Ages, era, period – MCQs

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1.During which decade did the group known as the 'angry young men' rise to fame in theatre?

2.In his plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party, what two elements did T. S. Eliot try to blend, albeit with limited success?

3.In his plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party, what elements did T. S. Eliot strive to merge, albeit with limited success?

4.Which poet was associated with the literary group known as "The Movement" during the 1950s?

5.Which poet is considered a member of the 1950s literary group known as "The Movement"?

6.Which features of seventeenth-century Metaphysical poetry inspired the interest of modernist poets and scholars?

7.Which features of seventeenth-century Metaphysical poetry inspired the admiration of modernist poets and scholars?

8.Which of the following scientific or technological breakthroughs did not occur within the first fifteen years of the 1900s?

9.Which of the following scientific or technological breakthroughs did not occur within the first fifteen years of the 20th century?

10.During the 1930s, how did the younger generation of writers like W. H. Auden differ from the elder modernist poets such as Eliot and Pound?

11.During the 1930s, how did the younger generation of writers like W. H. Auden differ from senior modernists such as T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound?

12.In his plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party, what elements did T. S. Eliot strive to blend, albeit with limited success?

13.Which British dominion gained its independence in the years 1921-1922, after the 1916 Easter Rising?

14.Which British dominion gained its independence in 1921-22 after the 1916 Easter Rising?

15.Which groundbreaking approach or theory is Sigmund Freud, the prominent early 20th-century intellectual, most famously linked to?

16.Which major theoretical approach or method is Sigmund Freud, the early 20th-century thinker, best known for developing?

17.Which of the following scientific or technological breakthroughs did not occur within the first 15 years of the 20th century?

18.How did the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary education mandatory, influence literature?

19.How did the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary education mandatory, influence the development of literature?

20.Which novel did T. S. Eliot commend for introducing a novel 'mythical method' to replace the traditional 'narrative method,' illustrating how ancient mythology can be employed in modernist literature to enable art to engage with the modern world?