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

2. According to Chapter 5, how should poems be read?
(a) All at once.
(b) By the author.
(c) In sections.
(d) In private.

3. What era defined rhetoric as the study of structuring powers for discussion?
(a) The Dark Ages.
(b) Modern Times.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Elizabethean Age.

4. Who was J.L. Austin?
(a) A Russian speaker.
(b) An American linguist.
(c) A British philosopher.
(d) A French linguist.

5. In Chapter 3, "Literature and Cultural Studies," what does the production of literature drive in society?
(a) The teachers.
(b) The readers.
(c) The culture.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, it is suggested that British literature worked to do what among the classes?

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

3. In terms of reading a literary work, Culler believes publication places what burden on a reader?

4. Cultural studies aim to demonstrate how people are affected by ___________.

5. Culler reports that cultural studies typically focus on the lifestyle of whom?

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