AA HA 10G T1 SUMMA 2 Unit 1 W4 {Big Idea-Read,Genre,Vocab}}

Modernism and Postmodernism reading

Which quote from the text most likely explains why modernism emerged?

 

• A. “With the Second Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s, daily life became more fast-paced, mechanized, and urban.”

• B. “After World War I (1914–1918), traditional class structures began to break down in Europe and the United States.”

• C. “It was a time of science and progress, rational thought and psychology.”

• D. All of the above.

Answer explanation

All three selections relate to the emergence of modernism.

What information does the following passage (paragraph 1) mainly reveal about modernism and postmodernism?

 

Even though the word reality is in the title, most reality shows are in fact carefully constructed narratives pieced together by directors and producers. The dramatic confrontations, the way viewers identify with or vilify the participants, the self-aware finales, and the fragmented storylines are all elements with roots in literary periods known as modernism and postmodernism.

Answer choices for the above question

 

• A. It is wrong to vilify reality show contestants.

• Modernism and postmodernism continue to affect popular culture today.

• C. Reality shows are not as “real” as they claim to be.

• D. Modernism and postmodernism are unrelated.

Answer explanation

Correct. This passage discusses the effects of modernism and postmodernism on popular culture, as shown in reality television.

.Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 3)?

 

As a result, many rejected realism, the practice of representing or depicting people, places, and situations as close to how they look in real life as possible. Instead, their works explored the subjective interiority of a narrator’s inner life and the fragmentation of time.Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and James Joyce’s Ulysses are classic examples of modernism. The novels lack linear plot, chronology, and a reliable narrator.

Answer choices for the above question

 

 

• A. Modernism was very different from the movements that came before it.

• B. An unreliable narrator is the defining characteristic of a modernist work.

• C. The transition from realism to subjective interiority was unintentional.

• D. All of the above

Answer explanation

Correct. It is clear from the excerpt that Modernism does almost the exact opposite of what came before.

The following passage (paragraph 4) adds to the development of the text mainly by suggesting that .

 

With the end of World War II in 1945 came the collapse of European colonialism, the emergence of new nations, and the rise of multicultural voices by authors with new stories to tell and new ways to tell them. Postmodern literature regularly features everyday language, narrative fragmentation, and experimentalism.

 

 

• A. the end of colonialism allowed previously unheard voices to be heard

• B. postmodernism was the first movement to introduce the “everyday” into novels

• C. the literary world responded well to these new voices and perspectives

• D. World War II had a devastating effect on the world

Answer explanation

The excerpt clearly states that the end of colonialism opened literature to new stories from diverse authors.

Which of the following selections best explains why many modernist authors and artists rejected realism in their work?

 

• A. They felt that realism was boring and wanted to be more creative.

• B. Rejecting realism was a form of protest after World War I.

• C. They wanted their work to reflect the new sense of instability in the world.

• D. They believed realism was for the elite and wanted to create new art for the people.

Answer explanation

Correct. It is made clear in the text that the artists and writers rejected realism as a result of feeling detached from their lives before the war.

Which of the following statements about modernist and postmodernist literature’s similarities is best supported by the text {read}?

 

• A. Both movements focus on the reader’s experience reading the text.

• B. Modernism and postmodernism rely on coherent meaning and a linear narrative.

• C. The two movements are characterized by an unreliable narrator.

• D. Each movement expresses the complexity and changes of their time.

Answer explanation

Correct. The text demonstrates how both movements are responses to an ever changing world.

Determine the right word to complete the sentence

She was a strong  _________ for cancer research and never missed an opportunity to speak for her cause.

 

• A. successor

• B. advocate

• C. paradigm

• D. globe

Determine the right word to complete the sentence

 

The show at the museum presented changes in fashion from the 1920s up through the current____________ .

• A. hierarchy

• B. globe

• C. incidence

• D. decade

Determine the right word to complete the sentence

Her ten-year plan was to start as an assistant and climb up the company ____________ until she was made a vice president of the organization.

• A. hierarchy

• B. paradigm

• C. advocate

• D. successor

The invention of the telescope led to a_________________  shift in how people thought of the universe, seeing it as much vaster than they had imagined.

 

Answer choices for the above question

 

• A. decade

• B. advocate

• C. paradigm

• D. successor