This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Movements > Postmodernism > Postmodernism – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Postmodernism Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In "The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl":The narrator's mother wanted her to attend Chinese school to learn A) The Chinese language. B) Chinese manners. C) About Chinese culture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Chinese language. 2. In Mortals, who is compared to a turtle? A) Ronald Givens. B) The metro editor. C) Dolly Givens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ronald Givens. 3. A characteristic of Postmodernism is..... A) Acceptance of ideologies. B) Fragmentation of society. C) Follow the established rules. D) Interest in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragmentation of society. 4. In "The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl", The narrator tries to "disassociate" herself from her grandmother because she A) Stands out as different in the supermarket. B) Strikes others as rude at the street market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stands out as different in the supermarket. 5. 2-Do critical theories criticize classic theories such as realism, liberalism, and Marxism? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. T/F Postmodernism asserts that all worldviews offer unbiased truth claims about reality. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 7. The putting together of cultural signifiers to form new meanings / texts. The mixing together, or re-contextualising, of different styles and ideas in fashion, music, art and media to create new meanings. A) Parody. B) Homage. C) Bricolage. D) Self-reflexivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bricolage. 8. What are the characteristics of postmodernism? A) Highlights daily events and activities experienced by the community. B) New social movements. C) Rupture with the existing current. D) Describe contemporary objects and situations that are real and typical of their everyday environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New social movements. 9. 7-What are some critiques from Post-Modernism scholars to classical theories? A) Certain groups are invisible in classical theories. B) States are nothing but social constructs. C) National interest is a myth. D) All of the above and many other critiques. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above and many other critiques. 10. Complete:Abraham Valdelomar was born in..... the year..... A) Ica-1888. B) Pisco-1888. C) Saint Andrew-1889. D) Ica-1889. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pisco-1888. 11. ..... is a post-industrial economic system characterized by globalization, mass media, and consumption A) Parody. B) Late capitalism. C) Fragmentation. D) Pastiche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Late capitalism. 12. The three greats after Dario are: A) Pablo Antonio Cuadra, Manolo Cuadra, Jose Coronel Urtecho. B) Alfonso Cortes, Salomon de la Selva, Azarias H Pallais. C) Edgar Allan Poe, Gioconda Belli, Sergio Ramirez,. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alfonso Cortes, Salomon de la Selva, Azarias H Pallais. 13. What does the growth of new age movements signify in the postmodernist view of religion? A) Traditional religions have declined and been replaced by new age movements. B) New age movements emphasize devotion to a specific god. C) New age movements have adopted the meta narrative of traditional religions. D) New age movements have failed to attract followers compared to established religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional religions have declined and been replaced by new age movements. 14. Who are the precursors of the Postmodern Literature? A) William Shakespeare, Raj Quartet. B) Farrell, William Shakespeare, Raj Quartet. C) James Joyce, T.S. Eliot and Virginia Wolf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Joyce, T.S. Eliot and Virginia Wolf. 15. What is one of the key features of Late Modernity according to Giddens? A) Disembedding. B) Traditionalism. C) Isolationism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disembedding. 16. Jack Kerouac gave the Beat Generation their name because he claimed that his generation of writers was beaten down by A) Materialism. B) Politics. C) Religion. D) Traditionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traditionalism. 17. "I Want to be Miss America" 1. The sisters were being groomed to ..... A) Be dutiful daughters and wives. B) Enter beauty contests. C) Go to college. D) Start jobs right after high school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be dutiful daughters and wives. 18. What is the literary genre? A) Postmodernism. B) Narrative. C) Tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative. 19. Select the correct verb tense used in the following sentence: "Jake has been mowing the lawn for two hours now." A) Present perfect progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Past perfect progressive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present perfect progressive. 20. The keywords for postmodernism are A) Chaos. B) Resist authority. C) Relativism. D) Hybridized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hybridized. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesPostmodernism Quiz 1Postmodernism Quiz 3Postmodernism Quiz 4Postmodernism Quiz 5Postmodernism Quiz 6Postmodernism Quiz 7Postmodernism Quiz 8Postmodernism Quiz 9Postmodernism Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books