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Set 5: Central Ideas (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

The following text contrasts Modernism and Postmodernism. While Modernism was characterized by a search for new forms to express the fragmented nature of modern life, it generally maintained a belief in an underlying coherence or truth (often through myth). Postmodernism, emerging in the mid-20th century, rejects this search for meaning entirely. It embraces fragmentation, irony, and pastiche, viewing truth as socially constructed and relative. Where the modernist laments the loss of unity, the postmodernist celebrates it as a liberation from totalizing narratives.

How does the postmodernist attitude toward fragmentation differ from the modernist attitude?

A. The postmodernist fears it, while the modernist ignores it
B. The modernist laments the loss of unity, while the postmodernist celebrates it✓ Correct
C. They both view fragmentation as a tragedy
D. The modernist embraces irony, while the postmodernist rejects it

Detailed Explanation

Choice B is correct. The text states: 'Where the modernist laments the loss of unity, the postmodernist celebrates it as a liberation.'

Key Evidence:

• "modernist laments the loss of unity"

• "postmodernist celebrates it"

Why others are wrong: A (Opposite), C (Opposite), D (Opposite (Postmodernism embraces irony)).

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