Question 1

Which of the following writers immortalized the WWI Allied offensive in Italy in A Farewell to Arms?

Accepted Answer

Hemingway is the one who immortalized the WWI Allied offensive in Italy in A Farewell to Arms.

Question 2

Which of the following WWI poets produced The Waste Land,which became the single most influential poem in early modern literature?

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T.S. Eliot wrote The Waste Land, which is considered one of the most influential poems of the early modernist literary movement. The other options are not WWI poets or did not produce The Waste Land. Yeats was a poet but did not write The Waste Land. Owens was a WWI poet but did not write The Waste Land. Twain was a writer but not a poet and did not write The Waste Land.

Question 3

World War I (WWI)was the first ________ war in world history.

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WWI is considered the first total war in world history because it involved a vast number of countries and territories across different continents and oceans, where civilian populations were also affected by the war effort and suffered casualties, destruction, and social changes. The war was fought on multiple fronts and involved various types of weapons, technologies, and strategies.

Question 4

One of the last of the European powers to become industrialized,Russia entered World War I in 1914 under the leadership of

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Nicholas II was the leader of Russia during World War I. The other choices are not relevant to the question as they either came before or after the time period in question or were not leaders during World War I.

Question 5

Describe totalitarianism as exercised in Nazi Germany,Russia,and China.

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Question 6

The famous Depression-era photographer whose images of the downtrodden,such as Migrant Mother,remain icons of this period of history is named

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Dorothea Lange is the famous Depression-era photographer whose images of the downtrodden, such as Migrant Mother, remain icons of this period of history. Joseph Heller and James Jones were both authors who wrote about war and its aftermath. Lee Miller was a photographer, but her work focused more on surrealist and fashion photography rather than the Great Depression.

Question 7

A full 80 percent of the casualties of WWI were from which of the following technological developments?

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The automatic machine gun was the most deadly technological development of WWI, causing approximately 80% of the war's casualties. Its ability to fire hundreds of rounds per minute made it a devastating weapon on the battlefield.

Question 8

Explain the impact of totalitarianism on literature,painting,photography,and music.

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Question 9

According to ________,in the first phase of communist society (generally called socialism),private property would be converted into property held in common,and the means of production and distribution would belong to the whole of society.

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Question 10

The Central Powers alliance of the First World War did NOT include which of the following?

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Serbia was actually one of the Allied Powers during World War I.

Question 11

Which of the following artists portrayed gas-masked machine-like monsters in his collage,Two Ambitious Figures,by combining the images of equipment in a scientist's laboratory?

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The artist who portrayed gas-masked machine-like monsters in his collage,Two Ambitious Figures,by combining the images of equipment in a scientist's laboratory was Max Ernst.

Question 12

The underlying cause of both world wars was

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The rivalry between European powers, especially the competition for economic and colonial power, was a major cause of both World War I and World War II. Additionally, the complex system of alliances that had been established increased the likelihood of conflict. Slavery and industrialization were not the primary causes of either war, and the idea that there were too many years of preceding peace leading up to the wars is not a widely accepted explanation.

Question 13

Discuss the historical significance and consequences of World War II.

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Question 14

John Steinbeck's classic Depression-era novel of migrant farmers en route to California is called which of the following?

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The novel is widely known as "The Grapes of Wrath" and tells the story of the Joad family's journey from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s.

Question 15

The French artist who,after four years at the front,adopted a "mechanical" aesthetic,visible in his painting Three Women.Robust and robotic,the near identical nudes (and their cat)share a common,austere geometry.

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The "mechanical" aesthetic and use of austere geometry indicate the work of French artist Fernand Léger. The other artists listed were not known for this style.

Question 16

Give specific examples of the impact of World Wars I and II on literature,the visual arts,and music.

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Question 17

The Allied forces alliance of the First World War did NOT include which of the following?

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The Ottoman Empire was actually one of the Central Powers during WWI, so it did not ally with the Allied forces.

Question 18

Discuss the historical significance and consequences of World War I.

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Question 19

In his biting cartoons,________ mocked the German military and its corrupt and mindless bureaucracy in sketchy,brittle compositions filled with pungent caricatures.

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The description fits the German artist George Grosz who was known for his satirical and critical portrayals of the German military and bureaucracy in his sketches. Ernst was a German artist known for his surrealist paintings, Léger was a French artist known for his Cubism style, and Remarque was a German novelist who wrote about the horrors of war.

Question 20

Wounded in combat several times,which of the following writers brought first-hand experience of World War I to his book All Quiet on the Western Front?

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Erich Maria Remarque, the author of All Quiet on the Western Front, served as a German soldier during World War I, and his experiences heavily influenced his writing in the novel. Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and T.S. Eliot were all prominent writers of their time, but none of them served in World War I.

Quiz 34: Total War,Totalitarianism,and the Arts