American Literary Modernism Quiz

American Literary Modernism Quiz

12th Grade

16 Qs

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12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When did American literary modernism reach its peak?

Late 19th century

1920s and 1930s

Mid-20th century

Contemporary period

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did modernist writers often portray in response to industrialization and urbanization?

The prosperity and growth of modern life

The fragmentation and alienation of modern life

The stability of social, political, and religious beliefs

The conventions of realism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following narrative techniques is associated with modernist literature?

Linear storytelling

Allegorical representation

Stream of consciousness

Objective narration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a key figure in American modernist literature?

T.S. Eliot

Ernest Hemingway

Virginia Woolf

Mark Twain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a major theme in modernist literature?

The celebration of traditional values

Disillusionment and existential angst

The simplicity of rural life

The glorification of industrial progress

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which psychologist's theories influenced many modernist writers?

Carl Jung

B.F. Skinner

Sigmund Freud

Jean Piaget

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What cultural shifts did modernist literature reflect?

Traditional gender roles and sexuality

Changing attitudes towards gender, sexuality, and race

The importance of religious institutions

The stability of the class system

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