UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2023 (Model questions) Question 21

Question 21

Literary History

The term "Angry Young Man" describes

  1. A.an entire generation of artists and working class young men in the post-World-War II British society
  2. B.An entire generation of artists and working class young men in the post-World-War I British society
  3. C.Men and women of the working class in the post-World-War II British society
  4. D.Men and women of the working class in the post-World War I British society
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (an entire generation of artists and working class young men in the post-World-War II British society)

Explanation

'Angry Young Men' named the young working- and lower-middle-class writers of 1950s Britain, after World War II.