne Bradstreet is considered by many the first female poet in the English language. Choose the option that contains a common theme in her poetry:
Walter Scott's historical novels feature Waverley as their iconic character. Fenimore Cooper would have his Waverley as well: Natty Bumppo, also known as
Leatherstocking. A feature of the protagonist of the Leatherstocking Tales is his:
In 1619, the first group of African people arrived in the American territory to work as slaves. In 1860, the African American population of the United
States - almost all slaves, responsible for almost all the agriculture of the country - reached nearly four million people. The transatlantic slave trade was
characterized by:
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1.
Because he wrote about the daily lives of American people.
Because he worked in literature as well as in politics.
Because he used his influence to discuss the problems of his time.
Because he accepted the risks of becoming an inventor.
Because he succeeded through his determination and industry.
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:30:03
Explicação:
Franklin is seen as a self-made man because he personifies the American ideal of someone who is born poor and, through his hard work,
determination, and efforts, achieves success. The correct answer is thus: "Because he succeeded through his determination and industry".
 
 
2.
the representation of marriage without love.
the insignificance of man before the majesty of nature.
the rejection of popular Renaissance values.
the criticism of the role of women in Puritan society.
the depiction of a personal and domestic lifestyle.
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:30:10
Explicação:
Anne Bradstreet¿s poems are divided into two categories. The first one, the more metaphysical type brings scholarly references and cosmic themes.
The second one has a more domestic style and narrates family life and portrays her personal feelings towards the Puritan community. Among the
options above, the only correct one is: "the depiction of a personal and domestic lifestyle".
 
03250O SURGIMENTO DE UMA LITERATURA AMERICANA
 
3.
admiration for American civilized manners.
rejection of Native American culture.
sharp criticism of American values.
journey to the South of the United States.
strong connection to the American landscape.
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:30:18
Explicação:
Answer: strong connection to the American landscape.
Feeback: Natty Bumppo, or Leatherstocking, the protagonist of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, is characterized by the way that his actions are
related to and shaped by the vast landscapes of the American territory, especially those of the West of the country. He, therefore, shows a strong
connection to the American landscape.
 
 
4.
the presence of black workers in Northern factories.
laws which prohibited the mistreatment of black workers.
commercial deals involving the trade of people and goods.
the opposition of European leaders to treating people as property.
the use of paid African American labor in the South.
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:32:18
Explicação:
Answer: commercial deals involving the trade of people and goods.
"The Fireside poets were a group of 19th-century American poets, mostly situated in the Northeast United States. Also referred to as the schoolroom or
household poets, they wrote in conventional poetic forms to present domestic themes and moral issues. The "fireside" moniker arose out of their
popularity, as families would read their books by the fire in their homes. Highly popular among both general readers and critics, the Fireside poets deeply
shaped their era until their decline in popularity in the early 1900s."
Retrieved from: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/fireside-poets
 
Choose the alternative that contains only poets included in this group:
Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman paved the way for American modernism. Bearing this information in mind, choose the alternative that best compares
and contrasts their production:
Melville's first novel, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (1846), was a success. To which genre is it associated?
Feedback: The transatlantic slave trade was based on a triangular system in which the same ships that carried people from Africa, sold to the
Americas, and were used for the transportation of goods, either agricultural or manufactured.
 
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5.
Poe, Emerson, and Thoreau
Henry Longfellow, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson
James Lowell, Henry Longfellow, and Emerson
James Lowell, Henry Longfellow, and Oliver Holmes
Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Poe
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:32:27
Explicação:
Answer: James Lowell, Henry Longfellow, and Oliver Holmes
Feedback: Even though all the poets mentioned in the options are examples of romantic writers, they belong to different traditions within the
Romantic movement. The only poets included in the "firesides" group are: James Lowell, Henry Longfellow and Oliver Holmes.
 
 
6.
Their production is akin, as both were poets of public discourse.
Their production diverges, since Whitman was the poet of public discourse, whereas Dickinson was the poet of silence.
Their production is akin, as both were poets of silence.
Their production diverges, since Whitman was the poet of silence, whereas Dickinson was the poet of public discourse.
Their production diverges, since only Whitman knew how to occupy the page.
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:32:33
Explicação:
Answer: Their production diverges, since Whitman was the poet of public discourse, whereas Dickinson was the poet of silence.
Feedback: Whitman was a poet of the public discourse, who used of the oral tradition of the collective, whereas Dickinson was the poet of silence,
who converted the lack of a powerful social voice into written poetry. Dickinson, as well as her American women compatriots, knew that if they were
being excluded from the pulpit and from the public discussions, they were also being excluded from the political decisions of her times. Therefore, the
correct option is: "Their production diverges, since Whitman was the poet of public discourse, whereas Dickinson was the poet of silence."
 
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7.
long poem
short story
romance
play
travel narrative
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:32:37
Explicação:
This first novel is considered a classic in travel and adventure literature. It is based on Melville's own experiences at the sea. It is a work written in
prose and its genre is a novel because of the conventions and length of this genre. 
Poe is, certainly, best remembered for his gothic tales of psychological terror. In "The Black Cat", one of his most famous stories, the mood is set by
means of repetition of certain words. The narrator explains that he used to have a good nature and love animals, but __________ transformed him into
an evil person.
 
Choose the alternative that best completes the paragraph below
In Chapter 31 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain builds a revealing scene of the contradictions carried by the main character of his novel,
which, in a way, reflects the conflicts inherent to the social, political and cultural transformations that the country was undergoing in that period. Huck
writes a letter to Miss Watson due to the guilt he felt for helping Jim escape, but he then tears it up when he thinks about his friend.
The scene in question is considered one of the most emblematic of North American literature, as it exposes:
"The Turn of the Screw has been to critics a chameleon text, taking on a coloring that lets it blend in with almost any way of reading it. Depending on who
is reading it, the story can be a gothic tale in the tradition of Poe, a romantic tale in the tradition of Hawthorne, or a realistic talein the tradition of
Howells. It can be a Freudian tale of sexual repression, an allegory of good and evil, a detective story about murder and deception, a call for better
treatment of children, or a reflection of hidden truths about its author. It can demonstrate its author's knowledge of scientific research on ghosts, his
rejection of that knowledge, his accord with the social structures of his time or his rejection of those structures. It can be read as a Marxist statement, a
feminist statement, or a homosexual statement."
Adapted from: BEIDLER, Peter G. About This Volume. In: JAMES, Henry. The Turn of the Crew. Ed. Peter G. Beidler. Boston, MA: Bedford Books of St.
Martin¿s Press, 1995, viii.
This feature present in Henry James' book demonstrates that:
 
 
8.
alcohol
marriage
irritability
pets
guilt
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:32:43
Explicação:
The narrator explains that alcohol made him grow moody, irritable, insensitive, and violent. Irritability is a consequence of his alcoholism. Marriage
was a happy event, and his wife also loved animals. He feels the guilt when he does evil things; which is not the cause of his change, but one of the
consequences of his addiction. Pets do not change him; they are victims of his perverseness. 
 
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9.
The questioning of institutions that justify and sustain slavery and racism.
The religious guilt of a society that understands each individual¿s role in its development.
The problems of an agrarian society that has difficulty in modernizing itself.
The escape from reality that presents itself through the representation of literate culture.
The facing of the economic problems that arise with the arrival of war.
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:32:48
Explicação:
Mark Twain, despite having been born and raised in the southern United States, refused to fight for slavery when the Civil War came. The
character Huckleberry Finn, in addition to being the representation of one of the socially discredited layers, is also an effort to reflect on the moral
and social conflicts in face of the issue of slavery and freedom for the black population. The letter is a symbol of the privileged culture, but because it
can be torn, it can be modified.
 
 
10.
The discussion of the main themes being addressed at the time of a novel's publication was only possible through its narrative.
The aesthetic complexity of modern narrative reflects the transformations from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century.
The author was interested in writing a narrative that involved all the themes present in his time.
Modernist literature is just a continuation of the issues raised by the realist perception of the late 19th century.
Realism is one of the main aesthetic movements of the period and the only one capable of discussing its transformations.
Data Resp.: 21/11/2022 22:32:53
Explicação:
Henry James' book brings together, like few others, not only a great technical mastery of the main aesthetic and narrative resources, but also a series
of relations with the main aspects of society, which was intensely transformed at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. These changes and their
complex boundaries are reflected in modern literature, strongly represented by Henry James.