Question 1

All of the following were major early film stars EXCEPT

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A)  Mary Pickford. 
B)  Douglas Fairbanks. 
C)  Catherine Barkley. 
D)  Charlie Chaplin. 
A)  Mary Pickford. 
B)  Douglas Fairbanks. 
C)  Catherine Barkley. 
D)  Charlie Chaplin.

Question 2

Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic architectural designs are inspired by

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A)  nature. 
B)  the Cubists. 
C)  the Neo-Gothic style. 
D)  machines. 
A)  nature. 
B)  the Cubists. 
C)  the Neo-Gothic style. 
D)  machines.

Question 3

Why is William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury considered one of the most daring uses of stream of consciousness in modern fiction?

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A)  It is told from the viewpoints of several different characters. 
B)  One of its narrators is intellectually disabled. 
C)  Its interior monologues span multiple generations. 
D)  One of its narrators is a victim of rape. 
A)  It is told from the viewpoints of several different characters. 
B)  One of its narrators is intellectually disabled. 
C)  Its interior monologues span multiple generations. 
D)  One of its narrators is a victim of rape.

Question 4

According to the first-person narrator of F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby,Jay Gatsby's great tragedy is

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A)  lusting for a married woman. 
B)  amassing wealth through illegal means. 
C)  believing in the American Dream. 
D)  rejecting his working-class roots. 
A)  lusting for a married woman. 
B)  amassing wealth through illegal means. 
C)  believing in the American Dream. 
D)  rejecting his working-class roots.

Question 5

How did New York's white population supported the Harlem cultural resurgence by

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A)  investing in black-owned businesses. 
B)  financing the revitalization of Harlem apartments. 
C)  buying blacks' art and frequenting the clubs. 
D)  supporting black-owned publication houses. 
A)  investing in black-owned businesses. 
B)  financing the revitalization of Harlem apartments. 
C)  buying blacks' art and frequenting the clubs. 
D)  supporting black-owned publication houses.

Question 6

"An enormous stage swarming with humanity," was Aaron Douglas's first impression of

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Chicago. 
C)  Topeka. 
D)  Harlem. 
A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Chicago. 
C)  Topeka. 
D)  Harlem.

Question 7

Recalling Gertrude Stein's pronouncement that "You are all a lost generation" (Chap.35),show how that sense of alienation appears in the main characters of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.

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In both The Great Gatsby and The Sun Als

Question 8

Define "genre film," and list three types popularized during the 1920s.Next,identify three modern films that can be considered genre films.Then explain two reasons for the continuing appeal of the genre film.

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A genre film is a type of film that foll

Question 9

Compare the symbolism of the machine in E.E.Cummings's "she being brand" and William Carlos Williams's "The Great Figure."

Accepted Answer

In E.E. Cummings's "she being brand," th

Question 10

Who coined the phrase "Jazz Age" to describe 1920s America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ernest Hemingway 
B)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
C)  William Faulkner 
D)  Hart Crane 
A)  Ernest Hemingway 
B)  F. Scott Fitzgerald 
C)  William Faulkner 
D)  Hart Crane

Question 11

Compare the architecture philosophies of the International Style and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Accepted Answer

The architecture philosophies of the Int

Question 12

The town of Gee's Bend,Alabama is particularly known for

Accepted Answer

A)  blues. 
B)  painting. 
C)  poetry. 
D)  quiltmaking. 
A)  blues. 
B)  painting. 
C)  poetry. 
D)  quiltmaking.

Question 13

The subjects of William Carlos Williams's are

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A)  commonplace, everyday items. 
B)  death and disease. 
C)  religion and faith. 
D)  the wonders of technology. 
A)  commonplace, everyday items. 
B)  death and disease. 
C)  religion and faith. 
D)  the wonders of technology.

Question 14

Skyscrapers predominantly symbolize

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A)  manufacturing skill. 
B)  corporate power and prestige. 
C)  male dominance. 
D)  freedom. 
A)  manufacturing skill. 
B)  corporate power and prestige. 
C)  male dominance. 
D)  freedom.

Question 15

Nazis required art to be

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract. 
B)  descriptive. 
C)  symbolic. 
D)  expressive. 
A)  abstract. 
B)  descriptive. 
C)  symbolic. 
D)  expressive.

Question 16

The typical subjects of blues songs are

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of love, poverty, and injustice. 
B)  discrimination and racism. 
C)  longing for home and family. 
D)  violence and death. 
A)  loss of love, poverty, and injustice. 
B)  discrimination and racism. 
C)  longing for home and family. 
D)  violence and death.

Question 17

Whites were stunned during the 1919 "Red Summer" riots,because blacks

Accepted Answer

A)  fought back. 
B)  fled. 
C)  passively resisted. 
D)  carried guns. 
A)  fought back. 
B)  fled. 
C)  passively resisted. 
D)  carried guns.

All of the following were major early film stars EXCEPT

Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic architectural designs are inspired by

Why is William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury considered one of the most daring uses of stream of consciousness in modern fiction?

According to the first-person narrator of F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby,Jay Gatsby's great tragedy is

How did New York's white population supported the Harlem cultural resurgence by

"An enormous stage swarming with humanity," was Aaron Douglas's first impression of

Recalling Gertrude Stein's pronouncement that "You are all a lost generation" (Chap.35),show how that sense of alienation appears in the main characters of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.

Define "genre film," and list three types popularized during the 1920s.Next,identify three modern films that can be considered genre films.Then explain two reasons for the continuing appeal of the genre film.

Compare the symbolism of the machine in E.E.Cummings's "she being brand" and William Carlos Williams's "The Great Figure."

Who coined the phrase "Jazz Age" to describe 1920s America?

Compare the architecture philosophies of the International Style and Frank Lloyd Wright.

The town of Gee's Bend,Alabama is particularly known for

The subjects of William Carlos Williams's are

Skyscrapers predominantly symbolize

Nazis required art to be

The typical subjects of blues songs are

Whites were stunned during the 1919 "Red Summer" riots,because blacks

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The Rights of Man: Revolution and the Neoclassical Style

The Romantic World View: the Self in Nature and the Nature of Self

Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

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The Promise of Renewal: Hope and Possibility in Late Nineteenth-Century Europe

The Course of Empire: Expansion and Conflict in America

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The Age of Anxiety: Fascism and Depression, holocaust and Bomb

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Exam 36: New York, skyscraper Culture, and the Jazz Age: Making It New

All of the following were major early film stars EXCEPT

Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic architectural designs are inspired by

Why is William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury considered one of the most daring uses of stream of consciousness in modern fiction?

According to the first-person narrator of F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby,Jay Gatsby's great tragedy is

How did New York's white population supported the Harlem cultural resurgence by

"An enormous stage swarming with humanity," was Aaron Douglas's first impression of

Recalling Gertrude Stein's pronouncement that "You are all a lost generation" (Chap.35),show how that sense of alienation appears in the main characters of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.

Define "genre film," and list three types popularized during the 1920s.Next,identify three modern films that can be considered genre films.Then explain two reasons for the continuing appeal of the genre film.

Compare the symbolism of the machine in E.E.Cummings's "she being brand" and William Carlos Williams's "The Great Figure."

Who coined the phrase "Jazz Age" to describe 1920s America?

Compare the architecture philosophies of the International Style and Frank Lloyd Wright.

The town of Gee's Bend,Alabama is particularly known for

The subjects of William Carlos Williams's are

Skyscrapers predominantly symbolize

Nazis required art to be

The typical subjects of blues songs are

Whites were stunned during the 1919 "Red Summer" riots,because blacks

The Baroque in Italy: the Church and Its Appeal

The Secular Baroque in the North: the Art of Observation

The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

The Rise of the Enlightenment in England: the Claims of Reason

The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason

The Rights of Man: Revolution and the Neoclassical Style

The Romantic World View: the Self in Nature and the Nature of Self

Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

Defining a Nation: American National Identity and the Challenge of Civil War

Global Confrontation and Modern Life: the Quest for Cultural Identity

The Promise of Renewal: Hope and Possibility in Late Nineteenth-Century Europe

The Course of Empire: Expansion and Conflict in America

The Fin De Siècle: Toward the Modern

The Era of Invention: Paris and the Modern World

The Great War and Its Impact: a Lost Generation and a New Imagination

The Age of Anxiety: Fascism and Depression, holocaust and Bomb

After the War: Existential Doubt,artistic Triumph,and the Culture of Consumption

Multiplicity and Diversity: Cultures of Liberation and Identity in the 1960s and 1970s

Without Boundaries: Multiple Meanings in a Postmodern World

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