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Modernism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
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1.

What is modernism?

a)

refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities.

b)

refers to and represents a reality outside itself.

c)

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination.

d)

the various branches of creative activity

2.

Modernism started to be shaped by:

a)

Expression

b)

Economy

c)

Arts

d)

Industrialized societies

3.

Modernism existed during

a)

Around 1940s

b)

Around 1845

c)

Around 1890-1950

d)

from 1700-1740

4.

Is a device that modernists used to emphasize the psychological state of a character.

(a)  

5.

Main theme of modernism

a)

Transformation

b)

Art

c)

Literature

d)

Alienation

6.

Modernism marked a strong break with tradition in society this breaks includes reactions against:

a)

Social view

b)

Religion

c)

Education

d)

Economy

7.

Is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction writing.

(a)  

8.

Precursors of modernism:

a)

Sigmund Freud and Ernst Mach

b)

Andrew Bird

c)

Nat King Cole

d)

Taylor swift

9.

The Modernist impulse is fueled in various literatures by

(a)  

10.

Modernism is

a)

A school

b)

A philosophical movement and an art movement

c)

A gender

d)

A literary device