What is the main challenge in defining postmodernism according to the speaker?

Understanding Postmodernism and Cultural Shifts

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It is the same as modernism.
It is universally accepted.
It is difficult to determine what it follows.
It is a well-defined concept.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which decades were modernists like T.S. Eliot highly revered?
1970s and 1980s
1950s and 1960s
1940s and 1950s
1920s and 1930s
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was the speaker's original field of study?
Postmodern literature
American literature
Victorian literature
Modern literature
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which modernist figure did the speaker write a book about?
Ezra Pound
James Joyce
T.S. Eliot
Virginia Woolf
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How has the literary canon changed according to the speaker?
It has become less diverse.
It has shifted away from modernists like Eliot and Pound.
It has become more focused on modernists.
It has remained the same.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker suggest about the term 'decline' in cultural contexts?
It accurately describes cultural changes.
It is a misleading term.
It is not applicable to modernism.
It is a positive term.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant change in higher education does the speaker mention?
The curriculum has not changed.
Fewer people attend college now.
College education has become less important.
The number of college attendees has significantly increased.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the speaker describe the current audience for literature and news?
Focused only on modernism
Larger and more diverse
Smaller and less diverse
Unchanged from the 50s
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker imply about cultural shifts?
They are always negative.
They require adaptation.
They are predictable.
They are irrelevant.
10.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the speaker's view on the role of media in cultural change?
Media only affects modernism.
Media has no impact.
Media has remained constant.
Media has changed and influenced cultural shifts.
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