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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Michel Foucault?
(a) A Russian doctor who loved literature.
(b) A Spanish immigrant professor.
(c) A French intellectual historian.
(d) A Swiss banker who knew poetry.

2. What is the significance of published literature, according to Culler?
(a) A book is declared worthy to read.
(b) A book is paid for.
(c) It can catapult an author to fame.
(d) A book is available for the masses.

3. In terms of reading a literary work, Culler believes publication places what burden on a reader?
(a) Buying it.
(b) Reading it.
(c) Understanding it.
(d) Sharing it with friends.

4. In Chapter 2, it is suggested that British literature worked to do what among the classes?
(a) Create harmony.
(b) Instill a stronger sense of class.
(c) Invoke shame.
(d) Create a divide.

5. What is the literary device that substitutes a part for the whole or vice versa?
(a) Doppleganger.
(b) Spoonerism.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Amplification.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, how many specific elements do theorists analyze when considering a word in the text?

2. According to Culler, what do the authors of classical literature often hide within their words?

3. Why are cultural studies and literary theory not at odds with each other?

4. According to Chapter 2, when a story is told with non-fiction historical references, it is __________.

5. According to Chapter 3, which author continues to stand the test of time?

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