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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. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?
(a) Sermons.
(b) Letters.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Letters and sermons.

2. Who was Michel Foucault?
(a) A Swiss banker who knew poetry.
(b) A Spanish immigrant professor.
(c) A French intellectual historian.
(d) A Russian doctor who loved literature.

3. 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) They are not analyzed.
(c) Verbal analysis.
(d) Written analysis.

4. In Chapter 2, it is suggested that British literature worked to do what among the classes?
(a) Create harmony.
(b) Instill a stronger sense of class.
(c) Invoke shame.
(d) Create a divide.

5. In Chapter 2, what does fiction aim to achieve?
(a) An accurate portrayal of emotions.
(b) A fictional relationship with God.
(c) A fictional relationship with the world.
(d) A true account of historical moments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Culler reports that some scholars are worried that isolation for readers may become __________.

2. What part of "The History of Sexuality" bothered Michel Foucault?

3. In English literature, many lead characters were written in order to inspire ______________.

4. Based on "What is Theory?" which of the following words can be used to describe theory?

5. What is the significance of published literature, according to Culler?

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