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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Chapter 2, which of the examples below cannot be considered literature?
(a) Instructional manuals.
(b) All of these.
(c) Private journals.
(d) The phone book.

3. Modern Western literature can be traced to ______________.
(a) French Writers and Artists.
(b) British Agnostic believers.
(c) German Romantic theorists.
(d) Russian Scholars.

4. What has literary theory helped add to the study of classics?
(a) Modern theory.
(b) Classical theory.
(c) Historical perspective.
(d) Metaphoric guidelines.

5. Why are cultural studies and literary theory not at odds with each other?
(a) They are from two different genres.
(b) They stem from the same philosophy.
(c) They are static.
(d) They were invented by the same person.

6. To what types of topics did Foucault attempt to give historical relevance?
(a) All of these.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Madness.
(d) Sex.

7. In Chapter 3, "Literature and Cultural Studies," what does the production of literature drive in society?
(a) The culture.
(b) The teachers.
(c) The readers.
(d) The church.

8. By creating a vague story or lead character In literature, Culler suggests that the author hopes to achieve what response from the reader?
(a) All of these.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Projection.
(d) Frustration.

9. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.
(a) Society.
(b) Lawmakers.
(c) Students.
(d) All of these.

10. According to Foucault, what form of communication had power over social ideals?
(a) Literature.
(b) Letters.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Online resources.

11. What part of "The History of Sexuality" bothered Michel Foucault?
(a) Its focus on the female.
(b) Its inaccurate information.
(c) Its repressive delivery.
(d) Its graphic delivery.

12. What was the primary theme of "The Sorrows of Young Werther"?
(a) Money and power.
(b) Family feuds.
(c) Unrequited love.
(d) Lust and jealousy.

13. Many theorists believe that understanding the meaning of words in a text is ___________.
(a) Interesting.
(b) Elusive.
(c) All of these.
(d) Complex.

14. What is the goal of cultural studies, according to Chapter 3?
(a) To elevate literary understanding.
(b) To expand young minds.
(c) To learn about old writers.
(d) To make a difference.

15. According to theorists, how many people are required to obtain multiple interpretations of a text?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Culler, if society prefers to invest time in popular culture, how might classical literature be affected?

2. Theory rarely results in __________, according to Culler.

3. In what century did Rousseau write?

4. According to Chapter 2, literature must contain ____________ in order to qualify as literature.

5. What is the absolute, end result of theory, as expressed in Chapter 1, "What is Theory?"

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