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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. Focault warned the masses to be wary of _________.
(a) Starving artists.
(b) Poets as prophets.
(c) Words as gospel.
(d) Reading as a hobby.

2. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?
(a) Expansive-fiction.
(b) Narrative-fiction.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Fiction.

3. What theory analyzes the relationship between mass culture and popular culture?
(a) American English.
(b) Russian Lennon theory.
(c) European Marxist theory.
(d) French socialism theory.

4. What, according to Culler, is unique about cultural studies?
(a) Its dual nature.
(b) The disrespect for literature.
(c) The absence of fact.
(d) Its global acceptance.

5. What form of structuralism organizes culture into certain, rule-based practices?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Australian.

Short Answer Questions

1. English literature is known for being ____________.

2. Who created the theory of interpellation?

3. Rousseau was concerned that what form of communication could be easily misinterpreted?

4. Modern Western literature can be traced to ______________.

5. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.

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