View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 5, why is rhythm important to a poem?
(a) It repels the reader.
(b) It confuses the reader.
(c) It draws in the reader.
(d) It creates mystery.

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

3. Why are cultural studies and literary theory not at odds with each other?
(a) They are static.
(b) They stem from the same philosophy.
(c) They are from two different genres.
(d) They were invented by the same person.

4. Who was Judith Butler?
(a) A published fiction writer.
(b) A Harvard professor.
(c) A famous French speaker.
(d) An American philospher.

5. Examining the time period prior to modern literature, in what fashion are these works of fiction analyzed for literary theory?
(a) Both written and verbal analysis.
(b) Written analysis.
(c) Verbal analysis.
(d) They are not analyzed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, how many specific elements do theorists analyze when considering a word in the text?

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

3. What is accomplished by literary performatives, according to Culler?

4. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?

5. What form of narration tells a story from an "I" point of view?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample