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

2. According to Chapter 3, what creates tension within cultural studies?
(a) Two different approaches.
(b) Ambiguous results.
(c) Educators prefer to read without coaching.
(d) Writers are against it.

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

4. What part of "The History of Sexuality" bothered Michel Foucault?
(a) Its graphic delivery.
(b) Its inaccurate information.
(c) Its focus on the female.
(d) Its repressive delivery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the theory of interpellation?

2. To what types of topics did Foucault attempt to give historical relevance?

3. By creating a vague story or lead character In literature, Culler suggests that the author hopes to achieve what response from the reader?

4. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.

5. According to Chapter 3, which author continues to stand the test of time?

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