With Howells，James，and Mark Twain active on the literary scene,

With Howells，James，and Mark Twain active on the literary scene, ______ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.
A、Sentimentalism
B、Romanticism
C、Realism
D、Naturalism
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：伴随着豪威尔斯，亨利·詹姆斯和马克·吐温三位作家在文学界的活跃，现实主义成为美国十九世纪七八十年代的文学主流。答案为C(P474)。