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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 explains the nature of discourse on theory as _________.
(a) All of these.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Speculative.
(d) Dull.

2. To what types of topics did Foucault attempt to give historical relevance?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Sex.
(c) Madness.
(d) All of these.

3. Some scholars fear that literature could inspire _____________.
(a) All of these.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Change.
(d) Rebellion.

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

5. In Chapter 2, it is suggested that British literature worked to do what among the classes?
(a) Instill a stronger sense of class.
(b) Invoke shame.
(c) Create harmony.
(d) Create a divide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Modern Western literature can be traced to ______________.

2. What type of study is approached clinically?

3. Thanks to cultural studies, what has happened to many previously discarded works?

4. In terms of reading a literary work, Culler believes publication places what burden on a reader?

5. What was the primary theme of "The Sorrows of Young Werther"?

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