Unit 2 The Rise of Postmodernism questions fully solved graded A+

Unit 2 The Rise of PostmodernismWhich event most likely influenced the creation of the science fiction genre? - correct answer the Industrial Revolution Match the vocabulary words as they are used in these sentences from Kurt Vonnegut's "The Barnhouse Effect" to their respective definitions. The definitions appear within parentheses. enigmatic prone bourgeois dubiously - correct answer Save for one short, [mysterious] message left in my mailbox on Christmas Eve, I have not heard from him since his disappearance a year and a half ago. Many a stouthearted patriot has found himself [lying face down] in the tangled bunting and timbers of a smashed reviewing stand. At no time were his experiments, as Premier Slezak called them, "a [characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns] plot to shackle the true democracies of the world." "Did you give it everything you had?" asked the general [in a doubtful manner]. Read this passage from Kurt Vonnegut's "Report on the Barnhouse Effect": At ten minutes before H-hour the general came in, shepherding the professor before him. The professor was comfortably attired in sneakers, gray flannels, a blue sweater, and a white shirt open at the neck. The two of them sat side by side on the love seat. What is the function of this description and how does it influence the development of the characters and the plot in the story? - correct answer The professor's casual attire and the characters sitting on a love seat just before the critical "H-hour" creates an ironic contrast and a playful mood. What does the word precipitated mean in the following sentence? The incident at school precipitated the need for more security. - correct answer brought about 1. Daniel's answer seemed ______ to Tara because she was sure that salt dissolved in water and not the other way around. 2. The teacher was a real ______; he marked off for every tiny error he could find, yelled at students for just looking at each other, and never accepted tardy notes. - correct answer dubious despot