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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 Culler, what is a classic ideal that appears in many novels?
(a) Truth and justice.
(b) Understanding of oneself.
(c) A moral lesson.
(d) True love.

2. According to studies, the majority of film and literature has been created from whose point of view?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) The rich.
(d) The poor.

3. What literary form do parts of Robert Burns' poetry imitate?
(a) Folk songs.
(b) Speeches.
(c) Sermons.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. Culler reports that some scholars are worried that isolation for readers may become __________.
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Too intelligent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Disengaged.

5. According to Chapter 6, what is the purpose of withholding information from a reader?
(a) To frustrate the reader.
(b) To confuse the reader.
(c) To appear intelligent.
(d) To build suspense.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, performative language phrases are not required to be _____________.

2. What has literary theory helped add to the study of classics?

3. Who believed language is made up of a system of differences?

4. According to Chapter 5, how should poems be read?

5. Who defined rhetoric as "the art of persuasion"?

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