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Profiles of Literary Book Club Founders

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Which literary book club founder was known for her role in the Harlem Renaissance?

  1. Alice Dunbar-Nelson

  2. Zora Neale Hurston

  3. Jessie Fauset

  4. Nella Larsen


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance and founded the Phyllis Wheatley Literary Club, a book club that provided a platform for African American writers and artists.

Who founded the influential literary salon known as the "Saturday Review of Literature"?

  1. Margaret Case Harriman

  2. Dorothy Parker

  3. Sylvia Beach

  4. Gertrude Stein


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Margaret Case Harriman founded the "Saturday Review of Literature" in 1924, which became a leading literary journal and played a significant role in shaping American literary culture.

Which literary book club founder was also a renowned author and critic?

  1. Edmund Wilson

  2. Malcolm Cowley

  3. Lionel Trilling

  4. Alfred Kazin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edmund Wilson was a prominent literary critic and author who founded the Book-of-the-Month Club in 1926, which became one of the most influential book clubs in American history.

Who established the "Friday Afternoon Club" in Boston, which became a hub for literary and intellectual discussions?

  1. Julia Ward Howe

  2. Ednah Cheney

  3. Louisa May Alcott

  4. Anne Whitney


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Julia Ward Howe founded the "Friday Afternoon Club" in Boston in 1872, which brought together prominent writers, artists, and intellectuals for discussions on literature, art, and social issues.

Which literary book club founder was known for her commitment to promoting international literature?

  1. Sylvia Beach

  2. Adrienne Monnier

  3. Gertrude Stein

  4. Alice B. Toklas


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sylvia Beach was the founder of the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, which became a hub for literary expatriates and a center for the promotion of international literature.

Who founded the "Transcendental Club" in Concord, Massachusetts, which brought together prominent American writers and thinkers?

  1. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  2. Henry David Thoreau

  3. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  4. Margaret Fuller


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ralph Waldo Emerson founded the "Transcendental Club" in 1836, which became a gathering place for prominent American writers and thinkers who shared a belief in the importance of individual experience and intuition.

Which literary book club founder was a prominent figure in the Beat Generation?

  1. Jack Kerouac

  2. Allen Ginsberg

  3. William S. Burroughs

  4. Lawrence Ferlinghetti


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lawrence Ferlinghetti was a prominent figure in the Beat Generation and founded the City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, which became a hub for Beat writers and artists.

Who established the "Bloomsbury Group" in London, which became a center for literary and intellectual discussions?

  1. Virginia Woolf

  2. Leonard Woolf

  3. E.M. Forster

  4. John Maynard Keynes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Virginia Woolf was a prominent member of the "Bloomsbury Group," a circle of writers, artists, and intellectuals who gathered in London in the early 20th century.

Which literary book club founder was known for her role in the "Lost Generation"?

  1. Gertrude Stein

  2. Ernest Hemingway

  3. F. Scott Fitzgerald

  4. Zelda Fitzgerald


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gertrude Stein was a prominent figure in the "Lost Generation," a group of American writers and artists who lived in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s.

Who founded the "Inklings," a literary discussion group that included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis?

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien

  2. C.S. Lewis

  3. Charles Williams

  4. Owen Barfield


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

J.R.R. Tolkien founded the "Inklings," a literary discussion group that met at the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, England, and included prominent writers such as C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Owen Barfield.

Which literary book club founder was known for her role in the "Harlem Renaissance"?

  1. Zora Neale Hurston

  2. Langston Hughes

  3. Countee Cullen

  4. Claude McKay


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Zora Neale Hurston was a prominent figure in the "Harlem Renaissance," a cultural and artistic movement that celebrated African American culture in the 1920s and 1930s.

Who founded the "Poetry Society of America" in New York City, which became a leading organization for poets and poetry enthusiasts?

  1. Harriet Monroe

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. Amy Lowell

  4. William Carlos Williams


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harriet Monroe founded the "Poetry Society of America" in New York City in 1910, which became a leading organization for poets and poetry enthusiasts, and published the influential poetry journal "Poetry.

Which literary book club founder was known for her role in the "Imagist" movement?

  1. Amy Lowell

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)

  4. Richard Aldington


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amy Lowell was a prominent figure in the "Imagist" movement, a group of poets who advocated for the use of clear and concise imagery in poetry.

Who founded the "Black Arts Movement," which sought to promote African American literature and culture?

  1. Amiri Baraka

  2. Larry Neal

  3. Haki R. Madhubuti

  4. Sonia Sanchez


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amiri Baraka was a prominent figure in the "Black Arts Movement," a cultural and artistic movement that sought to promote African American literature and culture in the 1960s and 1970s.

Which literary book club founder was known for her role in the "New Negro Movement"?

  1. W.E.B. Du Bois

  2. James Weldon Johnson

  3. Alain Locke

  4. Jessie Fauset


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Alain Locke was a prominent figure in the "New Negro Movement," a cultural and artistic movement that sought to promote African American identity and culture in the 1920s and 1930s.

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