Post Modern, Modern Era & "The Second Coming" Test
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"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.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"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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CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
*"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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"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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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"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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CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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