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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Literature and Cultural Studies.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why are cultural studies and literary theory not at odds with each other?
(a) They were invented by the same person.
(b) They stem from the same philosophy.
(c) They are static.
(d) They are from two different genres.

4. What has literary theory tried to do for the classics?
(a) Make them into movies.
(b) Insult them.
(c) Save them.
(d) Censor them.

5. What, according to Culler, is unique about cultural studies?
(a) Its dual nature.
(b) The absence of fact.
(c) Its global acceptance.
(d) The disrespect for literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 2, which of the examples below cannot be considered literature?

2. In terms of reading a literary work, Culler believes publication places what burden on a reader?

3. What did Derrida discover in Rousseau's work?

4. According to Chapter 3, what creates tension within cultural studies?

5. What is no longer demanded of cultural scholars?

(see the answer key)

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