Question 1 : Jean Baudrillard's conception of simulacra refers to
• A. copies of objects for which there is no true original
• B. the French understanding of conception "simulation."
• C. consumer goods bought over the internet
• D. language that is inherent to internet culture
Question 2 : One of the reasons signs no longer convey clear and simple meaning according to Baudrillard is due to:
• A. a disconnect between citizens and their respective governments
• B. consumer goods creating a cultural world of unstable meaning
• C. due to the rise in languages both on and offline
• D. the creation of hypertext within html environments
Question 3 : Lyotard uses which of the following terms to refer to the rational functionality of contemporary societies?
• A. metanarrative
• B. multivocality
• C. mercantilization of knowledge
• D. performativity
Question 4 : For Lyotard, what is the underlying problem we suffer in "the postmodern condition"?
• A. Inability to form universal truth
• B. All interaction based upon capitalist relations
• C. Inability to generate a plurality of voices
• D. All social relations subsumed by rationality
Question 5 : Which of the following is true regarding metanarratives?
• A. They are non-paradigmatic systems of knowledge
• B. Since meta, contain non-credible worldviews
• C. Provide a basis for truth claims to be made
• D. A narrative is insufficient to judge knowledge validity
Question 6 : While postmodernists avoid metatheoretical frameworks, the authors' believe Baudrillard's orientation to action is profoundly
• A. rationalistic
• B. collectivistic
• C. nonrationalistic
• D. individualistic
Question 7 : Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being or a substance. It is the generation by models of a real without origin or reality:
• A. a hyperreal
• B. an alternate
• C. a simulacra
• D. a falsehood
Question 8 : Postmodernism is a clearly understood and singularly defined concept.
True
False
Question 9 : "Buy this car because it is made well" is an example of imagistic advertising.
True
False
Question 10 : In a postmodern society symbols no longer refer directly to concrete reality.
True
False
Question 11 : Post-modernists believe the legitimacy of science is derived from truth.
True
False