Modernism & Absurdism (Review)

Which literary movement began in the early 19th century and took off as a reaction to World War I?

• Absurdism

• Modernism

• Romanticism

• Materialism

• Naturalism

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Who did people trust the most during the modernist movement?

• their government leaders

• their religious institutions

• their communities

• no one/themselves

• their youth groups

Modernism aims to stay consistent with literary traditions of the past.

• True

• False

Many people were left in places of oppression with the rise of the American industry.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which best describes the narrator in modernist literature?

• unreliable

• trustworthy

• optimistic

• excited

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Modernism has no absolute, universal truth.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a theme associated with literary modernism?

• Social Evils

• Cultural Fragmentation

• Loss & Exile

• Narrative Authority

• Love & Imagination

Absurdism is a reaction to which war?

• World War I

• World War II

• American Civil War

• War of 1812

• Korean War

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During industrialization, urban populations _____ as people left their small towns to work in cities.

• increased

• decreased

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Absurdist literature includes characters whose lives are represented by _____ actions and events.

• meaningful

• meaningless

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