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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Postmodernism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first critic to develop a "reader-centered" approach to literature?
(a) Plato.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Sophocles.

2. From which of Babara Johnson's literary pieces can the following definition of deconstructive reading be found according to author Peter Barry: "Deconstruction is not synonymous with 'destruction.' It is in fact much closer to the original meaning of the word 'analysis,' which etymologically means 'to undo'"?
(a) Trustee from the Toolroom.
(b) The Age of Innocence.
(c) The Critical Difference.
(d) Of Grammatology.

3. In the Introduction, what university did author Peter Barry say he attended?
(a) London University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) North Carolina State University.
(d) Yale University.

4. What was the name of the American literature lecturer mentioned in the Introduction who died in January of 1995?
(a) Charles Devine.
(b) Samuel Jackson.
(c) Edward Hardy.
(d) Eric Mottram.

5. The chapter "Postmodernism" details that Ezra Pound calls his major work, "The Cantos" a ________.
(a) Rag-bag.
(b) Praxis.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Misprision.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Peter Barry, where does post-structuralism ultimately derive from?

2. According to the narrator in the Introduction, what two introductions to theory sources deal with the problems of teaching or learning theory?

3. The narrator explains that the first prestigious name in English writing about literature was that of ________, who wrote his "Apology for Poetry" in about 1580.

4. In what decade did "postmodernism" become current according to the author?

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

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