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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Intro. cont. & Chapter 1 - Rabelais in the History of Laughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which answer best describes "grotesque realism"?
(a) The writing must strive to be as mathematically or geometrically accurate as possible in its descriptions.
(b) The author's focus must be on bodily gore, blood, death, and dying.
(c) The tone of the writing is always dark, Gothic, and depressing.
(d) The bodily element is universal, celebratory, positive, and exaggerated.

2. When did the Russian Revolution occur?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1850.

3. What in particular forms the basic elements of Rabelais' novel _Gargantua_?
(a) Autobiographical observations of Rabelais' own life.
(b) Classical myths.
(c) Predictions of the future.
(d) Historical allusions.

4. Medieval parodies were:
(a) Focused on the negative aspects of society.
(b) Limited to religious parody.
(c) Concerned with the positive, humorous aspects of everything.
(d) Limited to parody of individuals.

5. What was unique about the Russian Revolution?
(a) It continues into the present day.
(b) People of all classes and occupations were centrally involved.
(c) Only the elite class was involved.
(d) It was purely a religious revolt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bakhtin argue is the role of dialogue?

2. Bakhtin connects Medieval "seriousness" most closely to:

3. What is "man's second nature," according to Renaissance Christian doctrine?

4. During Bakhtin's time, what genre was being closely defined by the Soviet government?

5. What do some critics argue has been absent from Russian literature?

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