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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. Who created the theory of interpellation?
(a) Shane Montgomery.
(b) Jacob Traventhorn.
(c) Louis Althusser.
(d) Jacques Bouvois.

2. According to Chapter 7, a declarative statement that promises action can be defined as ________________.
(a) Performative utterance.
(b) Performative action.
(c) Performative thought.
(d) Performative viewpoint.

3. Examining the time period prior to modern literature, in what fashion are these works of fiction analyzed for literary theory?
(a) Written analysis.
(b) Verbal analysis.
(c) They are not analyzed.
(d) Both written and verbal analysis.

4. According to Chapter 6, what type of narration typically occurs when the point of view is limited?
(a) Accurate.
(b) Derisive.
(c) Fantastical.
(d) Unreliable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What great thinker believed plot to be the most significant part of a story?

2. According to Chapter 3, what creates tension within cultural studies?

3. What is a typical theme in literature?

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

5. What was Richard Rorty's area of expertise?

(see the answer key)

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