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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. To what types of topics did Foucault attempt to give historical relevance?
(a) Sex.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Madness.
(d) All of these.

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

3. What was the primary theme of "The Sorrows of Young Werther"?
(a) Family feuds.
(b) Unrequited love.
(c) Lust and jealousy.
(d) Money and power.

4. According to Foucault, what form of communication had power over social ideals?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) Literature.
(c) Letters.
(d) Online resources.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. English literature is known for being ____________.

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

3. Some scholars fear that literature could inspire _____________.

4. What non-fiction literary device does "Jane Eyre" mimic?

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

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