Question

1. Which genre of writing was invented during the postmodernist movement?

A. War literature
B. Satirical essay
C. Symbolic poetry
D. Nonfiction novel

2. Modernist writers were mainly reacting to

A. The practice of slavery
B. The horrors of world war 1
C. The second-class status of women
D. The inequality of American society

Answer 1

Answer: 1.D. Non fiction novel, 2.B. The horrors of World War I

Step-by-step explanation: The genre of writing that was invented during the postmodernist movement was the nonfiction novel. Modernist writers were mainly reacting to the horrors of World War I.

The nonfiction novel is about actual events that happened to actual people told in the form of a novel.

Modernist writers, feel loss, alienation, and despair due to the horrors of World War I. There is no absolute truth and all things are relative.

Answer 2

During the postmodernist movement, nonfiction novels were invented. Dadaism is a subcategory of nonfiction which was popular during this time. Modernist writers were mainly reacting to the horrors of World War I. World War I lasted from July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918.