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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Narrative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What idea did Rousseau help to develop?
(a) Evolution.
(b) The benefits of marriage.
(c) Financial awareness.
(d) Individuality.

2. What is no longer demanded of cultural scholars?
(a) "Close reading."
(b) "Tight reading."
(c) "Slow reading."
(d) "Back reading."

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

4. Who is Ferdinand de Saussure?
(a) A Russian leader.
(b) A Swiss linguist.
(c) A German professor.
(d) An American journalist.

5. According to Ferdinand de Saussure, the elements of language become unique based on their _________.
(a) Contrast against other elements.
(b) Function.
(c) Similarity to other elements.
(d) Popularity among speakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asserts that the interpretation of metaphor is often reliant upon another metaphor?

2. When a narrator only knows certain things, what is the narration called?

3. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?

4. Poetry has the capability to influence what in its reader, according to Culler?

5. What literary approach begins a work with no preconceived ideas in an effort to discover its meaning?

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