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History of Creative Writing & Literary Groups

Creative Writing

Test your knowledge on historical milestones, famous workshops, and literary groups in creative writing.

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7 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Nov 10, 2026

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1 Which American university established the first Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in Creative Writing in 1936?

A Columbia University
B University of Iowa
C Harvard University
D Stanford University

2 Which famous literary group met regularly at a New York hotel during the 1920s and was known for its sharp wit and satire?

A The Bloomsbury Group
B The Algonquin Round Table
C The Inklings
D The Beat Generation

3 Which psychologist coined the term 'stream of consciousness' in 1890 before it became a popular creative writing technique?

A Sigmund Freud
B William James
C Carl Jung
D Ivan Pavlov

4 Founded around 1912 by Ezra Pound and H.D., which poetry movement favored clarity, precise imagery, and concise language?

A Surrealism
B Imagism
C Dadaism
D Symbolism

5 Which informal Oxford literary group of the 1930s and 1940s included famous authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis?

A The Inklings
B The Dymock Poets
C The Rhymers' Club
D The Scriblerus Club

6 Dorothea Brande published which influential early instructional guide on creative writing habits in 1934?

A Bird by Bird
B Becoming a Writer
C The Art of Fiction
D Writing Down the Bones

7 Which French experimental literary movement, founded in 1960, focused on writing under strict mathematical constraints?

A Oulipo
B Lettrism
C Situationist International
D Nouveau Roman

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