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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Identity, Identification, and the Subject.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Culler suggests that cultural studies attempt to fight against __________.
(a) Racism.
(b) Censorship.
(c) Positive trends.
(d) Negative trends.

2. According to Chapter 5, why is rhythm important to a poem?
(a) It draws in the reader.
(b) It repels the reader.
(c) It confuses the reader.
(d) It creates mystery.

3. Culler suggests that the occasional confusion that results from the use of metaphor is due to __________.
(a) The lyricism of the phrase.
(b) A literal interpretation.
(c) The invention of new words.
(d) Repeat metaphors.

4. According to Chapter 3, what creates tension within cultural studies?
(a) Ambiguous results.
(b) Educators prefer to read without coaching.
(c) Two different approaches.
(d) Writers are against it.

5. What theory analyzes the relationship between mass culture and popular culture?
(a) European Marxist theory.
(b) French socialism theory.
(c) American English.
(d) Russian Lennon theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What era defined rhetoric as the study of structuring powers for discussion?

2. What type of poetry allows the reader to listen in on the narrator's thoughts?

3. What should a novel be according to Mikhail Bakhtin?

4. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?

5. What is the goal of cultural studies, according to Chapter 3?

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