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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. According to Chapter 2, when a story is told with non-fiction historical references, it is __________.
(a) A literary rambling.
(b) A literary narrative.
(c) A work of literary fiction.
(d) Non-literary.

2. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.
(a) History.
(b) Sex.
(c) Lineage.
(d) DNA.

3. According to Chapter 3, what creates tension within cultural studies?
(a) Ambiguous results.
(b) Educators prefer to read without coaching.
(c) Writers are against it.
(d) Two different approaches.

4. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.
(a) Lawmakers.
(b) Students.
(c) Society.
(d) All of these.

5. Cultural studies aim to demonstrate how people are affected by ___________.
(a) Cultural forces.
(b) The lack of education.
(c) The lack of money.
(d) Artistic merit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is modern literature?

2. Thanks to cultural studies, the literary canon has succeeded in _____________.

3. In Chapter 2, it is suggested that British literature worked to do what among the classes?

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

5. Thanks to cultural studies, what has happened to many previously discarded works?

(see the answer key)

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