This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Postmodernism > Postmodernism – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Postmodernism Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who talked about meta-narratives? A) Chomsky. B) Baudrillard. C) Lyotard. D) Strinati. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lyotard. 2. In the poem 'The Duke' the details of A) A birthday. B) An award. C) A wedding. D) A born. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A wedding. 3. Which of these followings is a characteristics of Postmodern Style? A) Pure & perfect form. B) Witty & humorous design. C) Consist of single coding. D) Use of neutral colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Witty & humorous design. 4. Why do they call Carmelo Knight? A) Because it was a horse. B) Because he didn't give up easily. C) Because he was kind to his opponents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he was kind to his opponents. 5. How many directions are there in postmodernism? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 6. What is the key concept highlighted by Hervieu-Leger in the postmodernist view of religion? A) Monopoly of truth. B) Religions' inability to change. C) Disembedding in religious organizations and cultures. D) Emergence of a spiritual marketplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religions' inability to change. 7. As a result of what did postmodernism begin? A) As a result of the industrial revolution. B) As a result of the Second French Revolution. C) As a result of ideas derived from fascism. D) As a result of industrial society changing. E) As a result of the Wall Street stock market crash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a result of industrial society changing. 8. The Sophist Gorgias is best known for A) God is Dead. B) Questioning Everything. C) The loss of meaning. D) There is no truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is no truth. 9. It is not a characteristic of Postmodernism: A) Postmodernist writers disowned the exoticism and fantastic themes of modernist literature. B) They returned, in many cases, to confidential and intimate literature. C) They sought to recover the emotion for the humble and simple things of everyday life. D) They use elegant, exquisite and refined language. E) They purify the poetic language of the decorative elements and opt for an increasingly clear and simple form of expression without so much grandiloquence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They use elegant, exquisite and refined language. 10. ..... is humorous or satirical mimicry A) Parody. B) Late capitalism. C) Fragmentation. D) Pastiche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parody. 11. Definition of postmodernism A) Fight modernism. B) Criticism of modernism. C) Continuation of modernism. D) Enemies of modernism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Criticism of modernism. 12. Which of the two movements are we in at this time? A) Modernism. B) Postmodernism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postmodernism. 13. The character is in a postmodern novel A) With a definite identity. B) With a changing identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a changing identity. 14. A criticism of postmodernists is that their claims are not generally backed up by extensive empirical (scientific) research. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What is the concept of hyperreality in postmodernism? A) The blurring of lines between the real and the unreal. B) The dominance of simulated events and opportunities. C) The fragmentation of identities in society. D) The breakdown of grand narratives and meta-narratives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The blurring of lines between the real and the unreal. 16. Reasoning about God today is irrelevant, because God can no longer be proven by human reason so it can no longer be believed and will be forgotten. A) Correct. B) Salah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salah. 17. Which economic system involves private ownership of the means of production and the use of wage laborers? A) Communism. B) Socialism. C) Capitalism. D) Feudalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalism. 18. What is NOT a key change brought about by globalisation? A) Social Changes. B) Decrease in interconnectedness. C) Cultural Changes. D) Environmental Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in interconnectedness. 19. What is the term for the confusion of time and space in postmodernism? A) Intertextuality. B) Bricolage. C) Global village. D) Collapse of time and space. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collapse of time and space. 20. What is a distinctive characteristic of postmodernism? A) Rejection of technology. B) Emphasis on simplicity. C) Assessment of originality. D) Focus on uniformity. 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