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

2. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Expansive-fiction.
(d) Narrative-fiction.

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

4. In Chapter 1, "What is Theory?" Culler defines theory as the opportunity to __________.
(a) Guess.
(b) Wonder.
(c) All of these.
(d) Speculate.

5. Literature as an aesthetic object attempts to encourage the reader to explore a relationship between _____________.
(a) Form and function.
(b) Desire and words.
(c) Content and form.
(d) Words and physical placement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Literature, according to Culler, has the ability to do what for ideology?

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

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

4. What was Richard Rorty's area of expertise?

5. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?

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