Post Modern, Modern Era & "The Second Coming" Test

"The Modernist and Contemporary Periods" (ps.16-17)

What is one way that postmodern authors differ from modernist authors in their writing style?

• Postmodern authors focus more on a character’s inner thoughts and feelings.

• Modernist authors parody other texts to create irony.

• Postmodern authors often use multiple narrators with conflicting perspectives.

• Modernist authors use everyday language to engage a wide audience.

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"The Second Coming" (p.40)

In the excerpt, the phrase “the falcon cannot hear the falconer” creates a mood of:

• Calm and peace

• Joy and hopefulness

• Fear and uncertainty

• Confusion and chaos

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How does the figurative language in "The Second Coming" contribute to the poem’s overall mood?

• It creates a mood of nostalgia for the past.

• It creates a mood of dread and impending disaster.

• It creates a mood of calm acceptance.

• It creates a mood of excitement about a new beginning.

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*"The Modernist and Contemporary Periods"

The author of the postmodernism text explains that postmodern authors often use “ironic narrators.” What is the purpose of this technique?

• To maintain a strictly linear plot structure

• To focus on characters’ psychological interiority

• To confuse the reader by presenting contradictory facts

• To show awareness that storytelling is a constructed act

"The Modernist and Contemporary Periods" (p.17)

Which detail from the text best shows how postmodern literature challenges traditional storytelling?

• The focus on alienation and unstable identity

• The presence of multiple narrators with unique perspectives

• The use of stream of consciousness to mimic human thought

• The use of sophisticated language to express point of view

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"The Modernist and Contemporary Periods"

What is the meaning of the word “fragmentation” as used in the text?

• The breaking apart or splitting into pieces

• The simplification of complex stories

• The separation of fact from fiction

• The complexity of simple processes

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"The Second Coming" (p.40)

In the phrase “the ceremony of innocence is drowned,” what does “drowned” figuratively suggest about innocence?

• A) Innocence is overwhelmed and lost

• B) Innocence is celebrated and honored

• C) Innocence is hidden and protected

• D) Innocence is purified and cleansed

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"The Modernist and Contemporary Periods" (p.15)

Which best describes the author’s purpose for discussing Picasso’s painting Girl Before a Mirror?

• To show how art can be realistic and accurate

• To highlight the use of multiple perspectives in postmodern art

• To illustrate how modernist art reflects a character’s inner world

• To explain the use of irony in postmodern literature

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"The Modernist and Contemporary Periods" (ps.16-17)

What does the word “multiplication” mean in the context of postmodern literature in the text?

• Multiplying the length of a novel

• Adding more chapters to extend the story

• Creating several narrators with different perspectives

• Increasing the number of characters in a story

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"The Modernist and Contemporary Periods"

How does rhetorical language shape the perspective of the author in the text about modernism and postmodernism?

• It provides clear definitions of literary terms

• It summarizes the main points in simple language

• It conveys mood and tone that reflect the author’s viewpoint

• It gives examples of historical events

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