Modernism

Which war marked the beginning of Modernism?

• The Civil War
• WWI
• WWII
• The French and Indian War

The American Literature Modernist movement occurred approximately between_________________.  

• 1810-1840
• 1310-1340
• 1910-1945
• 1910-2000

The Modernists agreed with the traditional American Dream.

• True
• False

Who was one of the leading authors of the Harlem Renaissance movement?

• Ezra Pound
• Ernest Hemingway
• Langston Hughes
• Robert Frost

What is Modernism?

• A reaction that began during the WWI period that focused on a break from convention and tradition in art, literature, culture, etc.

• A reaction against the Romantic authors that focused on creating realistic, gritty narratives

• A continuation of the Realist movement that now focused on WWI and the horrors of war

• A break from Imagism that turned against using imagery and focused on hidden meaning in poetry

Who wrote The Great Gatsby?

• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Mark Twain
• Zora Neale Hurston
• Stephen Crane

What war provides the ending date for Modernism?

• The Revolutionary War
• WWI
• WWII
• The Korean War

Which of these Art Movements developed during the modernist movement?

• Baroque

• Futurism

• Renaissance

• Rococo

What were writers during this time period called?

• The New Generation

• Fools of the Night

• Hood Babies

• The Lost Generation

"Make it NEW" was the motto of what specific literary movement?

• Lost Generation
• Imagism
• Modernism
• Harlem Renaissance

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