F. Scott Fitzgerald Background

What is the title of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first book?

• This Side of Paradise.

• The Great Gatsby

• Tender is the Night

• All the Sad Young Men

What is the significance of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' in American literature?

• It explores themes of love and friendship.

• It explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess.

• It focuses on the American Dream and its failures.

• It is a historical account of the 1920s.

What talent made F. Scott Fitzgerald popular during his school years?

• Writing.

• Painting.

• Singing.

• Acting.

What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's full name?

• Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

• Francis Scott Fitzgerald

• Francis Fitzgerald Key

• Scott Fitzgerald Francis

What was the cause of F. Scott Fitzgerald's decline in popularity during his later years?

• Personal struggles, alcoholism, and changing literary tastes.

• Increased competition from other authors.

• A shift to writing in a different genre.

• Lack of public interest in literature.

What literary movement is F. Scott Fitzgerald associated with?

• The Jazz Age

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Realism

True or False: F. Scott Fitzgerald was considered washed up and ruined by the age of forty.

• True

• False

• Partially True

• Not True

What impact did World War I have on Fitzgerald's writing?

• It influenced his themes of loss and disillusionment.

• It inspired him to write romantic comedies.

• It had no significant impact on his work.

• It led him to focus on science fiction themes.

What was Fitzgerald's writing style known for?

• Vivid imagery.

• Concise language.

• Complex sentence structure.

• Minimalist approach.

At what age did F. Scott Fitzgerald suffer a massive heart attack?

• 40

• 42

• 44

• 46