Modernism Quiz 23 (20 MCQs)

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1. How does the word haunted appear as a motif in John Updike's "The Brown Chest, " and how does it contribute to the meaning of the story?
2. The animal associated with death in the story is the hyena.
3. Johnson Wax Administration Building
4. Which famous artists influenced a new type of visual art in the Harlem Renaissance?
5. Nonlinearity of history
6. Helen does not want Harry to drink scotch and soda, but eventually she decides to have cocktails with him in the evening.
7. Who, according to Habermas were the 'young conservatives'?
8. Referred to edgework in which he claims people commit crime for the thrill of it. Risk taking behaviour is pleasurable for young males. This risk taking is seen as 'edgework'. There is a thrill gained by acting on the edge of security/danger.
9. Which two sentences in this excerpt from John Updike's "The Brown Chest" reflect the main character's uneasiness with his family history?The smell seemed also to belong to the contents ..... lace tablecloths and wool blankets on top, but much more underneath. A. The full contents of the chest never came quite clear, perhaps because he didn't want to know. B. His parents' college diplomas seemed to be under the blankets, and other documents going back still farther, having to do with his grandparents, their marriage, or the marriage of someone beyond even them. There was a folded old piece of paper with drawn-on hearts and designs and words in German. C. His mother had once tried to explain the paper to him, but he hadn't wanted to listen.
10. What is modern art?
11. This excerpt from the story, "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka is an example of what characteristic of Modernism in literature? "Gregor's serious wound, from which he suffered for over a month-the apple remained imbedded in his flesh as a visible souvenir since no one dared to remove it-seemed to have reminded even his father that Gregor was a member of the family, in spite of his present pathetic and repulsive shape, who could not be treated as an enemy; that, on the contrary, it was the commandment of the family duty to swallow their disgust and endure him, endure him and nothing more."
12. Postmodernism is characterized by scepticism and .....
13. Do formal properties of a literary work include author's moral, religious, or political values?
14. Please fulfill the blanks to complete the sentence meaning:The air in the balloon ..... when heated.
15. The aim of education in postmodernism is
16. The breakdown of the Grand Narrative
17. Type in https://tinyurl.com/slampoem8 and watch the video. Then answer this question:What does Tom Hanks do in his slam poem to emphasize his points?
18. Which were the main reasons why postmodern literature included a Paranoic theme?
19. Which of the following terms best describes the style present during the time of Modernism?
20. A tenement housing in France. Modulor a design made from the combination of anthropometrics and Golden Proportion