Science of Uncertainty
This scientist is best known for his theory of special relativity, which introduced the famous equation E=mc².
Albert Einstein
This German philosopher famously declared that "God is dead,"
Friedrich Nietzsche
True or False: Some films post WWI reflected the disillusionment of ordinary citizens
True
This label is given to the artistic and cultural movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, known for radical experimentation and challenging traditional forms of artistic expression.
Modernism
This famous piece of American literature, occurring in the 1920s, reflects on the American Dream and social classes.
The Great Gatsby
This physicist is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his work on the Manhattan Project, though he later became a vocal advocate against nuclear weapons.
Robert J. Oppenheimer
Thia Austrian psychoanalyst argues that human behavior is driven by unconsouus desires and that civilization itself represses these instincts
Sigmud Freud
While American cinema thrived, this cinema was overall considerably weakened.
What is European Cinema post WWI?
This artistic movement has a name expressing its total rejection of modern art
Dadaism
This term describes the writers and artists who came of age during World War I and expressed their alienation to society’s indifferences.
The Lost Generation
These three parts of the human psyche, according to Freud, represent the primal desires, the rational self, and the moral conscience.
Id, Ego, and Superego
This Danish philosopher is often considered the father of existentialism, emphasizing individual faith and the "leap of faith" in the face of uncertainty.
Søren Kierkegaard?
1920s film movement in Germany, characterized by its reflection of Weimar Republic turmoil
What is German Expressionism?
Started by Geogres Braque and Pablo Picasso, this style depicts natiral forms as abstract, geometric structures on a flat plain.
What is cubism
This novel, named after a female character, was written by Virginia Woolf and delves into the lives of multiple characters who have been plagued by privacy, memory and identity.
Mrs. Dalloway
This physicist, whose last name is also the nickname of a Chemistry teacher character from a TV show, said this quote: “What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning."
Werner Heisenberg
This German thinker developed existential phenomenology and wrote Being and Time, emphasizing the concept of "Being" and the anxiety of existence.
Martin Heidegger
This cinema was known for having more experimentation and artistic choices in their films. One major director was René Clair.
What characterizes French Cinema post WWI?
This Russian Composer used non-traditional harmonies in his works Rite of the Spring and Firebird
Igor Stravinsky
This book is set during World War I and follows the life of a young German soldier who realizes that behind the appeals of becoming a hero are the atrocities of warfare.
All Quiet on the Western Front
This thought experiment, involving a cat that can be both alive and dead until observed, illustrates the paradoxes inherent in quantum mechanics.
Schrodinger's Cat
This French philosopher and writer, a leading existentialist, argued in The Myth of Sisyphus that humans must find meaning in a meaningless world.
Who is Albert Camus?
A 1930 film based on German author Erich Maria Remarque’s novel about the harsh conditions German soldiers in WWI faced.
What is “All Quiet on the Western Front”?
This Russian painter and printmaker is credited with painting one of the first modern abstract works
Who is Wassily Kandinsky
This writer is known for The Sun also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, where he depicted the “Lost Generation”
Ernest Hemington