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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Performative Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?
(a) Letters and sermons.
(b) Letters.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Sermons.

2. Some scholars fear that literature could inspire _____________.
(a) All of these.
(b) Change.
(c) Rebellion.
(d) Individuality.

3. Who was J.L. Austin?
(a) A Russian speaker.
(b) An American linguist.
(c) A French linguist.
(d) A British philosopher.

4. Culler suggests that performative language aids is the understanding of ______________.
(a) Resolution.
(b) Discourse.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Silence.

5. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?
(a) Readers.
(b) Society.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Professors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What presents a story through the use of verbal patterning?

2. What type of performance describes a state of affairs that can be proven to be accurate or inaccurate?

3. Who is Ferdinand de Saussure?

4. According to Foucault, what form of communication had power over social ideals?

5. Who is not a character in third-person narration?

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