Cultural And Literary In Modernity(English Literature ) Questions and Answers
Question 1. Who was Le Corbusier ?
He was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret.
He was an architect who designed The Chandigarh Legislative Assembly building in Punjab, India.
He was the architect who designed The Robie House in Chicago, Illinois.
Both A and B
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Both A and B NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 2. Which of the following is NOT a modernist art movement ?
Surrealism
Dadaism
Symbolism
Realism
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Realism NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 3. Which of the following is NOT one of the general themes of concern in Derek Walcott’s poem“Becune Point” ?
Nature
Christianity
Pastoral landscapes
World War II
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> World War II NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 4. Which of the following statements best describes “Magical Realism” ?
Magical realism often accepts both a materialist and a supernatural view of the real.
Magical realism differs from fantasy and science fiction in that it considers the impossible as normal.
The term “magical realism” was first coined by Franz Roh, a German art critic.
All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 5. Which of the following artists was NOT influenced by Surrealism ?
Giorgio de Chirico
Salvador Dalí
Marcel Duchamp
Paul Gauguin
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Paul Gauguin NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 6. Who wrote “Take up the White Man’s burden-/ Send forth the best ye breed-” in order to inspire Western Europeans to propagate benevolent, enlightened colonialism ?
Charles Baudelaire
William Butler Yeats
Rudyard Kipling
Napoleon III
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Rudyard Kipling NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 7. “Post-Modernism” is often characterized by which of the following attitudes ?
A fascination with the past but a past that is used out of its original context as pastiche
A reinforcement of master narratives
A rejection of master narratives
Both A and C
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Both A and C NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 8. Siegfried Sassoon’s poem “To Victory” is concerned primarily with which of the following themes ?
His safe return home
The defeat of the Germans
His death and escape from suffering.
His ability to finally kill an enemy soldier
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> His safe return home NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 9. According to Dr. Dino Felluga’s “General Introduction to Postmodernism,” Roland Barthes, in his work “The Death of the Author,” argues which of the following points ?
“The modern writer (scriptor) is born simultaneously with his text.”
“Once the Author is gone, the claim to “decipher” a text is quite simple.”
“A text never consists of multiple writings, it is always the product of a monolithic culture.”
Both A and B
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> “Once the Author is gone, the claim to “decipher” a text is quite simple.” NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 10. Which of the following authors is considered a major theorist of deconstruction ?
Raymond Williams
Jacques Derrida
Fredric Jameson
Both A and B
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Jacques Derrida NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!