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Which of the following is not associated with high modernism in the novel ?
A. stream of consciousness
B. free indirect style
C. irresolute open endings
D. narrative realism
Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction ?
A. Radio announcers were permitted to speak in regional dialects and multicultural accents.
B. The Arts Council designated many of its resources to supporting regional arts councils.
C. Regional radio and television stations appeared throughout the country.
D. all of the above
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 British dominion achieved independence in 1921-22, following the Easter Rising of 1916 ?
A. the southern counties of Ireland
B. Canada
C. Ulster
D. India
Which British dominion achieved independence in 1921-22, following the Easter Rising of 1916 ?
A. the southern counties of Ireland
B. Canada
C. Ulster
D. India
Which of the following writers did not come from Ireland ?
A. W. B. Yeats
B. James Joyce
C. Seamus Heaney
D. none of the above
Which novel did T. S. Eliot praise for utilizing a new mythical methodin place of the old narrative methodand demonstrates the use of ancient mythology in modernist fiction to think about making the modern world possible for art ?
A. Virginia Woolf’s The Waves
B. Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
C. James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake
D. James Joyce’s Ulysses
What did Henry James describe as “loose baggy monsters” ?
A. novels
B. plays
C. the English
D. publishers
How did one critic sum up Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot ?
A. “nothing happens-twice”
B. “political correctness gone mad”
C. “kitchen sink drama”
D. “angry young men
Which poet could be described as part of “The Movement” of the 1950s ?
A. Thom Gunn
B. Dylan Thomas
C. Philip Larkin
D. both A and C
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