Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Primary Source 26.2: The Futurist Manifesto

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1. Which of these did Marinetti hold up as an embodiment of beauty?

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Correct. The answer is c. The futurists embraced the speed and confusion of modernity, something suggested by Marinetti when he held up a racing car as the standard for a new kind of beauty.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The futurists embraced the speed and confusion of modernity, something suggested by Marinetti when he held up a racing car as the standard for a new kind of beauty.

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2. Which of the following did the futurists despise?

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Correct. The answer is d. As articulated by Marinetti, futurism scorned women as weak and feminism as an effort to cement the place of female weakness in society.
Incorrect. The answer is d. As articulated by Marinetti, futurism scorned women as weak and feminism as an effort to cement the place of female weakness in society.

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3. According to Marinetti, which of these was celebrated by pre-twentieth-century literature?

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Correct. The answer is d. Marinetti contrasted the sleepy passiveness of existing literature with a new kind of literature that would celebrate speed, action, and violence.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Marinetti contrasted the sleepy passiveness of existing literature with a new kind of literature that would celebrate speed, action, and violence.