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

2. In Culler's opinion, to what is rhetoric related?
(a) Poetics.
(b) Exaggeration.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Blasphemy.

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

4. According to Culler, poetry's imagery has the power of ____________.
(a) Literary advancement.
(b) Judgment.
(c) Persuasion.
(d) Support from scholars.

5. Culler suggests that performative language aids is the understanding of ______________.
(a) Silence.
(b) Discourse.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Resolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "the child is father to the man"?

2. When did J.L. Austin define the distinction between the various forms of utterance?

3. In Chapter 1, "What is Theory?" Culler defines theory as the opportunity to __________.

4. For what types of literature has cultural studies gained new attention?

5. What culture put literary works into only three groups?

(see the answer key)

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