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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 Chapter 5, what is the goal in using a metaphor?
(a) To outrage the reader.
(b) To invoke emotion.
(c) To confuse with whimsy.
(d) To make the reader think.

2. What form of narration tells a story from an "I" point of view?
(a) Second Person.
(b) First-person.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Third Person.

3. Cultural studies aim to demonstrate how people are affected by ___________.
(a) The lack of money.
(b) Artistic merit.
(c) The lack of education.
(d) Cultural forces.

4. Why do theorists study performance utterances?
(a) To question the realism in words.
(b) To understand Latin phrases.
(c) To question political bias in writing.
(d) To understand whether language acts.

5. According to Chapter 2, when a story is told with non-fiction historical references, it is __________.
(a) Non-literary.
(b) A literary narrative.
(c) A work of literary fiction.
(d) A literary rambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what is it called when events take place opposite of expectation?

2. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?

3. According to contemporary theorists, epic poetry has had what type of effect on culture?

4. Literature as an aesthetic object attempts to encourage the reader to explore a relationship between _____________.

5. In Chapter 2, what does fiction aim to achieve?

(see the answer key)

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