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

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) Humanism / icon.
(b) Langue / parole.
(c) Paradigm / paradigmatic.
(d) Logocentrism / margin.

2. 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) Breaking dawn.
(b) Dawn song.
(c) Morning glory.
(d) Morning love.

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

4. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, and Shelley are authors of what form of writing, according to the chapter titled Theory Before Theory--Liberal Humanism?
(a) Investigative journalists.
(b) Mystery fiction writers.
(c) Romantic poets.
(d) Science-fiction writers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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'"?

2. What was the name of the American literature lecturer mentioned in the Introduction who died in January of 1995?

3. The narrator reveals that the modern period began with the ________.

4. Who was credited as being a key figure in the development of modern approaches to language study in the chapter titled Structuralism?

5. All of the following religious believers were not allowed to attend university in England in the nineteenth century except which one?

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