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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, What Is Literature and Does It Matter?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.
(a) Students.
(b) All of these.
(c) Society.
(d) Lawmakers.

2. What non-fiction literary device does "Jane Eyre" mimic?
(a) A biography.
(b) A diary.
(c) An autobiography.
(d) An article.

3. What idea did Rousseau help to develop?
(a) Financial awareness.
(b) Evolution.
(c) The benefits of marriage.
(d) Individuality.

4. In English literature, many lead characters were written in order to inspire ______________.
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Aspiration.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Sequels.

5. Modern Western literature can be traced to ______________.
(a) Russian Scholars.
(b) French Writers and Artists.
(c) German Romantic theorists.
(d) British Agnostic believers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.

2. Who was Michel Foucault?

3. In Chapter 2, what does fiction aim to achieve?

4. Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?

5. According to Chapter 1, what does literary theory often critique?

(see the answer key)

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