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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 7, why can the study of utterances be confusing?
(a) Utterances are not quantifiable.
(b) Utterances are typically in code.
(c) None of these.
(d) Utterances can be similar.

2. Who asserts that the interpretation of metaphor is often reliant upon another metaphor?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Derrida.

3. In Chapter 7, what is a requirement for the believable appearance of literary performatives?
(a) Proper story format.
(b) Writing.
(c) Publication.
(d) Discussion.

4. What presents a story through the use of verbal patterning?
(a) Movement.
(b) Paragraph.
(c) Theme.
(d) Lyric.

5. According to Chapter 6, what do readers seem to enjoy in narratives?
(a) A satisfying conclusion.
(b) All of these.
(c) Interesting characters.
(d) Plot twists.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to contemporary theorists, epic poetry has had what type of effect on culture?

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

3. According to Chapter 6, what is the result of a great narrative?

4. Instead of providing tested solutions, Culler teaches that theory aims to ____________.

5. Why do theorists study performance utterances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is poetics, as explained by "Chapter 5, Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry"?

2. According to Chapter 5, what is rhetoric?

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

4. During the Renaissance, what was the definition of rhetoric?

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

6. What is the role of the narrator limited?

7. Why do some theorists believe that popular characterizations in novels create bad influences?

8. According to theorists, what gives the reader the most pleasure when reading a novel?

9. What is the ultimate goal of literary theory, according to "Chapter 8, Identity, Identification, and the Subject"?

10. What type of work did Judith Butler pioneer?

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