View a FREE sample

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. Rousseau was concerned that what form of communication could be easily misinterpreted?
(a) Singing.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Speech.
(d) Speech and writing.

2. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.
(a) Lineage.
(b) DNA.
(c) History.
(d) Sex.

3. What did Derrida discover in Rousseau's work?
(a) Mystical images.
(b) Absolutes.
(c) Many structures.
(d) Russian phrases.

4. According to Chapter 2, literature must contain ____________ in order to qualify as literature.
(a) Social reform.
(b) Proper sentence structure.
(c) Words with a deeper meaning.
(d) Biblical references.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Some scholars fear that literature could inspire _____________.

3. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?

4. Focault warned the masses to be wary of _________.

5. Culler explains the nature of discourse on theory as _________.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 185 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample