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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. The way the plot is presented is referred to as the ________.
(a) Discourse.
(b) Grand finale.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Revelation.
2. When did J.L. Austin define the distinction between the various forms of utterance?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1870s.
(c) The 1400s.
(d) The 1950s.
3. According to Nancy Armstrong, feelings and personal qualities in characters became more important than _____________.
(a) The ability to be clever.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Class distinctions.
(d) Education level.
4. According to Chapter 5, how should poems be read?
(a) All at once.
(b) In sections.
(c) In private.
(d) By the author.
5. Why do theorists study performance utterances?
(a) To question political bias in writing.
(b) To understand Latin phrases.
(c) To understand whether language acts.
(d) To question the realism in words.
Short Answer Questions
1. What adjective describes a narrator who knows everything, even thoughts of other characters?
2. In the 20th century, what is the most popular form of literature, according to Culler?
3. When it comes to the "I" created in society, theorists suggest that the "I" is subjected to what influences?
4. Who was Nancy Armstrong?
5. Who said "the child is father to the man"?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Culler, what prompts a reader to finish reading a novel?
2. According to Chapter 5, what is rhetoric?
3. What type of work did Judith Butler pioneer?
4. According to Chapter 7, who developed the idea of performative language?
5. According to Chapter 6, from where does unreliable narration typically come?
6. How does a rhetorical figure use language in poetry?
7. Why do some theorists believe that popular characterizations in novels create bad influences?
8. What extra understanding does performative language allow an audience, according to theorists?
9. Who created a portrait of the "modern individual"?
10. What is the role of the narrator limited?
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