Test on British Modernism: Key Authors and Works

Question 1: British Modernism was significantly influenced by the Industrial Revolution.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that British Modernism was influenced by WWI, popular culture, psychology, philosophy, and graphic arts. The Industrial Revolution is not listed as one of the influencing factors.

Question 2: Which significant personal events in D.H. Lawrence's life immediately preceded the publication of his novel "Sons and Lovers" in 1913?

A. He won a scholarship to Nottingham High School.

B. His mother died of cancer.

C. He met Frieda Weekley.

D. He began his voluntary exile, known as the “savage pilgrimage”.

Explanation: According to the study materials, D.H. Lawrence's mother died in 1910, which was referred to as his “sick year”. He then met Frieda Weekley in 1912. "Sons and Lovers" was published in 1913, making his mother's death and meeting Frieda Weekley events that immediately preceded its publication. Winning a scholarship happened much earlier, and his "savage pilgrimage" occurred much later.

Question 3: The ideas of S. Freud and C.G. Jung influenced the Modernist focus on inner life and human subjectivity.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials list S. Freud and C.G. Jung as influential figures, and subsequently describe the Modernist period's focus on inner life and human subjectivity.

Question 4: D.H. Lawrence emphasized the artificial and mechanical aspects of human relationships over the instinctual bond with nature.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: D.H. Lawrence focused on the essential, deep-rooted, instinctual bond between people and nature and was at odds with the mechanical and artificial.

Question 5: According to the study materials, which of the following are typical features of modernist poetry?

A. Detached perspective

B. Irregularities in rhyming

C. Strong adherence to traditional rhyme schemes

D. Mocking intercultularity

Explanation: The study materials list 'I should be detatched' and 'come ap with diagnose irregularities in rhyming' as typical features of modernist poetry. Strong adherence to traditional rhyme schemes contradicts 'irregularities in rhyming'. Mocking intercultularity is mentioned as a feature but is not related to 'detached irregular rhyming'.