Modernist Writers and Artists Quiz

Which cities were mentioned as gathering places for Modernist writers and artists?

• London, Paris, New York, and Mexico City

• London, Berlin, Tokyo, and Mexico City

• Paris, Berlin, New York, and Tokyo

• London, Paris, Tokyo, and Mexico City

What were some of the cultural influences on Modernist writers and artists?

• Chinese and Japanese poetry, visual art, African masks, and Middle Eastern and Indian spiritual traditions

• Chinese and Japanese poetry, visual art, African masks, and European spiritual traditions

• Chinese and Japanese poetry, visual art, African masks, and South American spiritual traditions

• Chinese and Japanese poetry, visual art, African masks, and Australian spiritual traditions

Which two poets were highlighted as the most influential Modernists in this unit?

• Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot

• Ezra Pound and Robert Frost

• T. S. Eliot and Robert Frost

• Ezra Pound and W. B. Yeats

What did T. S. Eliot believe poets had a responsibility to do before adding to literary traditions?

• Digest literary traditions

• Travel the world

• Learn multiple languages

• Study ancient history

Which poets' careers were transformed by encounters with English writing?

• Yone Noguchi and Kahlil Gibran

• Yone Noguchi and Robert Frost

• Kahlil Gibran and Robert Frost

• Yone Noguchi and W. B. Yeats

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

• Lost Generation
• Imagism
• Modernism
• Harlem Renaissance

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

The Modernists agreed with the traditional American Dream.

• True
• False

Which of these events had the biggest effect on the Modernists?

• World War I
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Thirteenth Amendment
• The Grand Narrative

Which point of view does stream of conciousness relate to?

• First Person

• Second person

• Third person

• Fourth Person