This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Modernism > Modernist Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modernist Literature Quiz 1 (32 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many characteristics are there in Modernist Literature? A) 5. B) 3. C) 6. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 2. Which novel by Virginia Woolf demonstrates the stream of consciousness technique? A) Mrs. Dalloway. B) A Room of One's Own. C) Orlando. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Dalloway. 3. How much times greater is the damage of World War 2 than the damage of World War I? A) 5 times. B) 9 times. C) 7 times. D) 10 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 times. 4. Is it true to say "Modernist Literature attempted to move from the bonds of Realist Literature" ? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 5. All are modernist novels EXCEPT..... A) Pride and Prejudice. B) Mrs. Dalloway. C) Ulysses. D) Lady Chatterley's Lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pride and Prejudice. 6. Which poem by T.S. Eliot describes the lost souls of his generation? A) Hollow Men. B) The Waste Land. C) The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hollow Men. 7. Edward V changed his royal name because of anti-German feelings during World War I. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Modernist Literature desires for creativity and originality A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. Which poem by William Butler Yeats speaks for the generation after World War I? A) The Second Coming. B) Sailing to Byzantium. C) The Song of the Wandering Aengus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Second Coming. 10. What is the name of this characteristic based on these clues?"break free of old forms""write in free verse""mix image from the past with modern languages" A) Symbolism. B) Experimentation. C) Formalism. D) Individualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experimentation. 11. Which of the following author belongs to the Modernist Literature Period? A) Franz Kafka. B) John Barth. C) Thomas Pynchon. D) Joseph Heller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Franz Kafka. 12. Is Symbolism a new concept in the Modernist Literature Period? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Which of the following factor is NOT the influence of Modernist Literature? A) World War II. B) World War I. C) Industrialization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World War II. 14. Which poet was known for his sadistic relationship to his readers? A) Franz Kafka. B) James Joyce. C) Virginia Woolf. D) T.S. Eliot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) T.S. Eliot. 15. A unique writing style, new to the Modernists, involves the moment-by-moment flow of a character's thoughts, feelings, and observations is called ..... A) Stream-of-consciousness. B) Train of thought. C) Sense of fragmentation. D) Subconscious writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stream-of-consciousness. 16. Which country below did NOT participate in World War II? A) Japan. B) Austria-Hungary. C) France. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Austria-Hungary. 17. Disillusionment can be explained as when someone becomes disappointed that things are not as good as they seemed to be. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 18. Who was the winner of World War I? A) The Allies. B) The Central Powers. C) The Axis Powers. D) Entente Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entente Power. 19. Britain did not join World War II as a member of the Allied Powers A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 20. What is the period of Modernist Literature? A) Late 19th century-Mid 20th century. B) Late 19th century-Early 20th century. C) 20th century. D) Late 20 century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Late 19th century-Mid 20th century. 21. Which monarch abdicated his throne to marry 'the love of his life'? A) Edward VIII. B) Victoria. C) George V. D) Edward VII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edward VIII. 22. How long did Edward VIII's reign last? A) 366 days. B) 362 days. C) 326 days. D) A year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 326 days. 23. Which poet is known for his simple and casual diction in his works? A) William Carlos Williams. B) T.S. Eliot. C) William Faulkner. D) James Joyce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William Carlos Williams. 24. Modernists are known for the characteristics of ..... A) Experimentation. B) Lack of creativity. C) Limited options. D) Conformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimentation. 25. Which novel by William Faulkner tells the story from multiple points of view? A) The Sound and the Fury. B) A Rose for Emily. C) As I Lay Dying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As I Lay Dying. 26. Which novel by James Joyce is considered the hardest book to get through? A) Finnegan's Wake. B) Dubliners. C) Ulysses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finnegan's Wake. 27. Which writer spent most of his life in bed and suffered from maladies? A) Virginia Woolf. B) Franz Kafka. C) William Butler Yeats. D) Marcel Proust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marcel Proust. 28. Which poet wrote about a red wheelbarrow in one of his famous poems? A) William Carlos Williams. B) T.S. Eliot. C) William Faulkner. D) James Joyce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William Carlos Williams. 29. Which author wrote "Women In Love (1920)? A) Franz Kafka. B) T.S.Elliot. C) Ernest Hemingway. D) D.H. Lawrence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D.H. Lawrence. 30. Why was George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" controversial? A) It was about men's rights and suffrage. B) It had a lot of violent content. C) It contained unacceptable language in the upper-class. D) It had a lot of sexual content. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contained unacceptable language in the upper-class. 31. Which writer often wrote about the alienation of the modern man? A) William Butler Yeats. B) Marcel Proust. C) William Carlos Williams. D) Franz Kafka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franz Kafka. 32. In what year was The Sun Also Rises published? A) 1932. B) 1926. C) 1920. D) 1940. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1926. Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesModernism Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books