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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theory before theory - liberal humanism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the term used in the Introduction that is defined as the science of signs?
(a) Logocentrism.
(b) Semiotics.
(c) Mimesis.
(d) Phenomenology.

2. ________ was founded on the notion of close reading, according to the narrator.
(a) Sociology.
(b) Humanities.
(c) English studies.
(d) Social studies.

3. The narrator explains in the Introduction that the emphasis on practice means that this is what form of book?
(a) E-book.
(b) Manuscript.
(c) Work book.
(d) Missal.

4. Who was appointed Professor at King's College, London in 1840?
(a) Nick Hornby.
(b) J.R.R. Tolkien.
(c) F.D. Maurice.
(d) Frank McCourt.

5. Who does the narrator say was the founder of a method of studying English which is still the norm today?
(a) Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) I.A. Richards.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first critic to develop a "reader-centered" approach to literature?

2. In the Introduction, what university did author Peter Barry say he attended?

3. What does Peter Barry say is the topic of the book Beginning Theory?

4. According to the chapter titled Theory Before Theory--Liberal Humanism, structuralism and post-structuralism originated in what country?

5. Peter Barry explains that ________'s most significant thinking was contained in the essays "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time" and "The Study of Poetry."

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