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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. Thanks to cultural studies, what has happened to many previously discarded works?
(a) They were rediscovered.
(b) They were debated in schools.
(c) They were revamped.
(d) All of these.

2. Culler reports that some scholars are worried that isolation for readers may become __________.
(a) Disengaged.
(b) Too intelligent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Wealthy.

3. What is the goal of cultural studies, according to Chapter 3?
(a) To learn about old writers.
(b) To make a difference.
(c) To elevate literary understanding.
(d) To expand young minds.

4. Cultural studies aim to demonstrate how people are affected by ___________.
(a) Artistic merit.
(b) The lack of education.
(c) The lack of money.
(d) Cultural forces.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Culler, if society prefers to invest time in popular culture, how might classical literature be affected?

2. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?

3. Theory rarely results in __________, according to Culler.

4. In Chapter 2, it is suggested that British literature worked to do what among the classes?

5. Culler reports that theory has the ability to undo which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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