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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. Poetry has the capability to influence what in its reader, according to Culler?
(a) Overwhelming empathy.
(b) Intense sorrow.
(c) Great joy.
(d) All of these.

2. What era defined rhetoric as "the art of eloquence"?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Dark Ages.
(c) The Modern Age.
(d) The Industrial Age.

3. According to Nancy Armstrong, feelings and personal qualities in characters became more important than _____________.
(a) Beauty.
(b) The ability to be clever.
(c) Class distinctions.
(d) Education level.

4. According to Chapter 8, what is the product of a subject's inner core?
(a) The natural individual.
(b) The core individual.
(c) The select individual.
(d) The false individual.

5. What form of narration tells a story from an "I" point of view?
(a) First-person.
(b) Second Person.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Third Person.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Culler, when it comes to performative language, what is required to give a word or a phrase weight?

2. Culler reports that the use of a genre can do what for a reader?

3. Theorists occasionally worry about the impact of literature because narratives can be a trusted source of knowledge or _________.

4. Who was against the ideas that performative language could be humorous?

5. According to Chapter 6, what do strong characters encourage readers to imagine?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, "Narrative," why is narrative appealing to readers?

2. How does a rhetorical figure use language in poetry?

3. According to Chapter 7, who developed the idea of performative language?

4. According to Culler, what prompts a reader to finish reading a novel?

5. According to Chapter 5, genre is very important to a reader. Why?

6. What is first-person narration?

7. According to Chapter 6, from where does unreliable narration typically come?

8. In terms of the "I," what is the product of someone's core?

9. What is the occasional confusion that results from the use of metaphor?

10. According to Chapter 8, in terms of the "I," what do literary theorists debate?

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