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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) Many structures.
(b) Russian phrases.
(c) Absolutes.
(d) Mystical images.

2. Culler reports that theory has the ability to undo which of the following?
(a) What is incorrect.
(b) What is offensive.
(c) What is blasphemous.
(d) What is already known.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Richard Rorty's area of expertise?

2. How old is modern literature?

3. Some scholars fear that literature could inspire _____________.

4. What literary form do parts of Robert Burns' poetry imitate?

5. Cultural studies aim to demonstrate how people are affected by ___________.

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