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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. What is the absolute, end result of theory, as expressed in Chapter 1, "What is Theory?"
(a) A solid, proven revision.
(b) There isn't one.
(c) A change in history.
(d) An final understanding of literature.

2. In terms of reading a literary work, Culler believes publication places what burden on a reader?
(a) Sharing it with friends.
(b) Buying it.
(c) Reading it.
(d) Understanding it.

3. What, according to Culler, is unique about cultural studies?
(a) The absence of fact.
(b) Its global acceptance.
(c) Its dual nature.
(d) The disrespect for literature.

4. What presents a story through the use of verbal patterning?
(a) Paragraph.
(b) Lyric.
(c) Theme.
(d) Movement.

5. In relationship to the "I" what does Culler suggest is a constant debate?
(a) Why it is important.
(b) Where it originates.
(c) What it means.
(d) If it matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What non-fiction literary device does "Jane Eyre" mimic?

2. According to some psychological studies, identity is formed based on the first memory of _____________.

3. Readers often respond emotionally to a particular use of language due to _____________.

4. To what types of topics did Foucault attempt to give historical relevance?

5. Many theorists believe that understanding the meaning of words in a text is ___________.

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