Who coined the phrase ‘Lost Generation’ ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Who coined the phrase ‘Egotistical Sublime’ ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. P.B Shelley
   C. S. T. Coleridge
   D. John Keats

2. What does the phrase “White Man’s Burden,” coined by Kipling, refer to ?

   A. Britain’s manifest destiny to colonize the world
   B. the moral responsibility to bring civilization and Christianity to the peoples of the world
   C. the British need to improve technology and transportation in other parts of the world
   D. the importance of solving economic and social problems in England before tackling the world’s problems

3. What does the phrase \White Man’s Burden,\ coined by Kipling, refer to ?

   A. Britain’s manifest destiny to colonize the world
   B. the moral responsibility to bring civilization and Christianity to the peoples of the world
   C. the British need to improve technology and transportation in other parts of the world
   D. the importance of solving economic and social problems in England before tackling the world’s problems

4. Which of the following is a literary work of “The Lost Generation ?”

   A. Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises”
   B. James Joyce’s “Dubliners”
   C. Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”
   D. Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Twilight of the Idols”

5. The term “Lost Generation” can be applied to which of the following groups ?

   A. A group of self-imposed American expatriates living in Paris that included Ernest Hemingway, Hart Crane, and Henry Miller
   B. A group of artists and writers who were deeply marked by the traumas of World War I
   C. Any American in self-exile in Europe to avoid fighting in World War I
   D. A and B only

6. What does Gertrude Stein’s term “the Lost Generation” designate ?

   A. It refers to a group of talented American émigré writers who lived in Europe after World War I.
   B. It refers to the young generation whose coming of age was interrupted by World War I.
   C. It refers to English poets who sought refuge in New York City after World War I ended.
   D. Both A and B

7. “Paradise lost” was lost by ?

   A. Eve
   B. Adam
   C. Both a and b
   D. Satan

8. In ’Paradise Lost’, which angel is ordered by God to drive Adam and Eve out of Paradise? Before he does so, he shows Adam a number of visions about the future of the human race, beginning with Cain murdering Abel and ending with the redemption of mankind through Christ. Who is this angel that has a large role in the finishing chapters of ’Paradise Lost’ ?

   A. Michael
   B. Abdiel
   C. Rafael
   D. Gabriel

9. The phrase “willing suspension of disbelief” applies to which poet/critic ?

   A. Charles Lamb
   B. Joseph Conrad
   C. Coleridge
   D. Wordsworth

10. What is the significance of the phrase protecting the heart from Acrene Wisse ?

    A. The phrase refers to anchoresses’ responsibility to defend other Christians.
    B. The phrase suggests that women should safeguard their spirituality through total withdrawal from the world.
    C. The phrase is considered one of the positive effects of prayer.
    D. The phrase involves becoming a nunin order to escape the bad influence of men.