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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was against the ideas that performative language could be humorous?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Derrida.
(d) Steinam.

2. According to theorists, being lumped into a group identity poses what risk to an individual?
(a) All of these.
(b) Lack of originality.
(c) A struggle to overcome stereotypes.
(d) Lost individuality.

3. According to Cullers in Chapter 6, what form of literature has been studied the most in the 20th century?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Novels.
(c) Plays.
(d) Non-fiction.

4. Who believed that performative language could be humorous?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Austin.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Roe.

5. Who is not a character in third-person narration?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The antagonist.
(c) The protagonist.
(d) The family members.

6. What culture put literary works into only three groups?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Swiss.

7. In Chapter 8, how is the true nature of a character often revealed in literature?
(a) Through family.
(b) Through a dramatic revelation.
(c) Through the past.
(d) Through personal challenges.

8. Culler suggests that the occasional confusion that results from the use of metaphor is due to __________.
(a) The lyricism of the phrase.
(b) Repeat metaphors.
(c) The invention of new words.
(d) A literal interpretation.

9. According to Nancy Armstrong, what is a product of 18th century novels?
(a) The angry woman.
(b) The frazzled student.
(c) The strong man.
(d) The modern individual.

10. What should a novel be according to Mikhail Bakhtin?
(a) Singular.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Polyphonic.
(d) Short.

11. According to Chapter 7, why can the study of utterances be confusing?
(a) Utterances are not quantifiable.
(b) Utterances are typically in code.
(c) None of these.
(d) Utterances can be similar.

12. What should appear at the end of a novel according to "Chapter 6, Narrative"?
(a) Acknowledgments.
(b) A metaphor for love.
(c) A reference to the narrator.
(d) A tie-in to the beginning.

13. Who created "the mirror stage" theory?
(a) Peter McGregor.
(b) Roofus Duff.
(c) Jacques Lacan.
(d) Emily Larson.

14. In Chapter 8, what forms of entertainment encourage feelings and virtue?
(a) Film.
(b) All of these.
(c) Literature.
(d) Television.

15. According to some psychological studies, identity is formed based on the first memory of _____________.
(a) Praise.
(b) A parent.
(c) Human touch.
(d) A scolding.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, what type of narration typically occurs when the point of view is limited?

2. In literature, what is learned when a character "finds" himself?

3. Who was Judith Butler?

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

5. Who was J.L. Austin?

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