According to Tristan Tzara's "Manifesto on Dadaism," which of the following does NOT define Dadaism ?
Correct answer: D. "A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
- A. "Every product of disgust capable of becoming a negation of the family"
- B. "A protest with the fists of its whole being engaged in destructive action"
- C. "Absolute and unquestionable faith in every god that is the immediate product of spontaneity"
- D. "A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
Explanation
The first three statements echo Dada’s rejection, destructiveness, and spontaneous anti-rational spirit. “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” is Shakespeare’s description of life in Macbeth, not a definition from Tzara’s Dada manifesto.
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