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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. According to Chapter 6, what do readers seem to enjoy in narratives?
(a) Plot twists.
(b) Interesting characters.
(c) All of these.
(d) A satisfying conclusion.

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

3. Who is Ferdinand de Saussure?
(a) A German professor.
(b) An American journalist.
(c) A Russian leader.
(d) A Swiss linguist.

4. According to contemporary theorists, epic poetry has had what type of effect on culture?
(a) All of these.
(b) Little impact.
(c) Medium impact.
(d) Significant impact.

5. Who believed that linguists have the ability to help others speak, read, and understand never seen before words and sentence structures?
(a) Noam Chomsky.
(b) Guy Roach.
(c) Samson McHenry.
(d) Beuford Wether.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.

5. According to Culler, when it comes to performative language, what is required to give a word or a phrase weight?

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