Modernism Quiz

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Match the painting with the cultural movement:

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
		Romanticism

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Match the quick summary to the cultural movement

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
escape society --> Nature --> Enlightenment --> share Truth with society, optimism		Romanticism
		Transcendentalism

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What architectural movement coincided with modernism?

neuvo dada

art deco

gold inlay

"chique"

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Which of the following causes of Modernism created "generational trauma"?

WW1

WW2

The Great Depression

Influence of Sigmund Freud

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This "generational trauma" became the label for this generation, after Gertrude Stein famously coined the term the ________________ in a letter to Ernest Hemingway.

Generation Why

Gilded Generation 

Lost Generation

Generation Nihil

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Which of the following was NOT a major contributor to the development of Modernism?

urbanization and industrialization 

imagism and dadaism

technological and scientific revolutions

waves of immigration 

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The modern "attitude" could be described as all of the following EXCEPT

romanticizing Europe and the "old world" before the war 

redefining art, medicine, science, psychology and "rewriting the book" 

rejecting the intellectual, moral, and philosophical ideals of "Western civilization" 

rebelling against tradition and moral "rules" including religious and societal morality 

1

The belief/mindset that held the most sway culturally over this Modern period:

fauvism 

nihilism 

polytheism 

hedonism 

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Which Gatsby quote below best exemplifies that belief/mindset of the previous question?

"The party has begun... I slunk off in the direction of the cocktails table - the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone" (42) 

" 'Let's get out,' whispered Jordan, after a somehow wasteful and inappropriate half-hour; 'this is much too polite for me.' ...changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete, 'I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy.'" (p. 47, 49) 

"The old Metropole,' brooded Mr. Wolfshiem gloomily. 'Filled with faces dead and gone. Filled with friends gone now forever. I can't forget so long as I live the night they shot Rosy Rosenthal there. It was six of us at the table, and Rosy had eat and drunk a lot all evening...'" (p. 70)

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During this movement, which of the following literary styles was developed in which the author gave direct treatment of the "thing" as itself, and focused on showing the reader the thing instead of telling the reader what to think about this thing?

pathetic fallacy 

stream of conscious

allegorical morality play

imagism 

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During this movement, which of the following literary styles was developed in which the author poured a continuous flow of narrative free verse without censoring out erroneous details or controlling their style formally.

imagism 

pathetic fallacy 

allegorical morality play

stream of conscious

1

Which of the following literary devices was most iconically used in Modernism?

personification 

the sonnet

allegory

juxtaposition 

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In Modern literature, symbolism can best be described as...

hyper-symbolic - symbols are powerful, total representations and carry significant literary weight 

semi-symbolic- symbols are employed as they are in all literature... basic analogies for what they signify 

not very symbolic - the symbols used are to be taken literally. A glass is a glass, it represents drinking, but not much more than that. 

never symbolic - one of the literary devices that this movement militantly moves away from. No symbols. 

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The "individual" in Modern literature is treated in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

transformed/enlightened 

alienated/isolated 

disillusioned/disenchanted

valorized/heroized 

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
by Robert Frost (1916) 

Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an American Modernist whose poems often interestingly depict rural scenes from the New England countryside in contrast with the urbanizing world. "The Road Not Taken" is one of Frost's most well-known poems.
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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

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In stanza one, what is the speaker's issue?

They are weighing two options ahead and can't (yet) decide 

They are lost in the woods

They are in need of a guide/map 

They can't remember where the roads ahead go 

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By the end of the poem, what does the speaker decide?

to choose a road randomly 

to turn around and go back down familiar roads

to take the first, more traveled road

to take the second, less traveled road

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What defines the path they choose?

it is less traveled and worn 

it is grassy and fairer looking 

it is familiar and well worn 

it is unfamiliar to him and a surprise

1

The speaker's tone can best be described as...

apologetic 

indecisive

reflective 

confessional 

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Which of the following best captures a central theme of this poem?

There will always be decisions in life, but one can go back and repeat the decision differently if one makes a mistake.

Sometimes one must make a choice without knowing if it will be best and live with the consequences.

Making the most common or popular decision ensures that you will always take the safest path, if not the most interesting. 

Following one's heart is easier than following one's head, but since decisions don't really matter, it doesn't matter which you follow... as long as you don't follow the crowd. 

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How is the poem "The Road Not Taken" an example of Modernism or Modern ideas, values, or sentiments?

Explain using at least two direct quotes, aim for 100+ words.
NOTE: You may copy/paste your quotes from the poem above, but no other text should be marked as copy/paste.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
escape society --> Nature --> Enlightenment --> share Truth with society, optimism		Romanticism
there are monsters in these woods, but none as bad as myself... --> Agonizing or tomenting truth that leads to madness or death		Transcendentalism
loner in the city --> disillusioned or disenchanted with tradition --> nihilism		Dark Romanticism
dark and spooky woods --> dark revelations or disillusionment --> depressed/trapped feelings, guilt, pessimism		Gothic
melancholy artist --> Nature --> Inspiration/Truth		Modernism

Modernism Quiz

Match the painting with the cultural movement: click on the images to make them larger (hit escape to return)

Match the quick summary to the cultural movement

What architectural movement coincided with modernism?

Which of the following causes of Modernism created "generational trauma"?

This "generational trauma" became the label for this generation, after Gertrude Stein famously coined the term the ________________ in a letter to Ernest Hemingway.

Which of the following was NOT a major contributor to the development of Modernism?

The modern "attitude" could be described as all of the following EXCEPT

The belief/mindset that held the most sway culturally over this Modern period:

Which Gatsby quote below best exemplifies that belief/mindset of the previous question?

During this movement, which of the following literary styles was developed in which the author gave direct treatment of the "thing" as itself, and focused on showing the reader the thing instead of telling the reader what to think about this thing?

During this movement, which of the following literary styles was developed in which the author poured a continuous flow of narrative free verse without censoring out erroneous details or controlling their style formally.

Which of the following literary devices was most iconically used in Modernism?

In Modern literature, symbolism can best be described as...

The "individual" in Modern literature is treated in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

In stanza one, what is the speaker's issue?

By the end of the poem, what does the speaker decide?

What defines the path they choose?

The speaker's tone can best be described as...

Which of the following best captures a central theme of this poem?

How is the poem "The Road Not Taken" an example of Modernism or Modern ideas, values, or sentiments? Explain using at least two direct quotes, aim for 100+ words. NOTE: You may copy/paste your quotes from the poem above, but no other text should be marked as copy/paste.

Match the painting with the cultural movement: click on the images to make them larger (hit escape to return)

Match the quick summary to the cultural movement

What architectural movement coincided with modernism?

Which of the following causes of Modernism created "generational trauma"?

This "generational trauma" became the label for this generation, after Gertrude Stein famously coined the term the ________________ in a letter to Ernest Hemingway.

Which of the following was NOT a major contributor to the development of Modernism?

The modern "attitude" could be described as all of the following EXCEPT

The belief/mindset that held the most sway culturally over this Modern period:

Which Gatsby quote below best exemplifies that belief/mindset of the previous question?

During this movement, which of the following literary styles was developed in which the author gave direct treatment of the "thing" as itself, and focused on showing the reader the thing instead of telling the reader what to think about this thing?

During this movement, which of the following literary styles was developed in which the author poured a continuous flow of narrative free verse without censoring out erroneous details or controlling their style formally.

Which of the following literary devices was most iconically used in Modernism?

In Modern literature, symbolism can best be described as...

The "individual" in Modern literature is treated in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

In stanza one, what is the speaker's issue?

By the end of the poem, what does the speaker decide?

What defines the path they choose?

The speaker's tone can best be described as...

Which of the following best captures a central theme of this poem?

How is the poem "The Road Not Taken" an example of Modernism or Modern ideas, values, or sentiments? Explain using at least two direct quotes, aim for 100+ words. NOTE: You may copy/paste your quotes from the poem above, but no other text should be marked as copy/paste.

Match the painting with the cultural movement:

click on the images to make them larger (hit escape to return)

How is the poem "The Road Not Taken" an example of Modernism or Modern ideas, values, or sentiments?

Explain using at least two direct quotes, aim for 100+ words.
NOTE: You may copy/paste your quotes from the poem above, but no other text should be marked as copy/paste.

Match the painting with the cultural movement:

click on the images to make them larger (hit escape to return)

How is the poem "The Road Not Taken" an example of Modernism or Modern ideas, values, or sentiments?

Explain using at least two direct quotes, aim for 100+ words.
NOTE: You may copy/paste your quotes from the poem above, but no other text should be marked as copy/paste.