Literary Theory: An Introduction Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

For Eagleton, what are the two ways in which literary theory can have a distinct purpose and identity? (from Conclusion, Political Criticism)

It can define itself in terms of methods of inquiry or the object being enquired into.

It can define itself in terms of other methods of inquiry and the manner of enquiry.

It can define itself in terms of methods of inquiry and the manner of enquiry.

It can define itself in terms of eradicating inquiry or the object being enquire into.

2.

What is the name Edmund Husserl gave to his philosophical method? (from Chapter 2, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Reception Theory)

New criticism.

Hermeneutics.

Phenomenology.

Reception theory.

3.

In psychoanalytic treatment, what happens during transference? (from Chapter 5, Psychoanalysis)

The analyst "transfers" on to the patient the diagnosis.

The analyst "transfers" on to the patient the conflicts she or he suffers from.

The patient "transfers" on to the analyst feelings she or he experiences.

The patient "transfers" on to the analyst the conflicts she or he suffers from.

4.

Why do feminists embrace the work of Jacques Lacan, despite the fact that he was contemptuous of the women's movement? (from Chapter 5, Psychoanalysis)

Because Lacan embraced Freudianism.

Because Lacan taught Freudianism.

Because Lacan rejected Freudianism.

Because Lacan rewrote Freudianism.

5.

Who said "there is no cultural document that is not at the same time a record of barbarism"? (from Conclusion, Political Criticism)

Walter Benjamin.

Julia Kristeva.

Karl Marx.

Michel Foucault.

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