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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of poetry allows the reader to listen in on the narrator's thoughts?

2. What culture put literary works into only three groups?

3. According to Cullers in Chapter 6, what form of literature has been studied the most in the 20th century?

4. According to some theorists, what idea was created by literature?

5. According to Culler, what is a classic ideal that appears in many novels?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who believed that performative language could be somewhat humorous?

3. In terms of the "I," what do literary works offer?

4. Into what three classes did the Greeks divide literature?

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

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

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

8. What is first-person narration?

9. What is the function of a narrator within a novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The use of the individual or the "I" as a focal point in literature causes alarm for some theorists, as some of them feel that the focus on the individual detracts from potential influence on a group mentality. Write an essay arguing for or against this concern, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In the twentieth century, the novel became a focus in literary education and extremely popular among the masses. Create a supporting argument for the following statement, citing examples from the text: The novel is the most popular form of literature in the twentieth century due to a desire for readers to hear and tell new stories.

Essay Topic 3

Literary performatives shape the words and phrases used in literature and conversation. Write a brief essay supporting or refuting the following statement, citing examples from the text to support your theory: Literary performatives have the power to change the way society communicates.

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