Exploring Black Arts and Gothic Literature

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Which of the following is NOT a root of the Black Arts movement?

Cold War Anti-Racism and Transnationalism

Harlem Renaissance

Modernism (correct)

Negritude

What is the correct order of the four parts of 'Dawn'?

Training floor, Womb, Family, The nursery

Family, Womb, The nursery, The training floor

Womb, Family, The nursery, The training floor (correct)

The nursery, Training floor, Family, Womb

Which character is NOT part of 'Dawn'?

Celene Dion (correct)

Akin

Nikanj

Lilith Iyapo

Which of the following statements about the Neo-Slave narrative is true?

It filters ideas of freedom through race, gender, and privilege. Signup and view all the answers

What type of fiction does the term 'the hell' describe?

Dystopic fiction Signup and view all the answers

In New Wave science fiction, which of the following is NOT an aspect of the genre?

A focus on predictable narratives Signup and view all the answers

In what way does Thomas More’s 'Utopia' function?

It critiques European society through satire. Signup and view all the answers

Which cultural origin is associated with the received myths of Lilith?

Babylonian Signup and view all the answers

What themes did Literary Modernism focus on in its artistic works?

A tension between tradition and innovation Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of colorism is explored in Zora Neale Hurston's 'Color Struck'?

The experiences of African-Americans with varying skin tones Signup and view all the answers

What can be said about New Journalism?

It blends literary techniques with journalistic writing Signup and view all the answers

What was a major influence on T.S. Eliot's works?

French symbolist poetry Signup and view all the answers

During which period did Social Problem Fiction gain prominence?

The 19th century in Britain and France Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is correct regarding Lilith's representation?

Lilith was reimagined by feminist scholars and artists in the 1970s Signup and view all the answers

What was a focus of the first Great Migration for African-Americans?

Leaving the South for the North Signup and view all the answers

What is a simulacrum?

An imitation or representation of a person or thing Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Black Arts Movement Roots

Included the Harlem Renaissance
Included Negritude
Included Black Arts Movement Aligned Book Culture
Included Cold War Anti-Racism and Transnationalism
Included the rise of Black Studies

Xenogenesis Trilogy

Dawn is the first novel in the Xenogenesis Trilogy. (True)
Parts of Dawn, in order: Womb, Family, The Nursery, The Training Floor.
Khaguyahat is an ooloi.

Neo-Slave Narrative

Focused on the interiority of slave protagonists
Has roots in the 1960s
Filtered ideas of freedom through race, gender, and privilege

Thomas More's Utopia

Published in 1516
Satirized European society
Set in the New World

Gothic Conventions

Include castles and monasteries
Include preoccupations with history and the past
Include doubles, family secrets, and ancestry
Include a focus on fear and the supernatural

Gothic Cusp

Describes the intersection between romance and realism (False; the text says a different term)

Dystopian Fiction

Hell is a type of dystopian fiction (False; the text says a different term)

Science Fiction

Gernsback coined "scientifiction" in the 1920s
Space opera emerged in Amazing Stories and Astounding Stories
Technology became a significant focus of science fiction by the late 19th century (False; the text says otherwise)
New Wave science fiction critiqued notions of progress (and other correct answers).

Lilith

Figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish folklore (True)
Reimagined by feminist scholars and artists in the 1970s
Has a "print" (True)
14th-century definition of simulation: to deceive under false pretense (True)
Simulacra: representation or imitation of a person or thing
Jean Baudrillard identified 3 levels of simulation

New Journalism

Popular from the 1960s to 1970s (True)
Offered reportage filtered through the author's subjectivity (opposed to journalism's objectivity)
Primarily a magazine genre rather than newspaper
Employed literary techniques: metaphor, imagery, subjective narration, drama

Zora Neale Hurston

Studied anthropology with Franz Boas
"Color Struck" appeared in the literary journal Fire
"Color Struck" explored colorism
"Color Struck" won second place in a literary contest
Featured a cakewalk competition

Literary Modernism

Emerged from 19th-century Romanticism
Featured experimentation with narration and perspective
Demonstrated a tension between tradition and the new

Focused on contemporary societal issues
Flourished in Britain and France during the 19th century
Has existed since the rise of the novel form

Other Notes

Passing by Nella Larsen: Claire and Irene attempted to pass as white (True)
H.P. Lovecraft: Born in Providence, Rhode Island (True). "The Horror at Red Hook" takes place in Brooklyn (False)
"The Rats in the Walls": Characters move from England to Virginia to Massachusetts to England (False)
T.S. Eliot: Born in St. Louis, Missouri (False)
T.S. Eliot was heavily inspired by French symbolist poetry (True)
One question was likely not fully addressed in the original material
Joan Didion’s “The White Album” was named after a Beatles album (Fill in the blank)
During the first Great Migration, African Americans left the South and moved to the North (Fill in the blank; the information was correct)

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This quiz delves into significant literary movements such as the Black Arts Movement and Gothic literature. Covering key themes and historical contexts, it examines works like Thomas More's Utopia and the Xenogenesis Trilogy. Join to test your knowledge on these influential cultural narratives!