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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Performative Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Focault warned the masses to be wary of _________.
(a) Poets as prophets.
(b) Starving artists.
(c) Reading as a hobby.
(d) Words as gospel.

3. What part of "The History of Sexuality" bothered Michel Foucault?
(a) Its graphic delivery.
(b) Its focus on the female.
(c) Its repressive delivery.
(d) Its inaccurate information.

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

5. English literature is known for being ____________.
(a) Pastoral.
(b) Inaccurate.
(c) Sentimental.
(d) Political.

Short Answer Questions

1. Literature, according to Culler, has the ability to do what for ideology?

2. Who created the theory of interpellation?

3. Interpretation is important in language because it can affect ______________.

4. According to Chapter 5, why is rhythm important to a poem?

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

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