Modernism & The Pulitzer Prize

When was the Pulitzer Prize established?

• 1917

• 1971

• 1791

• 1719

The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded:

• 4/6/1971

• 4/6/1791

• 6/4/1917

• 4/6/1917

Anyone whose work has been submitted is called:

• A nominator

• An entrant

The winner in which categories will be awarded a gold medal?

• History

• Critisism

• Public Services

• Breaking News Reporting

Modernism is an artistic movement that began in _____ , reaching the US during time of change, confusion, discovery, invention and war

• America

• Europe

• Latin

• French

The modernist literary movement was driven by a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes & express the old sensibilities.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Modernism foucused in:

• South America & Europe

• America only

• Europe & North America

• Europe only

Who is this?

• Thomas Stearns Eliot

• James Joyce

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Ernest Hemingway

Fiction arose out of?

• World War I (1914-1918)

• World War II (1939-1945)

Which is the most prominent characteristic in this period?

• Symbolism

• Collectivism

• Individualism

• Absuridity