Sophistication by Sherwood Anderson

Sophistication by Sherwood Anderson

Multiple Choice

Who wrote "Sophistication"?

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Sherwood Anderson

• Ernest Hemingway

• John Steinbeck

Multiple Choice

What else did he write?

• The Corn Planting

• Winter Dreams

• Travels with Charlie

• Much Ado About Nothing

The ideas of Freud were very influential in the first half of the twentieth century. His concepts of id, ego, and super ego influenced this story.

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​Sigmund Freud

Multiple Choice

When George and Helen roll down the hill they are showing the prominence of this in their personalities:

• Freud

• super ego

• ego

• id

Multiple Choice

When George is telling Helen about his ambition for her (and himself) he is showing this Freudian concept:

• id

• ego

• super ego

• none of these

Multiple Choice

When the characters are ordinary and balanced they demonstrate:

• id

• ego

• super ego

• all of these

Multiple Choice

Why had George and Helen not seen each other for a long time?

• Helen was at college.

• George and she broke up.

• Helen's parents didn't like George.

• He didn't think she was pretty.

Multiple Choice

What was the setting of the story?

• The story doesn't say.

• The county fair in Winesburg, Ohio.

• The homecoming game at Winesburg High School

• A random town in New England

Multiple Choice

Who were the main characters?

• Sam and the tutor from her school

• All of the characters were equally important

• Only George Willard

• Both George and Helen

Open Ended

How does the story show modernism?