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Aesthetic judgement

  1. is the field of subjective relativity

  2. is the gap between subjectivity and objectivity

  3. objectivity

  4. is the field of formal objectivity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aesthetic judgement involves personal taste and individual preference, which are inherently subjective rather than objective. What one person finds beautiful, another may not. Option A correctly identifies this as 'the field of subjective relativity' - aesthetic evaluations vary from person to person and culture to culture, unlike objective facts which remain constant regardless of who observes them.

Multiple choice softskills communication

In the last paragraph

  1. B. Because of fear objectivity is wanted.

  2. C. Because of the subjects powerlessness objectivity is wanted

  3. C. Because of the subjects powerlessness fear is wanted

  4. A. Because of fear of objectivity the powerlessness of the subjects is wanted
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Multiple choice softskills communication

Postmodernism …breeds cynical rather than passionate behaviour

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Postmodernism is often associated with irony, skepticism, and a knowing detachment from grand narratives and sincere commitments. This critical, questioning stance can indeed breed cynicism - a jaded attitude that doubts the possibility of genuine meaning, progress, or authentic emotion. Postmodern thinkers frequently analyze how ideologies and social constructs operate, which can lead to cynical rather than passionate engagement with the world.

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Postmodernism … suggests people to buy many things they don’t really need.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Postmodernism is more focused on analyzing cultural texts, power structures, and representations than on directly encouraging consumer behavior. While postmodern theorists have critiqued consumer culture and analyzed how advertising creates desires, they don't typically 'suggest people to buy many things.' If anything, postmodernism encourages critical reflection on consumerism rather than actively promoting unnecessary consumption. The claim that postmodernism encourages buying unnecessary things mischaracterizes its critical, analytical approach.

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Postmodernism … provides constructive self-criticism by pointing out the destructiveness of mankind

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Postmodernism can indeed provide a form of constructive self-criticism by analyzing how human destructiveness operates through systems of power, ideology, and representation. By examining the ways we justify violence, environmental destruction, and social oppression, postmodern thought can make us more aware of our capacity for harm and more reflective about our choices. This critical awareness of 'destructiveness of mankind' aligns with postmodernism's analytical approach to understanding human behavior and social structures.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Cuisine

  1. A characteristic manner or style of preparing food

  2. Food

  3. Fare

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cuisine encompasses multiple meanings: it refers to (1) a characteristic style of preparing food (Option A), (2) the food itself (Option B), and (3) can be synonymous with 'fare' meaning food or provisions (Option C). Since all three options are valid aspects of what 'cuisine' means in different contexts, Option D 'All of the above' is correct. Cuisine is a broad concept covering style, substance, and provision of food.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Consomme

  1. a starter dish of beef

  2. an apertif

  3. clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken

  4. beef jerkies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Consommé is a type of clear soup that has been clarified, typically made from beef, veal, or chicken stock that has been simmered with vegetables and then strained through a fine mesh or clarified using egg whites to remove impurities. Option C correctly identifies it as 'clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken.' Options A, B, and D are incorrect: consommé is not specifically a starter dish of beef, not an apertif (which is a pre-dinner drink), and not beef jerky (dried meat).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Paradigm

  1. One that serves as a pattern or model.

  2. A set or list of all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories

  3. A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Paradigm has multiple distinct meanings across different contexts: (1) A pattern or model, as in 'paradigm example' (Option A); (2) In linguistics, the complete set of inflectional forms of a word (Option B); (3) In philosophy of science, a framework of assumptions and practices that defines how a community views reality (Option C, from Thomas Kuhn's work). Since all three definitions are valid uses of the word 'paradigm' in different contexts, Option D 'All of the above' is correct.