Modernist Literature Quiz 2 (12 MCQs)

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1. Which monarch abdicated his throne to marry 'the love of his life'?

Correct Answer: C) Edward VIII.

2. How long did Edward VIII's reign last?

Correct Answer: D) 326 days.

3. Which poet is known for his simple and casual diction in his works?

Correct Answer: A) William Carlos Williams.

4. Modernists are known for the characteristics of .....

Correct Answer: B) Experimentation.

5. Which novel by William Faulkner tells the story from multiple points of view?

Correct Answer: C) As I Lay Dying.

6. Which novel by James Joyce is considered the hardest book to get through?

Correct Answer: A) Finnegan's Wake.

7. Which writer spent most of his life in bed and suffered from maladies?

Correct Answer: A) Marcel Proust.

8. Which poet wrote about a red wheelbarrow in one of his famous poems?

Correct Answer: A) William Carlos Williams.

9. Which author wrote "Women In Love (1920)?

Correct Answer: B) D.H. Lawrence.

10. Why was George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" controversial?

Correct Answer: C) It contained unacceptable language in the upper-class.

11. Which writer often wrote about the alienation of the modern man?

Correct Answer: A) Franz Kafka.

12. In what year was The Sun Also Rises published?

Correct Answer: B) 1926.