Together, this ensemble of electronic techniques called into
being a new world - a peek-a-boo world, where now this event,
now that, pops into view for a moment, then vanishes again. It is
a world without much coherence or sense; a world that does not
ask us, indeed, does not permit us to do anything; a world that is,
like the child's game of peek-a-boo, entirely self-contained. But
like peek-a-boo, it is also endlessly entertaining.
Which statement most accurately describes how the author's word choice expresses
his feelings on electronic media, such as television?
OA. Postman's excitement about the changes over the past 100 years in how
we consume media comes through in his word choice.
B. Calling our culture a "peek-a-boo" world suggests that the author thinks
new media have made us more childlike.
OC. The idea that peek-a-boo is "endlessly entertaining is false; just as
adults grow out of peek-a-boo, they get tired of television.
D. By comparing new media to an 'ensemble," the author asserts that new
media create harmony between people like never before.
