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

Multiple Choice 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'"?
(a) The Critical Difference.
(b) The Age of Innocence.
(c) Trustee from the Toolroom.
(d) Of Grammatology.

2. According to the narrator in the Introduction, what two introductions to theory sources deal with the problems of teaching or learning theory?
(a) After Theory and The Critical Decade.
(b) The Oval Portrait and The End of English.
(c) The Use of English and The English Review.
(d) Literary Studies in Action and Texts and Contexts.

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

4. All of the following religious believers were not allowed to attend university in England in the nineteenth century except which one?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Anglican.

5. The notion of the ________, posited by Levi-Strauss, denoting the minimal units of narrative "sense," is formed on the analogy of the morpheme, which, in linguistics, is the ________ unit of grammatical sense.
(a) Semantics / largest.
(b) mytheme / smallest.
(c) Rhetoric / moderate.
(d) Bliss / largest.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was appointed Professor at King's College, London in 1840?

4. Which of the following best fits the definition of a discipline which has always been inherently confident about the possibility of establishing objective knowledge?

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

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