The Birth of Postmodernism Quiz 1

The works of black writers reflected a need for ___________________ a0 change.

Roethke _______________ traditional forms of poetry.

During the 1950s, people came to trust ___________without reservation.

_________________ alone is the author of truth.

The __________encouraged a rapid decline in morals and the rejection of absolute truth.

After the 1960s, God and objective truth were removed from ____________ culture.

______________ is the belief that people have absolute freedom of choice.

The _____________ age began with the French Revolution.

The ____________ were characterized by economic success, technological advances, and social stability.

_______________ is the most thoroughgoing attempt to remake society by means of human reason.

Societies that stop believing in a universal standard of ___ a0 tend to lose their ability to create great pieces of art

Roethke's poem “Root Cellar” is about man's _______________ a0 attempt to control life.

Theodore Roethke shunned undisciplined and ___________a0 means of expression.

Roethke's ______________is the source of many of his poems.

______________ alone is the author of truth.

Novels and short stories of the postmodern era show elements of ____________a0 works.

The Modern Age searched for truth apart from _______________.

Blending nonfiction and fiction creates a ____________ sense of reality.

The ___________ a0 technique continues to be used in postmodern writing.

An absolute truth is _____________ true.

The French Revolution exalted ______________.

In postmodern society, a _________a0 standard of truth no longer exists.

Flannery O'Connor believed that at the center of the meaning of life was the redemption that is provided by __________.

In the technological age, the ___________ became the great authenticator of truth.

The rise and fall of the Tower of Babel and modernism are ______________.

Fiction writers from the South have produced works that have been called ______________a0.

Existentialism is directly opposed to ________________thought.

Flannery O'Connor's stories paint a realistic picture of man's ______________.