Ezra Pound and Imagism Quiz

Who is considered a major figure in imagism?

• Windham Lewis

• Ezra Pound

• William Carlos Williams

• T. E. Hume

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Where did Ezra Pound travel to after leaving America?

• France

• Spain

• Italy

• Germany

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What is the famous slogan associated with Ezra Pound and imagism?

• Make it old

• Make it traditional

• Make it new

• Make it complex

Which of the following is NOT a principle of imagism?

• Direct treatment of the thing

• Use no unnecessary words

• Use artificial rhythm

• Compose in the sequence of the musical phrase

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What is the form of poetry that influenced Ezra Pound's work?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Ballad

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Which novel by Windham Lewis is considered a forerunner of absurdism?

• Time and Western Man

• Enemy of the Stars

• Tar

• The Art of Being Ruled

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What is the name of the magazine launched by Windham Lewis?

• Blast

• Imagistus

• Vortex

• The Enemy

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In which poem does Ezra Pound describe 'apparition of these faces in the crowd'?

• In a Station of the Metro

• Hugh Selwyn Mauberley

• ABC of Reading

• The Waste Land

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What is the total number of sections in Ezra Pound's 'The Cantos'?

• 100

• 200

• 150

• 120

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Which movement rejected traditional styles of painting and writing?

• Surrealism

• Realism

• Vorticism

• Romanticism