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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. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?
(a) Professors.
(b) Readers.
(c) Society.
(d) Scholars.

2. According to theorists, how many people are required to obtain multiple interpretations of a text?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. What part of "The History of Sexuality" bothered Michel Foucault?
(a) Its repressive delivery.
(b) Its inaccurate information.
(c) Its graphic delivery.
(d) Its focus on the female.

4. In Chapter 3, from what form of culture is pop culture developed?
(a) Mainstream.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Combative.
(d) Underground.

5. What literary approach begins a work with no preconceived ideas in an effort to discover its meaning?
(a) Poetics.
(b) Justification.
(c) Hermeneutics.
(d) Translation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has literary theory helped add to the study of classics?

2. According to Chapter 5, why is rhythm important to a poem?

3. Readers often respond emotionally to a particular use of language due to _____________.

4. In Chapter 1, "What is Theory?" Culler defines theory as the opportunity to __________.

5. What is the literary device that is an over exaggeration of a word or idea?

(see the answer key)

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