Modern British Fiction Quiz

Who is the writer of The Rocking-Horse Winner?

• James Joyce

• George Orwell

• D. H. Lawrence

• E.M. Forster

On of the following is a major writer in the British modernist period (1901-1945)?

• Charles Dickens

• George Orwell

• Virginia Woolf

• T.S. Eliot

One of the following is a major trend in modern British fiction?

• Drama

• Historicism

• Myths

• Minimalism

Which of the following is a key feature of fragmentation?

• Symbolic imagery

• Flashbacks and flashforwards

• symbolism

• interior monologue

Which of the following is a key feature of stream of consciousness technique?

• Symbolic imagery

• Flashbacks and flashforwards

• symbolism

• interior monologue

Which of the following is features of myth in modernist fiction?

• Realistic settings

• Use of many symbols

• Reinterpretation to reflect social issues

• Objective narration

What is meant by flashback and flash forward?

• realism

• Past and future references;

• Inner thoughts

• postmodernism

What does the 'tragic hero journey' mean and what does it represent?

• A hero who lives happily; realism

• A hero who tragically dies at the end; represents myth

• A realistic dialogue; naturalism

• A political journey; modernism

What does interior monologue mean and what trend does it represent?

• A dialogue between characters; realism

• A long speech by a character; stream of consciousness

• A narrator's commentary; postmodernism

• Repetition of phrases; fragmentation

What does Hester (Paul's mother) symbolize in the story?

• A loving and devoted mother

• materialism and greed

• Luck and fortune

• A protective figure