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1
What was Langston Hughes' first book of poetry titled?
The Weary Blues
The Weathered Borders
The Watery Blues
The Weary Brothers
2
Who is considered the most prominent playwright of the modern era?
Eugene O'Neill
Tennessee Williams
TS Eliot
Arthur Miller
3
What is the name of the character that Hughes invented for his newspaper sketches?
Jesse Semple
Jeremy Sanford
George Sanford
Jason Semple
4
Who influenced the Lost Generation and is considered their "motherly literary figure"?
Shirley Jackson
Gertrude Stein
Susan Glaspell
Edith Wharton
5
What is the name for a writer whose interest was in portraying men and women in rural settings?
provincialists
regionalists
sectionalists
ruralists
6
The Lost Generation felt included in mainstream America but wanted a new way to read and write.
true
false
7
Hemingway is considered to be the greatest writer of fiction that America has produced.
true
false
8
Who is known as the "Poet Laureate of Harlem"?
Langston Hughes
Robert Frost
Walt Whitman
TS Eliot
9
Fitzgerald's heroine prototype is rich, beautiful, cold, but attainable.
false
true
10
What did the 19th Amendment do?
abolished slavery
gave women right to vote
repealed Prohibition
made alcohol illegal
11
Which of the following is NOT a way that Langston Hughes got his literary break?
the poet gave the poems to a publisher friend
Hughes left poems by his plate
journalists were waiting for Hughes the next morning
recognized Vachel Lindsay, a famous poet
12
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of modern fiction writing?
influenced by Gertrude Stein
focused on the psychology of the individual
influenced by Carl Jung
revolted against established writing techniques
13
What is the name of Fitzgerald's unfinished novel that was published posthumously?
The Beautiful and Damned
Tender is the Night
The Great Gatsby
The Last Tycoon
14
What section of the country produced the most regional literature?
east
north
west
south
15
How is Fitzgerald's wife significant to his writing?
she encouraged him to write
she inspired in him the confidence to write
she became the prototype of his heroines
she financed his writing
16
Robert Frost attended Dartmouth and Harvard but never earned a degree.
true
false
17
What is the most popular book of modern fiction?
With Shuddering Fall
The Bluest Eye
Seize the Day
The Wizard of Oz
18
What is the most significant American poem of the 20the century? Who wrote it?
The Wasteland; TS Eliot
"I, Too"; Langston Hughes
"The Road not Taken"; Robert Frost
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock; TS Eliot
19
Where did Langston Hughes get his literary break?
Washington state at a movie theater
Washington DC at a hotel
Washington state at a hotel
Washington DC at a movie theater
20
What is the name of the group of writers who arose after WWI and took fiction to new heights?
The Lost Generation
The Lame Generation
The Lovely Generation
The Lonely Generation
21
William Faulkner won a Nobel Prize in literature.
false
true
22
Who was America's greatest literary naturalist?
Jack London
Stephen Crane
Theodore Dreiser
Frank Norris
23
How did Hemingway die?
heart attack
tuberculosis
cancer
suicide
24
Which of the following is NOT considered a theme of modern poetry?
nature
political turmoil
anxiety about foreign affairs
complexity of human relationships
25
Fitzgerald felt comfortable among the rich with whom he associated.
false
true
26
What is this style of writing called: for every 1/7 of story told, 6/7 is left below surface.
isthmus style
island style
iceberg style
inlet style
27
What event was the dividing line between 19th century and modern literature?
World War II
Vietnam War
World War I
Korean War
28
What novel of Hemingway's is about his experience of WWI?
A Farewell to Arms
The Old Man and the Sea
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Sun also Rises
29
What did the journalists call Hughes when asking for him?
the "young bus-boy poet"
the "black bus-boy poet"
the "hotel bus-boy poet"
the "Negro bus-boy poet"
30
How did Fitzgerald die?
cancer
tuberculosis
suicide
heart attack
31
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the code hero?
lives by a code
exhibits stress under pressure
courageous adventurer
suffers with dignity
32
What is the name of Fitzgerald's wife?
Zora Sands
Zelda Sayre
Nelda Sayre
Zinnia Smith
33
What is NOT a protest poem?
protest war, racism, homophobia
protest societal conventions
beatnick poem
protest individualistic concerns
34
Who is known as the New England Poet?
Langston Hughes
Walt Whitman
TS Eliot
Robert Frost
35
Langston Hughes is the most influential writer in the history of American literature.
false
true
36
What is considered Fitzgerald's greatest novel?
This Side of Paradise
The Great Gatsby
The Beautiful and the Damned
Tender is the Night
37
Which of the following is NOT a common purpose of the Harlem Renaissance?
celebrated individual identities
shared same religious convictions
celebrated collective identities
combined romanticism and realism
38
Langston Hughes was the first black American to support himself as a writer.
true
false
39
Who is considered the spokesman for the Jazz Age?
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
Robert Frost
F. Scott Fitzgerald
40
For what novel did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize for literature?
The Old Man and the Sea
For Whom the Bell Tolls
A Farewell to Arms
The Sun also Rises
41
Which of the following is NOT a style of modern poetry?
traditional forms
rhymed lyrics
free association
shaped verses
42
What book set forth a naturalistic portrayal of life? Who wrote it?
The Red Badge of Courage; Stephen Crane
Sister Carrie; Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage; Theodore Dreiser
Sister Carrie; Theodore Dreiser
43
How many times did Frost win a Pulitzer?
two
four
one
three
44
What did the 21st Amendment do?
abolished slavery
made alcohol illegal
repealed Prohibition
gave women right to vote
45
What did the 18th Amendment to the Constitution do?
abolished slavery
made alcohol illegal
gave women right to vote
repealed Prohibition
46
What is the movement started by black Americans during the period called?
Black Romanticism
Black Renaissance
Harlem Romanticism
Harlem Renaissance
47
What is Hemingway's first successful novel?
The Sun also Rises
The Old Man and the Sea
For Whom the Bell Tolls
A Farewell to Arms
48
What event happened that changed the complexion of American society?
Great Depression
World War I
Prohibition
Harlem Renaissance
