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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Culler, theory demands a promise to keep ____________.
(a) Reading.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Asking questions.
(d) All of these.

3. Who was Judith Butler?
(a) A published fiction writer.
(b) A famous French speaker.
(c) A Harvard professor.
(d) An American philospher.

4. When a narrator only knows certain things, what is the narration called?
(a) Productive limited.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) Third person.
(d) Omniscient.

5. According to Chapter 8, what is the debate surrounding the "I" on a personal level?
(a) All of these.
(b) Free will vs. written influence.
(c) Free will vs. predetermined choices.
(d) Free will vs. parental influence.

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

7. According to Chapter 8, what is the product of a subject's inner core?
(a) The select individual.
(b) The false individual.
(c) The natural individual.
(d) The core individual.

8. What presents a story through the use of verbal patterning?
(a) Paragraph.
(b) Movement.
(c) Theme.
(d) Lyric.

9. According to Chapter 6, what is the purpose of withholding information from a reader?
(a) To build suspense.
(b) To confuse the reader.
(c) To frustrate the reader.
(d) To appear intelligent.

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

11. According to Chapter 6, what is the result of a great narrative?
(a) Opening the mind.
(b) Making money.
(c) Encouraging spirituality.
(d) Creating empathy.

12. When it comes to the "I" created in society, theorists suggest that the "I" is subjected to what influences?
(a) Linguistic.
(b) Social.
(c) All of these.
(d) Sexual.

13. For what type of performative theory was Judith Butler known?
(a) Roles in the workforce.
(b) Political climate.
(c) Religious phrasing.
(d) Gender and sexuality.

14. According to Culler, poetry's imagery has the power of ____________.
(a) Persuasion.
(b) Literary advancement.
(c) Support from scholars.
(d) Judgment.

15. What is the literary device that substitutes a part for the whole or vice versa?
(a) Doppleganger.
(b) Spoonerism.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Amplification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of lyric is used in sublime poetry?

2. Theorists occasionally worry about the impact of literature because narratives can be a trusted source of knowledge or _________.

3. What is a typical theme in literature?

4. According to Culler, what is a classic ideal that appears in many novels?

5. According to Chapter 5, what is the goal in using a metaphor?

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