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Modernism & The Pulitzer Prize

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Pulitzer Prize established?

a)

1917

b)

1971

c)

1791

d)

1719

2.

The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded:

a)

4/6/1971

b)

4/6/1791

c)

6/4/1917

d)

4/6/1917

3.

Anyone whose work has been submitted is called:

a)

A nominator

b)

An entrant

4.

The winner in which categories will be awarded a gold medal?

a)

History

b)

Critisism

c)

Public Services

d)

Breaking News Reporting

5.

Modernism is an artistic movement that began in _____ , reaching the US during time of change, confusion, discovery, invention and war

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

Latin

d)

French

6.

The modernist literary movement was driven by a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes & express the old sensibilities.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Modernism foucused in:

a)

South America & Europe

b)

America only

c)

Europe & North America

d)

Europe only

8.

Who is this?

a)

Thomas Stearns Eliot

b)

James Joyce

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Ernest Hemingway

9.

Fiction arose out of?

a)

World War I (1914-1918)

b)

World War II (1939-1945)

10.

Which is the most prominent characteristic in this period?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Collectivism

c)

Individualism

d)

Absuridity

11.

Arrange the diveristy in chronological order.

a)

The Jewish, Native American, African American, Asian American

b)

The Jewish, African American, Asian American, Native American

c)

The Jewish, Asian American, Native American, African American

d)

The Jewish, Native American, Asian American, African American

12.

During this period, society is more interesting than the individual

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Symbolism is the kind of characteristic which using symbols as an innovation: left much more to the reader's imagination, leading to close-ended

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Characteristic of Modernism involved:

a)

Individualism, Experimentation, Absurdity, Symbolism

b)

Collectivism, Experimentation, Absurdity, Symbolism

c)

Individualism, Abnormality, Absurdity, Symbolism

d)

Collectivism, Abnormality, Absurdity, Symbolism