Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Readers.
(c) Professors.
(d) Society.

2. According to Chapter 1, what does literary theory often critique?
(a) Words of the wealthy.
(b) Unnecessary documentation.
(c) Common sense ideas.
(d) Proven facts.

3. According to Chapter 4, what is Hamlet about on a deeper level?
(a) The downfall of Rome.
(b) Family betrayal.
(c) The greed of lineage.
(d) The collapse of Elizabethan England.

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

5. According to Chapter 4, what is Hamlet about on a surface level?
(a) The death of a father.
(b) The betrayal of family.
(c) A Danish Prince.
(d) A young man's inheritance.

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

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

8. Culler reports that some scholars are worried that isolation for readers may become __________.
(a) Angry.
(b) Too intelligent.
(c) Disengaged.
(d) Wealthy.

9. Thanks to cultural studies, the literary canon has succeeded in _____________.
(a) Growing.
(b) Bringing in timely literature.
(c) All of these.
(d) Attracting new readers.

10. Who believed language is made up of a system of differences?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Jackson Shephardberg.
(d) Ferdinand de Saussure.

11. Literature as an aesthetic object attempts to encourage the reader to explore a relationship between _____________.
(a) Desire and words.
(b) Content and form.
(c) Words and physical placement.
(d) Form and function.

12. In English literature, many lead characters were written in order to inspire ______________.
(a) Empathy.
(b) Aspiration.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Sequels.

13. Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?
(a) Virginia Wolff.
(b) Charlotte Bronte.
(c) Kate Campion.
(d) Jane Austen.

14. What form of structuralism organizes culture into certain, rule-based practices?
(a) English.
(b) Australian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

15. What literary approach starts with a preconceived notion before offering supporting evidence to payoff that idea?
(a) Hermeneutics.
(b) Poetics.
(c) All of these.
(d) Justification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of literary theory tries to bring back voices from the past in an effort to create lost history?

2. Cultural studies aim to demonstrate how people are affected by ___________.

3. In "The History of Sexuality," what was used as a blanket term to describe all aspects related to sexuality?

4. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.

5. According to theorists, how many people are required to obtain multiple interpretations of a text?

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