WorksheetsLANG LIT SECTION EXAM 01 SECTION II
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the primary color of the illustration of the first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby?
pink
blue
yellow
brown
green
The Great Gatsby's first edition cover contains all of the following details EXCEPT
punctuating neon lights
a woman's eyes
floating lips
a mansion's silhouette
a blue-black sky
What does NOT contribute to The Great Gatsby's inclusion in America's "iconographic lingua franca"?
Gatsby-themed men's costumes
"Roaring Twenties"-themed parties
its original book cover design
its lasting literary influence
the blockbuster 2013 film adaptation
Which of the following individuals would MOST likely be called a "sheik" during the 1920s?
a flamboyant musician
a dapper gangster
a fashionable man
a rebellious woman
a trendy urbanite
World War I spending resulted in all of the following consequences in the United States from 1916 to 1920 EXCEPT
record inflation rates
increased unemployment rate
declines in production
grim economic outlooks
reduced consumer spending
Which development PRIMARILY drove the stabilization of the United States economy in 1920?
declines in prices
lowered interest rates
rise of new products
increased foreign investments
adoption of credit systems
The word "motel" is a portmanteau of hotel and
mobile
motor
modern
modest
mogul
Which scenes in The Great Gatsby would a time-traveling reader from 1905 have found MOST exotic?
scenes emphasizing luxurious automobiles
scenes discussing prestigious overseas education
scenes revolving around private swimming pools
scenes showcasing imported pearl necklaces
scenes featuring elaborate champagne towers
The rise of the entertainment industry in the 1920s PRIMARILY occurred as a result of
consumer demand for leisure items
women's suffrage introducing new audiences
prohibition creating underground venues
technological innovations in broadcasting equipment
government subsidies for cultural programs
The transition from the Harding to Coolidge administrations is BEST described as
progressive
conflicted
tentative
violent
smooth
Which of the following novels does NOT portray the lifestyles of city-dwellers?
The Age of Innocence
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Passing
Home to Harlem
Manhattan Transfer
Which of the following relocations would have been LEAST typical during the Great Migration?
Charlotte to Philadelphia
Detroit to New Orleans
Louisville to Baltimore
Montgomery to Chicago
Houston to New York
Which factor BEST explains why the Harlem Renaissance emerged as a defining movement of the 1920s?
European cultural influence and tastes dwindled.
Speakeasies provided venues to showcase artists' work.
Technological innovations like radio broadcasts amplified jazz music.
Federal programs promoted racial equality in the arts.
Communities in urban centers fostered artistic collaboration.
During the Harlem Renaissance, African American artists were MOST likely to experience
complete denial of employment
policies undermining their neighborhoods
intimidation from nationalist organizations
peer pressure to disavow Southern traditions
bans on cultural expression
Which policy reflects 1920s nativist backlash?
anti-immigration legislation
land buy-back programs
urban redlining practices
forced cultural assimilation
tribal disenrollment laws
Peter Gregg Slater would MOST likely agree that the Roaring Twenties were defined by
a clash between consumerist excess and economic disparity
contradictions between cultural growth and bigotry
tensions between jazz innovations and moral traditionalism
the paradox of immigrant cultural influence amid exclusionary legislation
conflict between women's liberation and gender inequality
Which belief did Madison Grant and Lothrop Stoddard MOST prominently advocate?
racial pseudoscience
religious fundamentalism
free-market capitalism
cultural Marxism
cultural relativism
Scott and Violet Arthur relocated to Chicago PRIMARILY because of
racial segregation
crop failure
flood displacement
factory recruitment
targeted violence
Which of the following individuals would be LEAST likely to face prosecution under the Volstead Act?
a speakeasy owner who sells alcohol concealed in paper bags
a teenager who consumes alcohol they purchased a week ago
a woman who buys ingredients to produce alcohol at home
a man who oversees a bootlegging operation but does not consume alcohol
a driver who helps distribute but not manufacture bootlegged alcohol
Which elements of 1920s society did the novels Manhattan Transfer and The Thin Man MOST prominently depict?
flapper culture
bootlegging operations
stock market speculation
luxurious automobiles
extravagant parties
In the 1931 film The Public Enemy, the character Mike serves as the moral center PRIMARILY because he
worked as an FBI agent fighting organized crime
survived while other characters met violent ends
represented traditional family values over wealth
exposed the corruption in Prohibition-era politics
refused to participate in bootlegging
In which way were the effects of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments MOST ironic?
The former required enforcement while the latter was self-implementing.
The former made a commonplace practice illegal while the latter made one legal.
The former expanded federal power while the latter restricted it.
The former expanded individual freedoms while the latter restricted them.
The former targeted male behavior while the latter affected female rights.
In the 1920 presidential election, the issue of women's suffrage was
ignored by both major campaigns
supported by both major candidates
regarded as a career-ender by both major candidates
opposed by the Democratic candidate
opposed by the Republican candidate
Which of the following traits was LEAST characteristic of flapper culture?
frivolous behavior
pursuit of education
new-fashioned dances
bobbed hairstyles
knee-length dresses
Who would MOST likely have held a white protest sign addressing “Mr. President” in 1917?
Woman’s Peace Party
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Anti-Saloon League
Silent Sentinels
American Union Against Militarism
The term “merchants of cool” PRIMARILY refers to
newspaper columnists reporting on nightlife
young socialites heralded as tastemakers
advertising executives marketing youth culture
film stars popularizing modern values
bootleggers supplying club alcohol
The title of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920 story collection paired flappers with
Freudians
sheiks
musicians
philosophers
poets
Under which pseudonym did Lois Long write her column for The New Yorker?
Lipstick
Rosebud
Rouge
Dollface
Tootsie
Which of the following articles would Lois Lang have MOST likely written?
a hit piece on a politician with bootlegging ties
a profile of a Wall Street financier
a review of an upscale Manhattan bar
a feature on women’s reproductive activism
a report on the effects of labor reform
In her 1922 poem “The Flapper,” Dorothy Parker attributes the flapper’s ways to God and
Coco Chanel
Gin and Tonic
Scott Fitzgerald
American Vogue
New York
Which activist is MOST directly associated with pioneering legal protections for working-class women in the 1920s?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Jane Addams
Lucretia Mott
Carrie Chapman Catt
Emma Goldman
Margaret Sanger is MOST known as an advocate for
racial equity
maternal health
labor reform
universal suffrage
birth control
Angelina Weld Grimké’s play Rachel was considered controversial in the early 20th century for its commentary on
domestic abuse
sexuality
coverture
motherhood
contraception
The Great Gatsby’s reputation as the definitive Jazz Age novel is BEST understood as paradoxical because it
focuses on wealthy elites rather than typical Jazz Age experiences
contains minimal jazz references and no significant Black characters
portrays the 1920s through entirely pessimistic themes and imagery
emphasizes classical music traditions over contemporary musical forms
critiques the very lifestyle it appears to celebrate and romanticize
Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the goal of the Harlem Renaissance?
to document the Great Migration experience through creative works
to use the arts as a means of securing equality with white citizens
to promote Black nationalism through revolutionary artistic expression
to preserve traditional African musical forms in American culture
to integrate Black arts into mainstream American popular culture
Which of the following genres does Michael Broyles NOT identify as a constituent of early jazz?
ragtime
country
brass band
blues
gospel
The nationwide spread of jazz music is BEST attributed to the success of
Fletcher Henderson
Joe "King" Oliver
the Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Why were some Harlem Renaissance writers averse to jazz music?
Its musicians prioritized commercial success.
They found it irregularly rhythmed and unrestrained.
Mainstream audiences found the music difficult to appreciate.
White musical forms were overrepresented.
It seemed insufficiently connected to musical traditions.
Which quality of Langston Hughes’s poetry MOST closely reflects the influence of jazz music?
its call-and-response style
its formal repetition
its polyrhythmic rhyme
its vernacular voice
its syncopated meter
Which recording would MOST likely feature expressive singing about poverty and social marginalization?
Fletcher Henderson’s swing records
Joe “King” Oliver’s New Orleans ensemble pieces
Louis Armstrong’s jazz singles
Mamie Smith’s live performances
Duke Ellington’s big-band compositions
For Black artists of the 1920s, music historian Richard A. Long views the blues as a
means of spiritual expression
collaborative paradigm
cultural manifesto
method of preservation
musical ethos
With which of the following topics is a modernist writer LEAST likely to engage?
the loss of traditional notions of belonging
the violence of World War I
traditional romantic courtship rituals
theories of human development and desire
the alienating effects of urbanization
Who coined the modernist slogan "make it new"?
William Carlos Williams
Wallace Stevens
Ezra Pound
Arthur Rimbaud
E. E. Cummings
John Dos Passos's literary aesthetic is BEST described as
traditional realist character development
nonlinear and cinematic narrative storytelling
economical and understated prose
symbolic and metaphorical imagery
stream-of-consciousness psychological analysis
Which author is MOST associated with radical linguistic experimentation?
T. S. Eliot
Gertrude Stein
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
Which writing style did Hemingway PRIMARILY reject in developing his literary aesthetic?
Symbolist
Romantic
Transcendentalist
Victorian
Beat
T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land strayed from poetic conventions in all of the following ways EXCEPT its
unsentimental distance
references to high and low culture
collage and disjunction
free verse
intertextual allusions
Compared to William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf, F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing was considerably less
polished
sentimental
realistic
accessible
experimental
Which quality of modernist literature is MOST reflected in Fitzgerald's writing?
romantic symbolism over immediately accessible imagery
experimentation with stream-of-consciousness technique
emphasis on individual consciousness as narrative focus
incorporation of collage and fragmentation methods
rejection of traditional narrative chronology
Which philosophical concern of Modernism does Fitzgerald's writing MOST depict?
questioning of objective reality
skepticism of national progress
disillusionment with romantic ideals
rejection of social hierarchies
alienation from traditional values
In which industry did F. Scott Fitzgerald's maternal family acquire their wealth?
banking and finance
railroad construction
textile manufacturing
grocery retail
real estate development
Which factor ultimately ended Fitzgerald's romantic relationship with Ginevra King?
her post-graduate relocation to Europe
her family's disapproval of their class differences
Fitzgerald's military enlistment
her engagement to a childhood sweetheart
Fitzgerald's emerging drinking problem
Why was Zelda Sayre notorious in Montgomery society?
She criticized the legacy of the Confederate States.
She refused to attend traditional social functions.
She acted rebelliously despite her high status
She was an opportunist from a family of modest means.
She pursued an arts career in New York rather than college.
Which establishment was MOST associated with the Fitzgeralds' debauched behavior?
Plaza Hotel
The Cotton Club
The Campbell Bar
Commodore Hotel
Waldorf Astoria
Fitzgerald's daughter Scottie was born a year before the release of
The Beautiful and Damned
Tender is the Night
This Side of Paradise
Flappers and Philosophers
The Great Gatsby
Which setback MOST significantly contributed to Fitzgerald's drinking problem?
the poor critical reception of The Great Gatsby
the failure of his playwriting career
Zelda's increasing mental health struggles
the stock market crash of 1929
his novel's rejection by several major publishers
With whom did Zelda engage in a flirtatious relationship while in France?
a young airman
an expatriate broker
a wealthy businessman
a French artist
a prominent editor
The penultimate title for The Great Gatsby was
On the Road to West Egg
Gold hatted Gatsby
Under the Red, White, and Blue
Trimalchio in West Egg
Among Ash Heaps and Millionaires
Which statement represents Max Perkins' principal concern with The Great Gatsby's initial draft?
The character of Gatsby was undeveloped.
The criticism of American progress was too harsh.
The novel's structure was too episodic.
The symbolism was heavy-handed.
The murder-suicide ending was unsatisfying.
Which creative endeavor did Zelda pursue in the late 1920s?
piano
painting
acting
opera
ballet
How did Zelda Fitzgerald spend the final years of her life?
traveling throughout Europe and Asia
taking care of relatives in Montgomery
hospitalized for mental illness
teaching dance in North Carolina
living quietly with her daughter
What did John Chamberlain write about the critical reception of Tender Is the Night?
"It pleased no one completely."
"Readers each saw a different book."
"Reviewers agreed only on disagreeing."
"No two reviews were alike."
"Everyone found something different to hate."
Which writer edited a collection of Fitzgerald's essays for Esquire magazine?
John Dos Passos
Ernest Hemingway
Maxwell Perkins
Ring Lardner
Edmund Wilson
Fitzgerald's final, unfinished novel was titled
The Vegetable
Tender Is the Night
Winter Dreams
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
The Last Tycoon
Lionel Trilling notes that the United States is the only nation to
conflate wealth with virtue
equate patriotism with consumerism
give its name to a dream
see expansion as destiny
export culture as enlightenment
Which modernist writer inspired Fitzgerald's choice to filter The Great Gatsby through Nick's consciousness?
Ezra Pound
T.S. Eliot
James Joyce
Virginia Woolf
Joseph Conrad
What distinguished The Great Gatsby from Fitzgerald's previous novels?
its psychological complexity
its thematic ambition
its stylistic experimentation
its personal revelations
its classical structure
West Egg is modeled after
Great Neck
Port Washington
Oyster Bay
Long Beach
Garden City
The novel's portrayal of Tom MOST contrasts his confident demeanor with his
criminal associations
poor physicality
adulterous behavior
limited intelligence
moral bankruptcy
For which sport is Jordan Baker famously known?
equestrianism
kayaking
swimming
golf
tennis
When we meet Gatsby, he is reaching toward
a glowing window
the setting sun
a sailing yacht
a green light
the rising moon
Which New York borough inspired Fitzgerald's depiction of the valley of ashes?
Manhattan
Staten Island
Queens
The Bronx
Brooklyn
The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg MOST directly represent
pollution and inequity
marketing and commerce
adultery and deception
foresight and posterity
health and wealth
All of the following rumors circulate in Myrtle's apartment EXCEPT that
Gatsby's wealth comes from his royal ties
Gatsby killed a man who threatened to expose him
Tom resents his marriage to Daisy
Myrtle resents her husband's status
Gatsby is a relative of Kaiser Wilhelm
Which action provokes Tom to break Myrtle's nose?
She insults his and Daisy's appearance.
She mocks his physical strength.
She threatens to tell Daisy about their affair.
She criticizes his treatment of service workers.
She taunts him by repeating Daisy's name.
How does Nick describe the arrival of Gatsby's typical party attendees?
recurrent, on trains from East Egg
spontaneous, in carriages through Queens
unintended, by boats across the Sound
uninvited, in automobiles to Long Island
determined, on foot through Gatsby's gardens
Which frequent phrase of Gatsby's does Nick deem inauthentic?
good egg
by Jove
old sport
capital idea
simply splendid
Nick claims to not feel love for Jordan, but a
mild attraction
latent rectitude
cautious admiration
distant fondness
tender curiosity
Which industry would be LEAST likely to have provided an East Egg family with its wealth?
steel manufacturing
shipping
oil refining
filmmaking
banking
Nick describes Gatsby's car in all of the following ways EXCEPT as
having windshields mirroring a dozen suns
painted a rich cream color
boasting triumphant coat hooks
swollen here and there
bright with nickel
Which government allegedly awarded Gatsby a military medal for valor?
Macedonia
Kosovo
Bulgaria
Greece
Montenegro
Nick expresses satisfaction that the Southeastern European funeral mourners witnessed
the limousine with Black passengers
the lively New York streets
Gatsby's splendid car
other wealthy Americans
Gatsby's expensive clothing
Peter Gregg Slater identifies Nick's tendency to highlight ethnic affiliation when individuals are NOT of
college-educated backgrounds
wealthy American families
Old American types
Protestant religious traditions
Eastern European descent
Which real-life figure served as the model for Meyer Wolfsheim?
Dutch Schultz
Lucky Luciano
Frank Costello
Bugsy Siegel
Arnold Rothstein
In which city did Jordan and Daisy grow up?
Louisville
Montgomery
Lafayette
Richmond
Charleston
Which wedding gift did Tom present to Daisy?
a band of rubies
a pair of portraits
a suite of diamonds
a string of pearls
a set of porcelain
Which arrangement does Gatsby make for the day of his tea reunion with Daisy?
hourly flower deliveries
new furniture for Nick's living room
a gardener for Nick's lawn
musicians to perform outside
expensive catered food
Why does Gatsby go out of Nick's house just before his reunion with Daisy?
He exits from the back to use the front entrance.
He retrieves flowers from his automobile.
He becomes overwhelmed with nervousness.
He wants to collect another gift for Daisy.
He waits for the rain to cease.
Which possessions of Gatsby cause Daisy to cry over their beauty?
his books
his automobiles
his shirts
his medals
his jewelry
What was Dan Cody doing when he first encountered Gatsby?
sailing around the country
trading commodities in New York
ranching in Montana
fishing on the Great Lakes
managing a hotel in Chicago
To which rhetorical question did Gatsby follow, "Why of course you can!"?
"Can't repeat the past?"
"Can't you see the truth?"
"Can't leave your husband?"
"Can't become someone new?"
"Can't start over again?"
Which weather condition characterized the day of the Plaza Hotel trip?
unusual summer coolness
unusually strong winds
record high temperatures
the first snow of winter
the year's longest daylight
Which aspect of Gatsby's background does Tom MOST question at the Plaza Hotel?
his income sources
his military service
his social background
his educational credentials
his business connections
Which motivation caused Myrtle to run into the street?
confronting the driver of the yellow car
trying to flag down a taxi
attempting to reach the train station
fleeing from her husband's violence
running toward Gatsby's car for help
Where does George Wilson locate Gatsby before killing him?
sitting in his car
standing on his dock
lounging in his pool
reading in his library
answering his front door
Which phrase does Nick use to describe Gatsby's death?
The holocaust was complete.
The green light had gone out forever.
The past had claimed its victim.
The dream was finally over.
The last romantic had fallen.
Which document did young Gatsby write on the back pages of a book?
a schedule for self-improvement
a collection of social contacts
a checklist of goals and ambitions
a love letter to Daisy
a ledger of daily expenses
How does Nick MOST change after Gatsby's death?
He reminisces about the South.
He grows cynical of human nature.
He decides to pursue a writing career.
He retreats from all social contact.
He becomes disillusioned with the East Coast.
Who informed George Wilson of Gatsby's residence?
Tom
Jordan
Daisy
Nick
Myrtle
Which imagery dominates the final lines of The Great Gatsby?
boats sailing against a current
eyes watching over lots
green lights across dark water
cars speeding at night
ash heaps and desolate valleys
