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Duplicate of Unit 5 Essential Questions Hour 2

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This is a quiz over the Essential Questions in Unit 5 of English III Pearson textbook.

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1
What social and political events affected Americans in the quarter century after World War II?
Threat of the Soviet union and nuclear war.
The aftereffects of WWII, Atomic Bomb & Holocaust.
Both A & B.
People were stressed about living conditions.
2
Define "avant-Garde."
new
mundane
unconventional
interesting
3
How did urban life inspire post-war American literature?
Many people moved to cities.
City life caused people to move to suburbia.
It didn't affect American Lit at all.
Developed themes like middle-class striving & youthful angst
4
At mid-century, how did writers build on the past?
The didn't. They ignored the past and created new memories.
By writing autobiographies of historians.
They spoke with people from those time periods.
Made connections w/ earlier events like Salem Witch Trials.
5
What values and attitudes grew from these events?
People began to seek conformity in the 60's.
People sought to create change and influence society
Both B & C
It was an age of anxiety & Americans sought calm.
6
How did World War II settings appear in American writing?
They appeared from the literature of authors from Europe.
War time setting like Europe, Japan, & the Pacific emerged.
They didn't.
People began to focus on the home front in Lit.
7
What themes did American writers consider important?
They sought an unconventional way of expressing themes.
Both A & B
Rebellion against authority & majority dominated the 60’s
The theme of prosperity and its problems dominated the 50's.