Symbolism and Its Origins Quiz

The word 'symbol' is derived from the Greek word 'sumbolon' which means 'representation of concrete objects.'

A pair of scales is a concrete representation of justice.

The symbolist movement was born in the twentieth century.

A flower in general, and a rose in particular, symbolize concrete realities.

A snake biting its tail inside a circle symbolizes the beginning of life.

Zenaida Vengerova is a literary critic who studied and recorded the development of Eastern symbolism.

The Saint-Simonists believe that imagination is only important for artists.

Symbolism is not an important part of literature, language, or words.

Symbolism flourished only in Western Europe.

Symbolist art and literature supported the materialistic society.

During the medieval period in Europe, symbolism didn't dominate men’s imagination.

Language, whether written or spoken, is not symbolic.

Written language does not include mathematical symbols of the science of algebra.

The word 'givenness' is not symbolic of the total present experience.

Symbolism is not a method used in literature.