A. nothing happens-twice
B. political correctness gone mad
C. kitchen sink drama
D. angry young men
20th Century
Which of the following was originally the Irish Literary Theatre ?
A. the Irish National Theatre
B. the Independent Theatre
C. the Abbey Theatre
D. both A and C
When was the ban finally lifted on D. H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover, written in 1928?
A. 1930
B. 1945
C. 1960
D. 2000
Which best describes the imagist movement, exemplified in the work of T. E. Hulme and Ezra Pound ?
A. a poetic aesthetic vainly concerned with the way words appear on the page
B. an effort to rid poetry of romantic fuzziness and facile emotionalism, replacing it with a precision and clarity of imagery
C. an attention to alternate states of consciousness and uncanny imagery
D. the resurrection of Romantic poetic sensibility
Which text exemplifies the anti- Victorianism prevalent in the early twentieth century ?
A. Eminent Victorians
B. Jungle Books
C. The Way of All Flesh
D. both A and C
Which of the following was originally the Irish Literary Theatre ?
A. the Irish National Theatre
B. the Globe Theatre
C. the Abbey Theatre
D. both A and C
What characteristics of seventeenth century Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics ?
A. its intellectual complexity
B. its union of thought and passion
C. its uncompromising engagement with politics
D. A and B
Which phrase indicates the interior flow of thought employed in high-modern literature ?
A. automatic writing
B. confused daze
C. total recall
D. stream of consciousness
Which scientific or technological advance did not take place in the first fifteen years of the twentieth century ?
A. Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity
B. wireless communication across the Atlantic
C. the creation of the internet
D. the invention of the airplane
Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
C. the death of the musical
D. all but C
