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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. Culler suggests that cultural studies attempt to fight against __________.
(a) Censorship.
(b) Positive trends.
(c) Negative trends.
(d) Racism.

2. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?
(a) Letters.
(b) Sermons.
(c) Letters and sermons.
(d) Prayers.

3. What is the term given to literature that is routinely studied in schools and universities?
(a) Formulaic literature.
(b) Literary canon.
(c) Lesson plan.
(d) Rhetoric.

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

5. What type of study is approached clinically?
(a) Nomanclature.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Literary.
(d) Cultural.

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. In Chapter 3, "Literature and Cultural Studies," what does the production of literature drive in society?

3. What form of structuralism organizes culture into certain, rule-based practices?

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

5. Rousseau was concerned that what form of communication could be easily misinterpreted?

(see the answer key)

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