Chapter 7: Postmodernism

According to Postmodernism, which of the following affects how we see the world?

• Culture

• Language

• Gender

• All of the above

• None of the above

According to Postmodernism, truth is what?

• Objective

• Universal

• Neutral

• Socially constructed

• A and B only

Postmodernists claim that we can have what type of access to reality?

• Unmeditated

• Direct

• Immediate

• All of the above

• None of the above

Which Postmodernist philosopher famously pronounced, "god is dead"?

• Frederich Nietzsche

• Michel Foucault

• Walter Truett Anderson

• Jean-Francis Lyotard

• Richard Rorty

According to Postmodernism, language functions as what?

• A means for describing objective reality.

• A method for communicating truth.

• A tool of power and manipulation.

• A and B only

• None of the above

Postmodernists doubt the objectivity of which of the following disciplines?

• Evolutionary biology

• Science

• Math

• All of the above

• A and B only

According to Postmodernism, human beings are what?

• Bodies and Souls

• Persons

• Centralized personalities

• Social Constructs

• None of the above

According to Postmodernism, the problem with humanity is our adherence to what?

• Sophism

• Nihilism

• Metanarrative

• All of the above

• A and B only

Postmodernism rejects the metanarrative inherent in which of the following worldviews?

• New Spirituality

• Secularism

• Marxism

• All of the above

• A and B only

On what point can Christians and Postmodernists find some agreement?

• Our culture plays a role in shaping who we are.

• Our experiences contribute to who we are.

• Language can be used to manipulate people.

• All of the above

• None of the above