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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. Rousseau was concerned that what form of communication could be easily misinterpreted?
(a) Speech.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Singing.
(d) Speech and writing.

2. Interpellation studies the effect of ______________ in shaping an individual's actions.
(a) Being abused.
(b) Being pigeonholed.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Poverty.

3. What type of study is approached clinically?
(a) Cultural.
(b) Nomanclature.
(c) Literary.
(d) Poetry.

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 According to Chapter 2, when a story is told with non-fiction historical references, it is __________.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

5. By creating a vague story or lead character In literature, Culler suggests that the author hopes to achieve what response from the reader?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Projection.
(c) All of these.
(d) Creativity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To what types of topics did Foucault attempt to give historical relevance?

4. Some scholars fear that literature could inspire _____________.

5. Culler reports that cultural studies typically focus on the lifestyle of whom?

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