Historical Events
World war ll was the first big push to the start of disillusionment. What is disillusionment?
A) a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as it seems
B) the act of fighting over different beliefs
A) a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as it seems
Why/ how was humor used in post modernism?
A) They wanted to bring attention or critique society
B) They wanted to cause conflict on another country
C) It was very popular
A) They wanted to bring attention or critique society
What was Samuel Becketts most famous book?
A) Waiting for Godot B) I survived C)A little life
A) Waiting for Godot
He wrote the book in 1953 about the tedium and hope of human existence.
Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most popular authors during this time. What year do you think he was born?
A) 1980 B)1765 C) 1922 D) 1921
C) 1922
The Korean war was another major even that started the new times of postmodernism in 1945-1980. what year do you think the korean war started?
A)1950 B) 1822 C) 1900 D)1840
A) 1950
which of these is not a reason that put a start to postmodernism?
A World War ll B)the holocaust C) Korean war
D) JFK being killed
D) JFK being killed
Which of these was not a major author during post modernism?
A)Thomas pynchon B) Kurt Vonnegut
C) William Gadd's D) J.K Rowling
D) J.K Rowling
What was Kurt Vonnegut's most famous book during post modernism?
A) Six Of Crows B) The Slaughterhouse Five
C) The Kite Runner D)Never Let Me Go
B) The Slaughterhouse Five
He wrote this book about his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years
The Cold war, Vietnam war , the korean war, and the civil rights movement were all during this time. Which event happened first.
A) Cold war B) Vietnam war C) Korean War D) The Civil Rights Movement
A) Cold war
The cold war started in the year 1947
What is postmodernism?
A) Exploring with narrative techniques questioning traditional literacy
B) The times where people stopped reading and started using technology
A) Exploring with narrative techniques questioning traditional literacy
Which of the Following authors wrote the book "The Recognition"
A William Gadd's B Kurt Vonnegut C) Kathy Acker
D) Samuel beckett
A) William Gadd's
He wrote this book in 1955 about the life of Wyatt Gwyon, son of a Calvinist minister from rural New England
kurt vonnegut attended College where he majored in biochemistry before leaving in 1943 to enlist in the U.S. Army.What college do you think he went to?
A) UCLA B) Cornell C) Yale D) Polk State
B) Cornell
He left the college to enlist in the army and was later captured as a prisoner in 1944.