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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. What did Derrida discover in Rousseau's work?
(a) Many structures.
(b) Mystical images.
(c) Russian phrases.
(d) Absolutes.
2. According to Foucault, what form of communication had power over social ideals?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) Letters.
(c) Online resources.
(d) Literature.
3. Modern Western literature can be traced to ______________.
(a) Russian Scholars.
(b) German Romantic theorists.
(c) French Writers and Artists.
(d) British Agnostic believers.
4. Thanks to cultural studies, the literary canon has succeeded in _____________.
(a) Bringing in timely literature.
(b) All of these.
(c) Attracting new readers.
(d) Growing.
5. What form of literary theory tries to bring back voices from the past in an effort to create lost history?
(a) Republican.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Lennon.
(d) Marxist.
Short Answer Questions
1. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.
2. What is the purpose of literary theory, according to "What is Theory?"
3. According to Chapter 3, which author continues to stand the test of time?
4. What was Richard Rorty's area of expertise?
5. In terms of reading a literary work, Culler believes publication places what burden on a reader?
Short Essay Questions
1. What factors determine what will be read by a particular society?
2. What does literary theory work to uncover, according to Chapter 1?
3. Does pop culture change the relevance of classical literature?
4. In what way do word conventions vary globally?
5. How do literary theorists explain the procedure used by poetics?
6. According to Rousseau's argument, what does writing have the power to clarify?
7. Compare the approach used by theorists when analyzing cultural studies versus literary theory.
8. Why did Foucault consider "The History of Sexuality" to be repressed?
9. What was the theme of Goethe's work as discussed in "Chapter 1, What is Theory"?
10. According to Chapter 4, what does "reader-response" criticism depend upon?
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