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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, the literary canon has succeeded in _____________.
(a) Attracting new readers.
(b) Growing.
(c) All of these.
(d) Bringing in timely literature.

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

3. Culler reports that cultural studies typically focus on the lifestyle of whom?
(a) Famous people.
(b) World travelers.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Ordinary men.

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

5. Culler explains the nature of discourse on theory as _________.
(a) Dull.
(b) Speculative.
(c) Predictable.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory analyzes the relationship between mass culture and popular culture?

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

3. What is no longer demanded of cultural scholars?

4. What is the purpose of literary theory, according to "What is Theory?"

5. Examining the time period prior to modern literature, in what fashion are these works of fiction analyzed for literary theory?

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