24 Questions
According to Virginia Woolf, life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly called small.
False
Modernism is characterized by a focus on tradition and conformity.
False
The Post-Victorian novel was typically longer than the Victorian novel.
False
Sigmund Freud was a pioneer in the field of space exploration.
False
Modernist writers were known for their use of traditional symbols and motives.
False
The reduction in novel content was a result of the influence of compressed French fiction.
True
Naturalism is defined as a literary movement that focuses on man's free will.
False
Experimentation was not a key feature of Modernist writing.
False
Virginia Woolf was a prominent figure in the field of technology and science.
False
Thomas Hardy's novels are characterized by the use of the stream of consciousness technique.
False
The experimental novel focuses on external plots and events.
False
Modernism was characterized by a focus on radical change and the need for total upheaval.
True
The hero is a central figure in the experimental novel.
False
The experimental novel is known for its simplicity and rationality.
False
Samuel Butler's Erewhon is an example of a satirical novel.
True
Robert Louis Stevenson's novels are characterized by slow-moving romances.
False
The decline of England as the world’s greatest power is a factor that contributed to the rise of Modernism.
True
The development of the modern social security system was a direct result of the First World War.
False
Freud considered man as a part of nature in its incessant process of evolution of species.
False
The Christian notion of man is that he is a biological phenomenon.
False
The Bosnian war was a direct result of the Cold War.
False
The rise of supermarkets is a characteristic of the consumer society.
True
The fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of the First World War.
False
The development of the VISA Card is a characteristic of globalization.
True
Study Notes
Introduction to Modernism
- The decline of England as the world's greatest power and the rise of the USA and the German menace marked the beginning of the Modern period.
- The development of the modern social security system and the two World Wars led to moral unease and a loss of faith.
Major Historical Events
- The first and second World Wars led to a decline in Christian values and an increase in moral uncertainty.
- The social sphere was characterized by knowledge that confirmed moral unease and destroyed faith.
- The chaotic world of the human being led to questions about the nature of humanity.
Man in Modernism
- According to Freud, man is a biological phenomenon driven by instinctual desires.
- According to Darwin, man is a part of nature and subject to the process of evolution.
- According to Marx, man is the outcome of economic and social forces.
- In Christianity, man is a child of sin who belongs to both the natural and transcendental world.
Historical Events Leading to Modernism
- In politics: the two World Wars, Fascism, Communism, Hiroshima, Vietnam, the Cold War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- In sociology: the rise of drugs, AIDS, co-habitation, gay and lesbian societies, unisex marriage, and parentage.
- In economy: the rise of supermarkets, globalization, consumer society, VISA Card, EURO, and NGOs.
- In psychology: the influence of Freud.
- In technology and science: space flights, cosmic exploring stations, electronics, global warming, pollution, ecological disaster, ozone hole, cell phones, and cloning.
Definition of Modernism
- Modernism is a break from tradition with a focus on radicalism, primitivism, and experimentation.
- The two approaches to defining Modernism are negative (focusing on the chaotic man and universe) and positive (focusing on freedom in writing).
Characteristics of the Post-Victorian Experimental Novel
- The Post-Victorian Experimental Novel is shorter than the Victorian novel due to the quickening pace of living and the influence of compressed French fiction.
- The novel's content and mood changed, with a focus on:
- Swift-moving Romances (e.g. Robert Louis Stevenson)
- Satirical Novels (e.g. Samuel Butler)
- Naturalism and the English novel (e.g. Thomas Hardy)
- The novel's technique changed, with the use of:
- Stream of consciousness technique (presenting immediate impressions derived from senses without analysis or synthesis)
- A focus on the very existence of human beings, rather than on characters who undertake to do things.
- The withering away of external plot in favor of inner life.
- The absence of the hero.
- Complexity and irrationality.
This quiz covers the introduction to the modern period, including the decline of England, the rise of the USA, and the development of social security systems. It also touches on the two World Wars and their impact on society.
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