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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 nationality was Rousseau?
(a) French.
(b) African.
(c) Russian.
(d) British.

2. According to Chapter 1, what does literary theory often critique?
(a) Proven facts.
(b) Common sense ideas.
(c) Words of the wealthy.
(d) Unnecessary documentation.

3. According to Chapter 3, which author continues to stand the test of time?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Ben Jonson.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Dan Brown.

4. Interpretation is important in language because it can affect ______________.
(a) Its prestige.
(b) Who wrote the text.
(c) The meaning of a text.
(d) Who will buy the text.

5. Modern Western literature can be traced to ______________.
(a) British Agnostic believers.
(b) Russian Scholars.
(c) German Romantic theorists.
(d) French Writers and Artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?

2. According to Chapter 4, what is Hamlet about on a deeper level?

3. What did Derrida discover in Rousseau's work?

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

5. What type of study is approached clinically?

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