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
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following literary devices is most prominent in Gertrude Stein’s poem “New” ?
A. Assonance and word repetition
B. Simile
C. Metaphor and allusion
D. Circumlocution - Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?
A. Stein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery.
B. Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.
C. Stein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject matter but experimented with form.
D. Stein sought precision and clarity in her poems, whereas the Imagists sought experimental forms that enhanced visual imagery. - Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism ?
A. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.
B. Stein was primarily a muse for modernist poets.
C. Stein was a proponent of low modernism.
D. Stein was an opponent of vanguard trends. - How does Queen Gertrude die ?
A. Accidentally stabbed by Laertes.
B. Drowns in the river outside the castle.
C. Suffers a fatal heart attack while watching Hamlet fight Laertes.
D. Poisoned by drinking from Hamlet’s cup. - The older term used to designate the study of languages is____________?
A. Philology
B. Haplology
C. Phonology
D. Semiology - The term ______________is used to designate words which are spelt differently but pronounced alike and which are different in meaning ?
A. Allophones
B. Homophones
C. Homographs
D. Homonyms - 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 - 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 - ______________________is used to designate words pronounced differently though identically?
A. Allophones
B. Homophones
C. Homographs
D. Homonyms - Who coined the phrase ‘Lost Generation’ ?
A. Hemingway
B. Gertude Stein
C. F. Scott Fitzserald
D. Sherwood Anderson
