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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Language, Meaning and Interpretation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of literary theory, according to "What is Theory?"
(a) To transcend ignorant readers.
(b) To prove writing wrong.
(c) To tame the masses.
(d) To reflect on ideas.

2. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.
(a) DNA.
(b) History.
(c) Lineage.
(d) Sex.

3. Based on "What is Theory?" which of the following words can be used to describe theory?
(a) Literal.
(b) None of these.
(c) Scattered.
(d) Unfocused.

4. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Narrative-fiction.
(d) Expansive-fiction.

5. Literature as an aesthetic object attempts to encourage the reader to explore a relationship between _____________.
(a) Words and physical placement.
(b) Content and form.
(c) Desire and words.
(d) Form and function.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of literary theory tries to bring back voices from the past in an effort to create lost history?

2. Who is Ferdinand de Saussure?

3. According to Chapter 2, which of the examples below cannot be considered literature?

4. What is the goal of cultural studies, according to Chapter 3?

5. Who created the theory of interpellation?

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