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Great Gasby
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "What major artistic movement followed World War I | The Lost Generation |
| "Where did many American artists move after World War I | Paris |
| "What feeling characterized many Americans after World War I | Disillusionment |
| "What major economic shift was happening during this time | The Industrial Revolution |
| "What was considered immodest for women in the early 1900s | Showing elbows or ankles |
| "What did women always have when out in public | A chaperone |
| "What rights did women lack during this period | Jobs and property ownership |
| "What were rebellious young women with bobbed hair called | Flapper Girls |
| "When did radio become popular | The nineteen thirties |
| "What economic trend marked the nineteen twenties and thirties | Great wealth |
| "What conflict existed between social classes during this time | Old Money versus New Money |
| "What contributed to government corruption in the nineteen twenties | Wealthy people bribing police |
| "What criminal organizations grew during this era | The Mafia |
| "What movement banned alcohol production | Prohibition |
| "What event followed the reckless spending of the nineteen twenties | The stock market crash |
| "What major economic crisis began in the nineteen thirties | The Great Depression |
| "Who was F Scott Fitzgerald named after | His cousin who wrote the Star Spangled Banner |
| "What was Fitzgerald’s academic performance like | He was not a great student |
| "What personal struggle did Fitzgerald have | Wanting to be liked |
| "What was Fitzgerald’s family background | Wealthy from his mothers family money |
| "What rank did Fitzgerald hold in World War I | Second Lieutenant |
| "How did Fitzgerald describe himself in the army | The armys worst aide de camp |
| "Did Fitzgerald see combat in World War I | No |
| "Where did Fitzgerald meet Zelda Sayre | Alabama |
| "What was Zelda’s background | Beautiful and wealthy |
| "What was the nature of Fitzgerald and Zeldas early relationship | Not reciprocal |
| "What inspired many of Fitzgerald’s plotlines | Zeldas rejection |
| "What was Fitzgerald’s first novel | This Side of Paradise |
| "What group did This Side of Paradise speak to | Post war youth |
| "What social class was rising during Fitzgerald’s time | The Middle Class |
| "What was Fitzgerald known for in his writing | Discussing topics previously avoided |
| "What magazine published many of Fitzgerald’s short stories | The Saturday Morning Post |
| "What happened after Fitzgerald became famous | He married Zelda |
| "What addiction harmed Fitzgerald’s career | Alcoholism |
| "What was Fitzgerald’s second novel | Beautiful and the Damned |
| "What did Beautiful and the Damned portray | Decay of an upperclass couple |
| "What is Fitzgerald’s most famous novel | The Great Gatsby |
| "What was The Great Gatsby known as | The most symbolic picture of the nineteen twenties |
| "What devastated Fitzgerald during his marriage | Zeldas affairs |
| "What happened to Zelda later in life | She entered a mental hospital |
| "Did Fitzgerald and Zelda raise their daughter Scotty | No |
| "What career did Fitzgerald return to later | Writing movie scripts |
| "Where did Fitzgerald move later in life | California |
| "How did Fitzgerald die | Heart attack in his forties |
| "How did Zelda die | In a fire at her mental hospital |
| "What did people discover about Fitzgerald’s writing process | He rewrote lines repeatedly for perfection |
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