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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is modern literature?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Two centuries.
(c) One century.
(d) Two decades.
2. What is the purpose of literary theory, according to "What is Theory?"
(a) To prove writing wrong.
(b) To transcend ignorant readers.
(c) To tame the masses.
(d) To reflect on ideas.
3. According to Chapter 4, what is a secret message placed within the broader scope of a text?
(a) False message.
(b) Hidden message.
(c) Subliminal message.
(d) Creative message.
4. According to theorists, how many people are required to obtain multiple interpretations of a text?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.
5. Examining the time period prior to modern literature, in what fashion are these works of fiction analyzed for literary theory?
(a) They are not analyzed.
(b) Verbal analysis.
(c) Both written and verbal analysis.
(d) Written analysis.
Short Answer Questions
1. Thanks to cultural studies, the literary canon has succeeded in _____________.
2. In Chapter 2, what does fiction aim to achieve?
3. What is the term given to literature that is routinely studied in schools and universities?
4. In what century did Rousseau write?
5. Literature as an aesthetic object attempts to encourage the reader to explore a relationship between _____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. According to theorists, what power does literature hold over society and why?
2. Theorists believe it is important to challenge ideas presented in literature for what reason?
3. According to Chapter 3, how have cultural studies expanded the literary canon?
4. What factors determine what will be read by a particular society?
5. Why is theory a difficult subject from which to obtain an absolute, according to Culler?
6. According to Chapter 4, what does "reader-response" criticism depend upon?
7. Compare the approach used by theorists when analyzing cultural studies versus literary theory.
8. When was literature used in Britain to control the masses?
9. Does pop culture change the relevance of classical literature?
10. What types of writing topics have been used to create literary theory and why?
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