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

2. According to Culler, if society prefers to invest time in popular culture, how might classical literature be affected?
(a) It might go out of print.
(b) It will become obsolete.
(c) Writers may stop writing.
(d) It would cost less.

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

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

5. What form of literary theory tries to bring back voices from the past in an effort to create lost history?
(a) Republican.
(b) Lennon.
(c) Marxist.
(d) Socialist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By creating a vague story or lead character In literature, Culler suggests that the author hopes to achieve what response from the reader?

3. Culler reports that some scholars are worried that isolation for readers may become __________.

4. Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?

5. What is the purpose of literary theory, according to "What is Theory?"

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