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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lesbian/gay criticism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Plato, "a state of language anterior to the Word" is called ________.
(a) Semiotic.
(b) Chora.
(c) Organic form.
(d) Surrealism.

2. Lesbian theory that broke away from feminism and made new allegiances, in particular, with gay men rather than with other women is called "queer theory" or ________.
(a) Homosexual concepts.
(b) Homosexual education.
(c) Heterosexual examinations.
(d) Queer studies.

3. ________ is defined as a discipline which has always tended to emphasize the difficulty of achieving secure knowledge about things.
(a) Sociology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Criminology.

4. According to the chapter titled Post-Structuralism and Deconstruction, structuralism derives ultimately from ________.
(a) Linguistics.
(b) Formalism.
(c) Mimesis.
(d) Hermeneutics.

5. The narrator states that the study of English literature was seen as a kind of substitute for ________.
(a) History.
(b) Social studies.
(c) Religion.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people broke away from feminism and made new allegiances, in particular, with gay men rather than with other women?

2. The crucial essay "The Death of the Author" written in 1968 was the "hinge" around which ________ turned from structuralism to post-structuralism.

3. In the chapter titled "Feminist Criticism," which group did author Peter Barry say maintained a major interest in traditional critical concepts like theme, motif, and characterization?

4. Who does Peter Barry claim described the feminist change in the late 1970s as a shift of attention from "andro-texts" to "gyno-texts"?

5. What does Peter Barry say was the earliest work of theory written by Aristotle?

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