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

2. What is the goal of cultural studies, according to Chapter 3?
(a) To make a difference.
(b) To elevate literary understanding.
(c) To expand young minds.
(d) To learn about old writers.

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

4. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.
(a) History.
(b) DNA.
(c) Lineage.
(d) Sex.

5. According to Foucault's beliefs, what does society determine?
(a) Which ideas should invoke awe.
(b) All of these.
(c) Which ideas should be analyzed.
(d) Which ideas are interesting.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 2, when a story is told with non-fiction historical references, it is __________.

2. Interpretation is important in language because it can affect ______________.

3. According to Culler, what do the authors of classical literature often hide within their words?

4. What is the term given to literature that is routinely studied in schools and universities?

5. Culler suggests that cultural studies attempt to fight against __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, what does language determine?

2. According to Rousseau's argument, what does writing have the power to clarify?

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

4. Does pop culture change the relevance of classical literature?

5. According to Chapter 3, how have cultural studies expanded the literary canon?

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

7. According to Chapter 2, what style and subject make up literature?

8. According to Chapter 2, why was it significant that many works of English literature allowed the low class worker to surpass the aristocrat?

9. Compare the approach used by theorists when analyzing cultural studies versus literary theory.

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

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