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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Post-structuralism and deconstruction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter titled Structuralism, Saussure used the terms ________ and ________ to signify language as a system or structure on the one hand, and any given utterance in that language on the other.
(a) Logocentrism / margin.
(b) Humanism / icon.
(c) Langue / parole.
(d) Paradigm / paradigmatic.

2. Which of F.R. Leavis's teachings was essentially a syllabus, manageable within a year-long undergraduate course?
(a) Great Tradition.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) Great Explorations.
(d) Great American Literature.

3. Who presented I.A. Richard with the manuscript of the book which was published in 1930 with the title Seven Types of Ambiguity?
(a) George Zebrowski.
(b) Wilfred Owen.
(c) Kurt Vonnegut.
(d) William Empson.

4. According to the chapter titled Structuralism, what is another term for "alba," the poetic form dating from the twelfth century in which lovers lament the approach of daybreak?
(a) Dawn song.
(b) Breaking dawn.
(c) Morning love.
(d) Morning glory.

5. The Introduction states that ________, like novelists, are dauntingly plentiful.
(a) Romanticists.
(b) Poets.
(c) Theorists.
(d) Journalists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Author Peter Barry explains that all of the following are part of the three stages of the deconstructive process except for which one?

3. What example did Saussure use to explain what he meant by saying that there are no intrinsic, fixed meanings in language?

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

5. Who said the following quote found in the chapter titled Theory Before Theory--Liberal Humanism: "We are told that the study of literature 'cultivates the taste, educates the sympathies and enlarges the mind'"?

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