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Modernism, the Lost Generation, and the Harlem Renaissance
Modernism, the Lost Generation, and the Harlem Renaissance
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American Literary Project - AP Lang
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Modernism was the Age of Anti-Authority
False
True
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The "Lost Generation" got its name because babies born after WWI had a poor sense of direction
False
True
3
Which of the following is a work of Modernist Literature?
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
The Sound and the Fury
Things Fall Apart
4
Art became less about color and abstractness and more about perspective and reality
True
False
5
How did 1900-1945 alter the American Dream?
The American dream didn't change in this time period
Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe influenced old immigrant ideals
modern warfare and economic depression ruin picture perfect American dream
Prohibition set values to be devout pacifists; move from sinful activities
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American Modernist Literature...
pushed people out of their comfort zone; reflected emergence of new ideals
pushed Americans towards the war effort by depicting the Central Powers bad
reinstated the American idea of exceptionalism and prompted imperialism
inspired Walt Disney to create DisneyLand
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Literature of the time did NOT reflect violence because society had been subjected to enough violence already
False
True
8
Langston Hughes referred to deterred dreams in the form of repetitive rhetorical questioning
False
True
9
What year began the Harlem Renaissance?
1920
1900
1867
1954
10
What were the most popular styles of music during the Harlem Renaissance?
Blues and Jazz
Country and R&B
Rap and Jazz
Blues and Country
11
The African American community resurrected their artistic culture after WWII
True
False
12
Which of the following authors were relevent during the Harlem Renaissance?
Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, T.S. Elliot
Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, James Weldon Johnson
Stephanie Land, Annie Dillard, Suzanne Collins
J.K. Rowling, John Green, C.S. Lewis
13
Which big event was relevant to 1900-1945 literature?
American Civil War
Women's Suffrage
Second Industrial Revolution
Bolshevik Revolution
14
Modernism was MOST shown through society in which of the following ways?
Art, Music, Literature, Architecture
Political Parties, Science advancement
Art, Theater, Railroads, Political Parties
Literature, Music, Fashion
15
The Literary Element of Narrative Authority was developed within the Modernism time period
False
True
