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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Chapter 2, Language of the Marketplace Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which twentieth-century movement was the grotesque especially evident?
(a) Futurism.
(b) Modernism.
(c) Expressionism.
(d) Impressionism.

2. What do some critics argue has been absent from Russian literature?
(a) A particularly Western type of humor.
(b) Religious fervor.
(c) Sexually-charged dialogue.
(d) Political dissent.

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

4. Rabelais' description of Alcibiades reflects:
(a) The idea that ancient philosophies were incorrect.
(b) The good/evil dichotomy of mankind.
(c) The abuse/praise dynamics of the marketplace.
(d) The image of Rabelais himself.

5. What were "street cries"?
(a) The shouted, versified advertisements of market vendors.
(b) The calls of the city bellringer telling the time.
(c) The sobs of orphans who live on the street.
(d) The warnings people yell when they throw the contents of their chamber pot out the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. The verbal interactions between the Renaissance marketplace hawker and the crowd were above all:

2. How are abusive and praiseful words reflective of grotesque realism?

3. According to Bakhtin's semiotic understanding, what irony is inherent within the creative power of language?

4. Clowns and fools are:

5. What does young Gargantua study in order to become acquainted with the common folk?

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