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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asserts that the interpretation of metaphor is often reliant upon another metaphor?
(a) Derrida.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Socrates.

2. According to Foucault, what form of communication had power over social ideals?
(a) Online resources.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) Literature.
(d) Letters.

3. For what types of literature has cultural studies gained new attention?
(a) Literature with cultural issues.
(b) Literature with animal themes.
(c) Short form literature.
(d) Poetry.

4. According to Chapter 4, what is Hamlet about on a deeper level?
(a) The collapse of Elizabethan England.
(b) Family betrayal.
(c) The downfall of Rome.
(d) The greed of lineage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, what do readers seem to enjoy in narratives?

2. Who was Michel Foucault?

3. Using a word to represent a person, title, group, or similar is the use of __________.

4. Based on "What is Theory?" which of the following words can be used to describe theory?

5. In "The History of Sexuality," what was used as a blanket term to describe all aspects related to sexuality?

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