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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Performative Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Literature, according to Culler, has the ability to do what for ideology?
(a) All of these.
(b) Praise it.
(c) Destory it.
(d) Elevate it.

3. What is the literary device that is an over exaggeration of a word or idea?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Theme.
(c) Tone.
(d) Satire.

4. Theorists occasionally worry about the impact of literature because narratives can be a trusted source of knowledge or _________.
(a) Distortion.
(b) All of these.
(c) Miseducation.
(d) Fakeness.

5. According to Foucault's beliefs, what does society determine?
(a) Which ideas are interesting.
(b) Which ideas should invoke awe.
(c) Which ideas should be analyzed.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Chapter 4, what is a secret message placed within the broader scope of a text?

3. Who is Ferdinand de Saussure?

4. According to Chapter 6, what is the desired result after conflict within a novel?

5. Why are cultural studies and literary theory not at odds with each other?

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