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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 helped add to the study of classics?
(a) Metaphoric guidelines.
(b) Classical theory.
(c) Historical perspective.
(d) Modern theory.

2. According to Goethe, "life devoid of passion" is ___________.
(a) Meaningless.
(b) An honor.
(c) Difficult to achieve.
(d) Typical.

3. According to Chapter 4, how many specific elements do theorists analyze when considering a word in the text?
(a) Zero.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Charlotte Bronte.
(c) Virginia Wolff.
(d) Kate Campion.

5. Who defined rhetoric as "the art of persuasion"?
(a) Raphael.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Michelangelo.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, what type of narration typically occurs when the point of view is limited?

2. In what century did Rousseau write?

3. According to Culler, what do many novels teach about heartache?

4. Interpellation studies the effect of ______________ in shaping an individual's actions.

5. In order to understand language as a system, what must a linguist examine regarding its meaning and form?

(see the answer key)

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