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

2. According to Chapter 2, literature must contain ____________ in order to qualify as literature.
(a) Biblical references.
(b) Proper sentence structure.
(c) Words with a deeper meaning.
(d) Social reform.

3. What literary form do parts of Robert Burns' poetry imitate?
(a) Sermons.
(b) Folk songs.
(c) Speeches.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Literature, according to Culler, has the ability to do what for ideology?

2. Culler suggests that cultural studies attempt to fight against __________.

3. English literature is known for being ____________.

4. What type of study is approached clinically?

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

(see the answer key)

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