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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. Literature, according to Culler, has the ability to do what for ideology?
(a) All of these.
(b) Elevate it.
(c) Praise it.
(d) Destory it.

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

3. Words are formed due to the conventions of __________.
(a) Literary forms.
(b) Children.
(c) A culture.
(d) A pamphlet.

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

5. In Chapter 2, what does fiction aim to achieve?
(a) A fictional relationship with God.
(b) A fictional relationship with the world.
(c) An accurate portrayal of emotions.
(d) A true account of historical moments.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what types of literature has cultural studies gained new attention?

2. Examining the time period prior to modern literature, in what fashion are these works of fiction analyzed for literary theory?

3. What is the goal of cultural studies, according to Chapter 3?

4. Thanks to cultural studies, what has happened to many previously discarded works?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Theorists believe it is important to challenge ideas presented in literature for what reason?

2. What does literary theory work to uncover, according to Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 2, why are the use of words and language so meaningful to literature?

4. In Chapter 3, what are the two topics on which cultural studies and literary theory attempt to compromise?

5. How do literary theorists explain the procedure used by poetics?

6. What do theorists mean when they say that a reader is limited by his "horizon of expectations"?

7. What was the theme of Goethe's work as discussed in "Chapter 1, What is Theory"?

8. Why is publishing considered a stamp of approval on a literary work?

9. According to Chapter 4, "Meaning and Interpretation," what does society have to do with the understanding of words?

10. What is the goal of cultural studies?

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