1.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Modernism? A.Alienation B.Objectivity C.Experimentation D.Subjectivity

2.Most significant event that influenced Modernist thought? A.publication of Lyrical Ballads B.the Jazz Age C.World War I D.Industrial Revolution

3.The "father of psychoanalysis." A.Friedrich Nietzsche B.Albert Einstein C.Sigmund Freud D.Charles Darwin

4.What is the "gyre" in line 1 of "The Second Coming?" A.a cycle of history B.spirits of the dead C.the heroic quest D.a whirlpool

5.The image of the falconer losing control of the falcon in line 2 of "The Second Coming" may represent . . . A.the difficulty of mastering an art form B.the tendency of people to rebel against authority C.the inability to stop civilizations' descent into chaos D.the human desire to be free

6.Images of a "blood-dimmed tide" and of drowned innocence in lines 5-6 of "Second Coming" were probably inspired by events of . . . A.the Realist period B.War World 1 C.the game against Auburn D.Industrial Revolution

7."The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity" (line 7-8) is a criticism of people who . . . A.know how to get what they want B.remain neutral in times of crisis C.live according to reason D.have good intentions but lack passion

8.The opening stanza of Yeats' "Sailing to Byzantium" is a presentation of . . . A.a utopia B.a description of an ancient Roman city C.living in the present moment D.the mosaics in the church of San Vitale

9.The second stanza of "Sailing to Byzantium" describes . . . A.a mature vision to seek personal fulfillment B.an Roman clothing C.the best way to arrive at Byzantium D.taking voice lessons in Byzantium

10."The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a Modernist re-interpretation of the traditional _____. A.Tragedy B.Quest C.Satire D.Romance

11.What is NOT one of the themes in "Prufrock"? A.Sinfulness B.Mortality C.Time D.Alienation

12.Why does Prufrock wear his trousers rolled? A.it's a fashionable thing to do B.he's getting old C.he's walking along the beach D.he loses his shoes

13.In the Robert Frost poem, what "has made all the difference?" A.stopping by the woods on a snowy evening B.mending the wall with his neighbor C.picking as many apples as he could D.taking the road less traveled

14.What is it that doesn't love a wall? A.a rough beast slouching toward Bethlehem B.his neighbor C.Something D.the cows

15.What might the ten thousand thousand apples represent? A.how much fruit has been picked B.a refrain from an old spiritual C.all the things one hopes to do in life D.the souls the poet sees on the ladder toward heaven

16.Who experiences a metamorphosis in "The Metamorphosis"? A.Grete B.Herr Samsa C.Gregor D.all the above

17.What is the author's comment about Gregor Samsa's waking up one morning as a "monstrous insect"? A.It was one heck of a hangover B.It was all just a bad dream C.It was no dream D.Don't mess with Mother Nature

18.What image is associated with Gregor's father several times in the story? A.hat B.money C.violin D.fist

19.What does Grete do to improve her career prospects? A.contacts several of her brother's friends at work B.takes French and stenography lessons C.checks the want ads twice a day D.picks out a new interview outfit

20.You'll have to think about this one and put several ideas together. In light of the 19th century influences on Modernism--both outlined in our text and in my Modernism video--what observation might explain Gregor's catastrophic mental collapse? A.Darwin's ideas about the origin of species B.Freud's idea of the Oedipal Complex C.Marx's ideas on the class struggle D.Nietzsche's comment about the death of God