This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Postmodernism > Postmodernism – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Postmodernism Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what years did postmodernism emerge? A) At the end of the 1960s. B) 1970tajos. C) 1980tajos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end of the 1960s. 2. What is the name of the most relevant work of Latin American Modernism? A) Azul. B) Fields of Castile. C) Red and Black. D) Free pages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Azul. 3. Prose is writing that does not possess ..... and ..... A) Emotions; thoughts. B) Theme; genre. C) Meter; rhythm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meter; rhythm. 4. (Pg. 89) "We, the public, are easily, lethally offended. We have come to think of taking offence as a fundamental right. We value very little more highly than our rage, which gives us, in our opinion, the moral high ground." A Postmodern truth which applies to this line is the idea that we, the American public, always have to be: A) Politically correct. B) Politically incorrect. C) Politically neutral. D) Antipolitical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politically correct. 5. Please choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:As of next month, my best friend and I will have known each other for 12 years. A) Present progressive. B) Present perfect progressive. C) Past progressive. D) Future perfect progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Future perfect progressive. 6. When did the postmodern movement develop? A) First half of the 21st century. B) First half of the 20th century. C) Second half of the 20th century. D) Second half of the 21st century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second half of the 20th century. 7. In "About Russell, " when Russell's family realizes he is sick, they do nothing to help him because they ..... A) Don't know how to deal with mental health issues. B) Think that Russell will snap out of his illness on his own. C) Don't believe there is really anything wrong with Russell. D) Are too afraid of other people finding out about Russell's illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't know how to deal with mental health issues. 8. Rooster facing Carmel: A) Rocinante. B) Ajiseco. C) Tunante. D) Pascual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ajiseco. 9. The first version of Postmodernism is radical and is represented by The Work of Venturi and Scott Brown A) TRUE. B) Falso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. Identify which of the two sentences is punctuated correctly. A) The train, that is taking us to New York, has a full restaurant in the last car. B) The train that is taking us to New York has a full restaurant in the last car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The train that is taking us to New York has a full restaurant in the last car. 11. Postmodernism was based on an unscientific, irrational, thought process, and it rejected logical thinking. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 12. Postmodern writers' frequently reject overarching interpretations of events that provide a foundation for people's beliefs and give meaning to their experiences. For example, a postmodernist might respond with skepticism to the claim that anything can be accomplished through hard work and determination. The postmodernist might seek to point out that such generalizations fail to account for experiences that do not fit within the singular narrative presented. The passage above mainly suggests that postmodernists A) Do not trust anyone or anything. B) Are difficult to debate with. C) Do not believe hard work matters. D) Try to think outside of the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Try to think outside of the box. 13. Relates:a) Tristitia ( ) Novelab) The Knight Carmelo ( ) Teatroc) Purslane ( ) Cuentod) Yerba santa ( ) Lyric A) D, c, b, a. B) D, a, b, c. C) A, d, c, b. D) A, c, d, b. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D, c, b, a. 14. Movement that emerged as a rejection of artificial Modernism: A) Realism. B) Postmodernism. C) Mannerism. D) Baroque. E) Arielist Generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postmodernism. 15. The painting "Monalisa" by Leonardo Da Vinci is an example of which school? A) Postmodernism. B) Realism. C) Dadaism. D) Modernism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realism. 16. Metafiction is a popular postmodern literary form mainly because ..... A) It is the founder of postmodernism's favorite form. B) It makes use of a self-reflexive, self-conscious voice. C) It enables postmodernists to question writer authority. D) It combines various other forms to create a new form. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It enables postmodernists to question writer authority. 17. In "About Russell":What does Russell not do when Rita wins a game of chess against him? A) Destroy the chessboard. B) Smile and mutter to himself. C) Leave the chess pieces in place. D) Look to see why he lost the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destroy the chessboard. 18. The audience often takes over from the artist as the most important element in constructing meaning A) Subjective. B) Structural. C) Postmodern. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Postmodern. 19. Postmodernism was prevalent from the mid-twentieth century. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 20. Conflict advances the plot of a story and leads to A) Exposition. B) Characterization. C) Resolution. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 21. Select the correct verb tense used in the following sentence: "As of next month, my best friend and I will have known each other for 12 years." A) Future perfect progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Present perfect progressive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future perfect progressive. 22. In "Mortals, " with which of the following would Mr. Givens agree? A) Being famous does not make you a good person. B) Having fame gives a person special rights and privileges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being famous does not make you a good person. 23. Which postmodernist talked about virtual reality. A) Foucault. B) Lyotard. C) Turkle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turkle. 24. Please choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:Sammi will have been writing her novel for two years this week A) Past progressive. B) Present perfect progressive. C) Present progressive. D) Future perfect progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Future perfect progressive. 25. Modernism took advantage of the contributions of two French poetic schools, these were A) Realism and Romanticism. B) Romanticism and naturalism. C) Avant-garde and Romanticism. D) Symbolism and parnassianism. E) Naturalism and symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism and parnassianism. 26. Postmodernism proposes A) The return to the viceregal past. B) Address erotic themes. C) Political topics. D) The development of everyday themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The development of everyday themes. 27. The author most likely named the story "Mortals" to A) Highlight the theme that humans worry about whether their lives will seem significant after they die. B) Show the idea that we are all going to die one day, and we should therefore enjoy our lives as much as possible. C) Focus on the concept that, as humans, we share the same fate and should be good to one another. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highlight the theme that humans worry about whether their lives will seem significant after they die. 28. Select the correct verb tense used in the following sentence: "We had been listening to the radio when the lights went out." A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past perfect progressive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect progressive. 29. Recognize the character from the screen adaptation of the novel The Name of the Rose A) Adso din Melk. B) William of Baskerville. C) Jorge din Burgos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adso din Melk. 30. The mood or atmosphere of a story is its A) Point of view. B) Tone. C) Narrative. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 31. What are human beings (according to postmodernists)? A) That is a good question. what IS a human being?. B) "social constructs". C) Evil beings that destroy everything in their path. D) Cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "social constructs". 32. Which of the following sociologist is not considered a postmodernist sociologist? A) Foucault. B) Parsons. C) Lyotard. D) Baudrillard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parsons. 33. According to Lyon, how has the postmodern world affected people's religious identities? A) People's identities have become fluid, leading them to explore different religions. B) People have become more committed to their religious beliefs. C) People have abandoned traditional religions and turned to new age movements. D) Religious leaders have gained more influence in shaping individuals' identities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's identities have become fluid, leading them to explore different religions. 34. In Postmodernism we create our own reality based on our own internalized perceptions. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 35. It is a characteristic of Valdelomar's works: A) His themes are based on provincial customs:he is a painter of customs. B) His style is delicate and simple and uses a Peruvian language. C) Its settings are conceived in natural landscapes of Peru and the presence of village characters is notable. D) He manages to capture the national spirit and gives a Peruvian meaning to his work. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 36. Match the word with the correct definition:to turn against an idea or action A) Dissuade. B) Ethnicists. C) Irrevocable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissuade. 37. Match the word with the correct definition:those in favor of multicultural and ethnic diversity A) Ethnicists. B) Dissuade. C) Irrevocable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethnicists. 38. Cradle of Modernism A) Madrid. B) Cuba. C) Nicaragua. D) Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nicaragua. 39. Understanding God is necessary and important to emphasize in the era of postmodernism so that people do not become atheists A) Correct. B) Salah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salah. 40. What term refers to the loss of religion being handed down by generations? A) Individualism. B) Rationalism. C) Cultural amnesia. D) Fixed inheritance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural amnesia. 41. Match the word with the correct definition:harmful in a way that may be hard to detect A) Insidious. B) Dissuade. C) Irrevocable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insidious. 42. The Critical theory came from the ..... A) Adorno's Tradition. B) Maxkist's Tradition. C) Fromm's Tradition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maxkist's Tradition. 43. Identify the sentence that has a misplaced modifier. A) At summer camp, we watched a video about polar bears. B) We watched a video about polar bears at summer camp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We watched a video about polar bears at summer camp. 44. Please choose the correct verb tense for the following sentence:Miranda had been mountain biking on the trail when she saw the bear and its cubs. A) Present perfect progressive. B) Past perfect progressive. C) Past progressive. D) Present progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect progressive. 45. 4-What is Post-Positivism? A) Things are always good in a subjective form of view. B) Things are non-subjective in nature. C) Things are subjective in nature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Things are subjective in nature. 46. The following are the characteristics of Postmodernist Architecture buildings, except..... A) Reinventing classic elements and techniques in a humorous way. B) Personal in nature without considering objective principles. C) Avoid using classical ornaments in buildings. D) Using the concepts of pluralism, double coding and contextuality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Avoid using classical ornaments in buildings. 47. Choose the word modified by the adjectival clause in the sentence below.The dog, which was brown and white, walked all the way back to Staci's house. A) House. B) Walked. C) Staci. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog. 48. Who are some key advocates of postmodernism? A) Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud. B) Jean-Francois Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard. C) Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche. D) John Locke and David Hume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jean-Francois Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard. 49. In "I Want to Be Miss America, " what effect does the "ethnic look" in American fashion have on the author? ( A) She feels grateful and finally at home in America. B) She feels included but still out of place in her new country. C) She feels happy but thinks the fashion trend will be short-lived. D) She feels resentful and wishes Americans had accepted her sooner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She feels included but still out of place in her new country. 50. It is not a characteristic of postmodernist literature A) Everyday topics. B) Compositions with intimate themes. C) Use of simple language. D) Imposes decorum and the exotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imposes decorum and the exotic. 51. Which of these two aspects of Modern Movement Architecture is most linked to Postmodernism? A) Rationalism. B) Organicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organicism. 52. Read the poem. Which describes what the family probably might do next? A) Watch the night sky. B) Return to their home. C) Take a walk on the trail. D) Count all the stars in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Return to their home. 53. (Pg. 90) Which of the following lines best supports the Postmodern idea that everything is relative? There really is no objective truth. A) "They make indecipherable notes.". B) "Behaviourist philosophers and quantum scientists crowd around the magic shoes.". C) "Opportunities for encountering the truly miraculous are limited in our Nietzschean, relativistic universe.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Opportunities for encountering the truly miraculous are limited in our Nietzschean, relativistic universe.". 54. Please choose the best answer below for the question "About Russell." During "the greatest kickball game ever, " Russell A) Scores the winning point. B) Leaves with the ball. C) Causes his team to lose. D) Starts an argument, ending the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaves with the ball. 55. What architecture is Postmodernism opposed to? A) Architecture of Le Corbusier. B) Architecture by Alvar Aalto. C) Kahn architecture. D) Architecture of Mies van der Rohe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Architecture of Mies van der Rohe. 56. Attitude shown by the modernists A) Debauchery. B) Rebellion. C) Distress. D) Consent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rebellion. 57. Identify the title & author of the passage below. "The light of San Franciscois a sea lightan island light" A) "A&P" By John Updike. B) "The Changing Light" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. C) "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut. D) "Hay for Horses" by Gary Snyder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Changing Light" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. 58. Which of the following is a method of literary analysis that seeks to expose the underlying ideologies of a text. A) Social Construct. B) Poststructuralism. C) Deconstruction. D) Deconstructuralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deconstruction. 59. What percent of people have Postmodernism as their worldview? A) 30%. B) 1%. C) 3%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1%. 60. People nowadays are more ..... A) Individualistic. B) Segregated. C) Religious. D) Diverse. 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