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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. Theory rarely results in __________, according to Culler.
(a) A good theory.
(b) A close estimation.
(c) A definitive answer.
(d) A strong guess.

2. Culler reports that theory has the ability to undo which of the following?
(a) What is already known.
(b) What is offensive.
(c) What is blasphemous.
(d) What is incorrect.

3. What was Richard Rorty's area of expertise?
(a) Literature.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

4. What has literary theory tried to do for the classics?
(a) Save them.
(b) Censor them.
(c) Make them into movies.
(d) Insult them.

5. What literary form do parts of Robert Burns' poetry imitate?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Sermons.
(c) Folk songs.
(d) Speeches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.

2. Focault warned the masses to be wary of _________.

3. What nationality was Rousseau?

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

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

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