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repealed Prohibition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repealed Prohibition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