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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Literature and Cultural Studies.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Based on "What is Theory?" which of the following words can be used to describe theory?
(a) Literal.
(b) Unfocused.
(c) None of these.
(d) Scattered.

3. Culler suggests that cultural studies attempt to fight against __________.
(a) Negative trends.
(b) Racism.
(c) Positive trends.
(d) Censorship.

4. Thanks to cultural studies, what has happened to many previously discarded works?
(a) All of these.
(b) They were rediscovered.
(c) They were revamped.
(d) They were debated in schools.

5. What is the term given to literature that is routinely studied in schools and universities?
(a) Formulaic literature.
(b) Literary canon.
(c) Lesson plan.
(d) Rhetoric.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The History of Sexuality," what was used as a blanket term to describe all aspects related to sexuality?

2. What, according to Culler, is unique about cultural studies?

3. Culler explains the nature of discourse on theory as _________.

4. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?

5. According to Chapter 2, which of the examples below cannot be considered literature?

(see the answer key)

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