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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator explains that those abroad who were sympathetic to the ideas of Communism tried to follow the ________ on matters where an official Party policy existed, hence the international influence of the Leninist views.

2. What was the name of the Nigerian novelist who published his first novel, "Things Fall Apart," in 1958, and was criticized by an early reviewer for affecting identity with African villagers?

3. The narrator believes that after the moment of theory there comes, inevitably, the ________ of theory, when it ceases to be the exclusive concern of a dedicated minority and enters the intellectual bloodstream.

4. Which of the following terms is defined as the view that, in spite of the connections between culture and economics, art has a degree of independence from economic forces?

5. What is thecritical approach which uses the methods and findings of the science of linguistics in the analysis of literary texts?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is one significant effect of post-colonial criticism?

2. What is lesbian feminism?

3. What is the aim of Marxism, according to the narrator?

4. Briefly explain new historicism as it is described by the author.

5. What is narratology?

6. How does Barry use the term "discourse" in relation to narratology? Who else used such term according to Barry?

7. What does ecocriticism study? What is another term for ecocriticism?

8. Explain what liberal humanism and stylistics have in common.

9. Briefly define "mimesis" and "diegesis" as determined by Peter Barry.

10. Explain the meaning of "adopt," "adapt," and "adept" phases as they relate to post-colonial criticism.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss Peter Barry's instructional approach to literary theory.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the "landmarks" in postmodernism as discussed by Peter Barry.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what it means to read literature with the perspective of "Orientalism" in mind.

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